Month: February 2023

CBSE Class X, XII Examinations Commence Today

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the date for the examinations of Class x and Class XII, which will start from February 15 to April 5 this year, stated an official release from CBSE. Around 38,83,710 students will appear in these examinations. “There are about 38,83,710 students who would be appearing in these examinations from more than 7,250 centres across the country and 26 countries abroad,” said CBSE. The CBSE in its notice said that the class 10 examinations s will be conducted for…

BJP & BJD Lock Horns Over Two Different Issues In Capital

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Bhubaneswar: With hardly a little over a year left for the general elections in 2024, the Capital city today witnessed intense politicking with the BJP and BJD taking to the streets against each other. BJP leaders and workers held hartal by blocking roads at major junctions including the AG Square, Jayadev Vihar Square, Palasuni Square, Khandagiri Square and Samantarapur Square protesting against the “deteriorating law and order situation” in the State. Due to the protest by the BJP, traffic movement was affected in the city for nearly two hours. On…

Naba Das Murder: Accused Gopal Das Shifted To Choudwar Jail

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Bhubaneswar: The lone accused (so far) in former Health Minister Naba Kisore Das murder, Gopal Krishna Das was today shifted to Choudwar Circle Jail from Jharsuguda Sub Jail amid tight security. Gopal who had departed from Jharsuguda Sub Jail at around 1 PM reached Choudwar Circle Jail at around 6’o clock in the evening. According to reports, following his health check-up Gopal has been shifted to a high security cell inside Choudwar Circle Jail. Three security personnel are on duty to guard his cell. In addition to that he is…

Indian Cricketers Take Injections To Pass Fitness Test, Alleges Chief Selector Chetan Sharma

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New Delhi: In a massive revelation, BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma has claimed that many cricketers in India take injections to pass the fitness test when they are 80 per cent fit, adding that cricketers play smart to avoid doping thing.   In a sensational sting operation, the 57-year-old was heard saying that Indian players have their own doctors outside of cricket, who are always available for them.   “If they are fit for only 85%… they tell us to let them play but medical science doesn’t clear them, this…

PM Modi Applauds AIIMS Bhubaneswar Doctors For Conducting Rare Surgery

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the effort of AIIMS Bhubaneswar doctors for doing first-ever quadruple joint replacement surgery on a crippled patient of Odisha.   “Compliments to our doctors for always being at the forefront of innovation and embracing new changes in the medical world. Their dexterity makes us proud!” Modi said in a tweet on Monday. Earlier, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also appreciated the medical institute for successfully conducting the rare surgery. AIIMS Bhubaneswar executive director Ashutosh Biswas expressed his…

Massive Earthquakes Kill Over 30,000 In Turkey, Syria As Incredible Rescues Still Bring Hope

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Damascus: The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria last week has climbed to 29,605 and 1,414 respectively. The number of wounded, meanwhile, rose to more than 80,000 in Turkey and 2,349 in Syria, according to official figures released on Sunday. Turkey has issued arrest warrants for 134 suspects involved in the faulty construction of buildings that collapsed in the earthquakes, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Sunday. Three of the suspects were arrested, Bozdag told reporters. The catastrophic earthquakes have flattened more than 20,000…

Naba Das Murder: Accused ASI Gopal Das Sent To Jharsuguda Sub-Jai

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Jharsuguda: Gopal Krushna Das, the accused in the Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das murder, was sent to jail custody on Monday. He was produced in the JMFC court here on the last day of the third phase of police remand at the 2nd Battalion of the Jharsuguda OSAP today and the court sent him to Jharsuguda Sub-Jail. The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the Naba Das murder, brought Gopal from Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Sunday midnight following the completion of a series of narcoanalysis and polygraph tests on…

Three Of A Family Found Dead In Odisha’s Koraput

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Koraput: In a shocking incident three members of a family were found dead in Toyaput of Odisha’s Koraput district. The deceased include a man, his wife and their small child. The deceased have been identified as Linga Bishoi, his wife and baby of Toyaput. All three bodies were found inside their house. While the body of the woman was lying on the sofa and the body of the baby was lying on the floor, the body of Linga was found hanging from the ceiling of their house. On being informed,…

India Gets One More Rocket, SSLV-D2 Orbits 3 Satellites Successfully

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Andhra Pradesh: India on Friday got one more rocket to launch satellites. SSLV-D2 successfully orbited three satellites with its new rocket — Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its second developmental flight the SSLV-D2 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-07 (EOS-07) weighing about 156.3 kg and two others – 10.2 kg, Janus-1 belonging to ANTARIS of the US and 8.7 kg AzaadiSat-2 belonging to Space Kidz India, Chennai. Speaking after the successful launch S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation said the country has one more rocket to launch…

Dry Weather To Prevail In Most Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: Dry weather will prevail in most districts of Odisha for the next few days, a bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar office, forecast on Friday. There will be no significant change in the minimum temperature (night temperature) during the next two days and, thereafter, the temperature is likely to fall by 2°C to 3°C at many places in Odisha. The highest maximum temperature of 34.7°C was recorded at Angul and the lowest minimum temperature of 9.0°C was recorded at Phulbani in the plains of Odisha. At…