Urea black-marketing rampant in Bargarh
Urea black-marketers have posed a challenge for the Bargarh district administration. While the Agriculture department has been providing urea fertilizer to the PACS (Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society), the same goes to black markets, alleged the farmers. As a result, while there is artificial scarcity of urea in the district, the farmers...
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Central scheme to reduce tribal poverty
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NEP reflects people's dream: Nishank
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank’ inaugurated an international webinar on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, organized by the KIIT University on August 28. The inaugural session of the three-day webinar was also graced by KIIT and KISS founder and Kandhamal MP Dr Achyuta Samanta, Chairman, AICTE Prof Anil D...
Water Week: Series of events held in city
In order to raise awareness and elicit commitment on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues during the World Water Week, the Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) organised a virtual exhibition comprising paintings, posters and messages by children, adolescents and other community members from the poor and marginalised communities. A series...
BJP workers to help flood-hit people
BJP State president Samir Mohanty on Sunday advised party workers to create awareness about People’s safety during floods and get involved in the rescue operations in the flood-affected areas. In a statement, Mohanty expressed unhappiness saying that the State administration has not reached in many affected areas yet. “Even as many...
Many villages marooned in Banki, A’garh
The Mahanadi is in full spate for the past 30 hours with the release of Hirakud Dam water through 46 sluice gates since Saturday. With the arrival of water, both Athagarh and Banki subdivisions in Cuttack District have been very badly affected. Several villages in all the blocks under the two...
Let Centre allocate more funds for NEP: Min
The Central Government must make more budget allocations for implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, said School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Sunday. Addressing a webinar on “National Education Policy: Impact on School Education in Odisha,” Dash emphasied that the ratio of allocation should be 80:20...
‘Extend +2 online application period’
The All India Students Federation (AISF) on Sunday demanded extension of the period of online submission of application for admission to various Plus II courses in view of delays being caused by internet problems amid the Covid pandemic. “Online application process has begun from August 21. It has been marked that...
Haryana revokes order on two-day weekly shutdown of markets
After the Central Government issued guidelines for unlock 4.0, the Haryana Government on Sunday withdrew its order to keep markets in urban areas closed on Monday and Tuesday. The Union Home Ministry, in unlock 4.0 guidelines had on Saturday, said that the State Governments shall not impose any local lockdown outside...
