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Bhubaneswar: The online admission to +3 courses in various degree and autonomous colleges in Odisha for 2019-20 session will start today. The students can register to the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) – www.samsodisha.gov.in for applying degree application online. The Common Application Form (CAF) will be available online from 11 am on June 24 and [...]

Bhubaneswar: A photo museum dedicated to freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was inaugurated here on Sunday. The museum will give an insight about the life and achievement of the legendary leader to the present and future generation. Spread in an area of 600 sq. feet, the photo gallery showcases rare pictures [...]

Bhubaneswar: While the pre-monsoon clouds hovering over the Old Town sky and the drizzling shower welcoming the guests marked the 125th Ekamra Old Town Walks, the anniverasry walk of the Museum Walk also saw an enthusiatic crowd exploring the art, craft, fabric and beautiful tribal traditions of the “India’s best kept secrets, Odisha”. Deepti Jayaraj, [...]

Bhubaneswar: There seems that all is not well in the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party which won 23 assembly seats and 8 Parliament seats in the last elections could not elect its leader of for the Odisha Assembly. Even as the first session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated that his government will honour all the commitments made to the people of Odisha in the Manifesto of Biju Janata Dal. Chairing the meeting of the BJD Legislature Party in the state assembly, Naveen said we are open for discussion on all matters regarding Odisha and look forward [...]

Bhubaneswar: An Indigo flight from Hyderabad to Guwahati today made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. The Pilot was forced to divert the plane to Bhubaneswar as a passenger of the flight namely Irshad Ali tried to breach flight safety procedures. He also tried to open the door of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is on a mission mode – A mission to transform Odisha, to bring a paradigm shift in service delivery. Speaking at the senior officers meeting held in the state secretariat, Naveen has urged for a shift to total Citizen Centric delivery of services. Speaking to the officials, he said that [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called for complete preparedness for any eventuality – be it floods or drought. Though the monsoon has set in the state, and it is expected to be normal, there should not be any inadequacy in attention. With this, the departments concerned should be cautious and take steps to identify [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost infrastructure development in urban local bodies (ULBs), the Odisha government has approved around 127 projects worth around Rs 295 crore for different ULBs under Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF). The approval was given in the Board of Director meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad [...]

Bhubaneswar: In order to improve efficiency in administration and to make it more citizen centric, the Odisha Government today announced the rescheduling of working hours in offices functioning under it. The day-to-day working hours in the government offices shall be from 10 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. with half an hour lunch break from 1.30 P.M. [...]