Bhubaneswar:20/9/18; with a view   to  improve quality of education in degree colleges, the Higher Education department is planning to implement new curriculum changing the existing syllabus from next academic session. Sources close to the development said that a new draft on syllabus has been prepared and sent to the experts committee. After reviewing the draft, the Higher Education department is ...

Bhubaneswar:17/918: The Odisha government today decided to set up the proposed Odia University at “Bakula Bana” (bakul forest) in Sakhigopal of Puri district. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the state Secretariat here on Monday. The chief minister has directed Puri Collector to expedite necessary procedures for the ...

Mumbai:17/9/18:A unique course on ‘Appreciation of Song Picturisation in Indian Cinema’ by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will be held in Mumbai during September 29-30, 2018. The course will be conducted in Somaiya College, Vidyavihar. “Songs have been an integral part of our films right from our first talkie, ALAM ARA (1931). We have music in our blood ...

Cuttack:15/9/18: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has accorded its seal of approval for increased intake of MBBS degree courses in Odisha’s premiere S.C.B Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack. The MCI, the medical regulator, in a letter addressed today to secretary, union health and family welfare ministry called upon the ministry for issuance of notification for increased intake of students. ...

Newdelhi:13/9/18:Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first “National Scholarship Portal Mobile App” (NSP Mobile App) here today.Speaking on the occasion, Shri Naqvi said that this “National Scholarship Portal Mobile App” will ensure a smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system for students from poor and weaker sections. He said that all the scholarships are being given ...

Bhubaneswar:9/9/18; Reliance has extended digital benefits to students across Odisha by enabling their educational campuses with high speed Wi-Fi. Jio has successfully enabled over 160 Government and private educational institutions with Wi-Fi across Odisha state. Several other institutes of higher education have been identified which will be receiving Jio’s Wi-Fi services soon, a press release said. Latest addition to the list ...

Bhubaneswar: 9/9/18:“We are no less than Scotland Yard,” said Twin City Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty, while replying to one of the queries of the students who asked, ‘Can our police ever match the Scotland Yard or other effective police system of the west?’ The newly-appointed top cop said that the Commissionerate has already initiated a user-friendly desk where people need ...

Bhubaneswar:8/9/18: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday requested the Odisha government to provide 100 acres of land for the establishment of ICT Bhubaneswar Campus. “I request the Odisha Government to provide 100 acres of land for the establishment of ICT Bhubaneswar Campus. This institute will create history and this land of intellectuals will create an ecosystem for the bright future ...

Bhubaneswar: 6/9/18:The Department of School and Mass Education (S&ME) on Thursday directed all District Education Officers (DEOs) and Block Education Officers (BEOs) to ensure that the agitating teachers, who have remained absent would not get salary of the same days. The move came after block grant teachers under the banner of Odisha School College Teachers and Employees’ United Forum, who ...

NEWDELHI:5/9/18: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved funds for the establishment and operationalization of permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur in Odisha. The Central government has sanctioned of Rs 401.94 crore for the establishment of permanent campus of IIM-S. Presently, the institute has been temporarily functioning in the building of Silicon Institute of Technology ...