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The Odisha Government has taken a historic step by dropping key courses Engineering and Architecture from the Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE) from 2014. The state will now join the All India JEE (Mains), which will be conducted across the…

The timing becomes very bad for people of Odisha, as they observe a complete vegetarian month in Kartika. As West Bengal has stopped the supply of potatoes because a steep hike in the prices in their state, Odisha has been hard hit by this…

The urban local body polls in G Udaygiri NAC and Phulbani Municipality in Kandhamal district, will be held on December 2, 2013, as per the guidelines issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha. The nomination forms will be…

Bhubaneswar, 2nd November 2013: There is vast untapped potential for food processing industry in the state. In Odisha, about 0.7% of the total produce is processed currently. The National Food Processing Policy strives to achieve 25% from…

Besides funding from NABARD for construction of bridges, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India is also providing funds for construction of rural bridges on PMGSY roads, permissible under the guidelines of the scheme. Bridges…

Bhubaneswar: Grading and Standardization plays a vital role in orderly marketing of agricultural produce. It is the only tool in safeguarding the consumer interest as well as providing remunerative price to the farmers according to the…

The Bangalore pitch turned out to be a nightmare for the bowlers, particularly R Vinay Kumar, who conceded 102 runs in 9 overs, with boundaries and sixes raining from both sides. However, India had the last laugh, as they beat Australia by…

After the unprecedented eviction of Kushal Tandon due to violent behaviour towards VJ Andy earlier this week, TV actor Apurva Agnihotri is the latest to bid adieu to the show. Apurva was evicted on the basis of people's voting. The episode…

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will visit the cyclone and flood-ravaged Odisha anytime after the Diwali holidays. He was supposed to visit the state on November 2, but that plan was cancelled earlier. During his visit, the PM will take…