Bhubaneswar: Schools in Odisha appear relatively insulated from the impact of implementation of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) three-language policy from Class 9.The negligible amount of students opting for foreign languages other than English in Odisha has come as a saviour. This comes at a time when the announcement has triggered anxiety and…
Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Sunday urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to place the long-pending issue of bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework before the next GST Council meeting, citing rising fuel costs and inflationary pressures on households and industry.In his letter, Patra requested that the…
Koraput: A 56-year-old woman and her 30-year-old daughter died, while three others sustained injuries, after the car they were travelling in collided with a trailer truck on NH-26 near Jhitikiguda in Nabarangpur district, early on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Usha Rani and her daughter, Soumya. Soumya’s husband, their six-year-old daughter and the car’s driver…
Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi with BJP national president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi on an earlier occasion Bhubaneswar: The maiden two-day visit of BJP national president Nitin Nabin to Odisha, beginning Sunday, has ignited fresh enthusiasm among party cadres, who are looking forward to his guidance as pivotal in drawing the future roadmap and…
Bhubaneswar: Around 2,000 people were arrested in connection with different crimes, and over 3,000kg cannabis and weapons, as well as vehicles were seized during a statewide special drive by the state police in the past five days.The special drive, led by SPs and commissioners was conducted from May 12 to 16 across all police ranges…
Bhubaneswar: The proposed strategic oil reserve facility at Chandikhol in Odisha figured among key agreements signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s UAE visit on Friday, signalling a push to strengthen India’s energy security.An agreement was signed between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for collaboration on strategic reserves,…
Koraput: Stepping up its drive against illegal sand mining and transportation, police under Jeypore sub-division in the district seized five tractors allegedly engaged in unauthorised sand transportation on Friday.Police said action was taken following repeated complaints over illegal extraction and transportation of sand from Kolab riverbed in the region. Acting on inputs, police intensified enforcement…
Kendrapada: A 12-year-old boy died and four of his family members fell ill, allegedly after consuming stale food at Kupukuni village under Pattamundai police station limits in the district on Saturday.The deceased, Swadhin Senapati, was a Class VI student. According to officials, the family had eaten poi saag (Malabar spinach) curry, aloo dum and watermelon…
Koraput: Following the poor performance of students from residential schools run by the SC and ST development department in the recent High School Certificate (HSC) examinations, the Rayagada district administration has initiated steps to improve academic standards and strengthen student welfare measures across the district’s residential institutions.A high-level review meeting chaired by Rayagada collector Ashutosh…
The vegetable mandi in Bhubaneswar, Unit 1 Bhubaneswar: At a time when consumers feared a spike in vegetable prices amid the ongoing fuel crisis, city retailers bought them at throwaway prices at one of the state’s largest wholesale vegetable markets at Unit-1 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. But it didn’t trickle down to the end consumer…
