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Koraput: Birthday celebrations turned into tragedy as three Plus III second-year students of a Government College in Koraput district drowned in Kolab reservoir on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Ramakanta Patnaik, Sandeep Pujari, and Manamat Samal. While two hailed from Malkangiri, one was identified as resident of Bhadrak district.…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today effected a minor reshuffle in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, giving new assignments to two senior officials. According to a notification, Senior bureaucrat Madhu Sudan Padhi, currently posted as Principal Secretary to Governor of Odisha, Dr. Ganeshi Lal, has been appointed as Commissioner,…

New Delhi: Banks will remain closed for nearly 13 days, out of the total 31 days in March.  As the major festival in March 2020 is Holi on 10th March, banks in most parts of India will be closed to observe it and some banks will remain closed for two days to celebrate the festival. In the upcoming month, there will be eight national holidays i.e…

Bhubaneswar: The shortest month of the year, February gets the privilege of an 'extra day' called leap day in every fourth year. It's all because of the Earth's rotation and the fact that a day isn't actually an exact 24 hours. Slooh astronomer Bob Berman explained to AccuWeather, that each rotation of Earth takes 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.1…

Bhubaneswar: The Motor Vehicle Amendment Act will be implemented in the state from tomorrow. Odisha Transport Department is gearing up for strict enforcement of new MV Act guidelines from March 1. The Parliament in July passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to tighten road traffic regulations in an attempt to improve road…

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday offered prayers at Lingaraj Temple in state capital Bhubaneswar. Soon after his arrival, Shah was greeted by servitors of the 11th century Shiva shrine. He was accompanied by Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pratap Sarangi, Odisha BJP chief Samir Mohanty, and Aparajita Sarangi. Shah…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express will leave Bhubaneswar today at 9 pm, this was informed by the railways. According to the railways, Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express was earlier scheduled to leave at 3.25 pm today will depart at 9 pm in view of the late running of connecting train.

Karachi: Pakistan minorities have staged a protest at United Nations Human Rights Council with posters demanding action against their country for terrorism. The minorities said their country was a threat to global security and thus they protested during the ongoing 43rd session of the UNHRC. The statement made by NGO in Geneva: "Since 9/11,…

New Delhi: Distress calls to 100 went unanswered for 48-72 hours, according to a fact-finding report by a civil rights group. The report is based on eyewitness accounts from riot-hit northeast Delhi. It is entitled 'Let Us Heal Our Dilli'. Residents of the affected areas have said that they did not receive any help from the cops during…