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All districts to have cyber cells from April 1
From April 1, Cyber cells will start functioning in all 34 police districts of Odisha. Currently, the state’s only cyber police station functions under the Crime Branch in Cuttack. Each police station at the district headquarters has been equipped with computer and internet facility and the police personnel at the district level have been provided [...]
Send suggestions to improve +2 exam
The state government has asked for suggestions from educationists, vice-chancellors, administrators, people’s representatives, students and mediapersons, among others, to list out possible measures on examination reforms for Plus II examination by April 15 in view of the recent question paper leak and manipulation of answer paper evaluation reported in previous years. One can mail the [...]
Good Friday observed in Odisha
People across Odisha, including communally sensitive Kandhamal district which had witnessed largescale riots in 2008, today mourned crucification of Jesus Christ by observing Good Friday. Reports of peaceful Good Friday came from Phulbani, Daringbadi, Raikia, Nuagam, Balliguda, Kotagarh and Tumudibandh areas of Kandhamal district which had witnessed largescale riots in the aftermath of the killing [...]
Utkal Divas on 1 April 2013
On 1st April 1936, the state of Odisha was formed and to remember the contributions and sacrifices made by the people of Orissa in those old days, Utkal Divas or Odisha Day is celebrated all over the state. Not only in Orissa but Utkal Diwas is celebrated in many cities and towns in India and [...]
Use herbal colours in Holi
With people starting to realize the hazards of using chemical colours during Holi, demand for herbal colours went up significantly in the city a day before the celebrations. While most shops stocked herbal colours in large quantities, sale of water colours went down with people preferring the drier varieties. The herbal colours available in the [...]
Madhu Barnabodha in Braille soon
The Cuttack district administration is set to release the Oriya language primer ‘Madhu Barnabodha’ in Braille soon to facilitate educational material for the blind right from the elementary to secondary school stages. The first-of-its-kind initiative to ease the visually impaired into Odia language education is in its advanced stage of production and will be launched [...]
Jayanarayan BJP legislature party leader
Odisha state BJP on Sunday decided to make Sambalpur MLA Jayanarayan Mishra its legislature party leader. Mishra replaces K V Singhdeo, who took over as party’s state unit president on March 13. The BJP has six MLAs in the 147-member assembly, which include Bhimsen Choudhury from Bonei, currently under suspension. Maintaining the one-man-one-post principle, Mishra [...]
E-waste centres in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has authorized five collection centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to collect electronic wastes and send it to registered recyclers for recovery of metals and other materials. According to a rough estimate, the state generates about 5,000 tonne of e-waste per annum and by authorizing the collectors, waste-collection will [...]
