NTA considers new entrance test for colleges twice a year

New Delhi, 29/3: The Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) will neither make the board exams irrelevant nor give a push to “coaching culture”, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday, asserting that students from state boards will not be at a disadvantage in the undergraduate admission process.     The National Testing…

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Blood Donation Drive at Tata Steel Kalinganagar

Kalinganagar, : A blood donation drive was organised by Employee Relations Forum, Iron Making & Logistics, Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK) in association with District Headquarter Hospital, Jajpur Town and Government Blood Bank, Jajpur Road at Occupational Health Centre within the plant premises at Kalinganagar on Tuesday. Despite the scorching heat of summer, employees voluntarily lined…

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Swami Sarvapriyananda Delivers Knowledge Tree Lecture at KIIT

BBSR : His Holiness Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister & Spiritual Leader, Vedanta Society of New York delivered KIIT Knowledge Tree Lecture at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar on 29th March 2022. KIIT Knowledge Tree Lecture series is a unique initiative of KIIT-DU to host, on regular basis, eminent scholars, spiritual leaders, celebrities, public servants, and leaders,…

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Robbers loot over 7 lakhs at gunpoint near Balugaon

Chilika  A large loot was reported near Injanpur chowk under Khordha district’s Balugaon police station on Tuesday . According to reports, Bhubaneswar Rath, assistant secretary of Badkul Cooperative Society , collected about Rs 725,000 in agricultural loans this March. On the way to deposit the money at the Khordha Central Cooperative Society Bank on Balugaon…

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19 lakh missing EVMs: Karnataka Speaker to question EC

Bangalore, 29/3: Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri on Tuesday told the Karnataka Assembly that he would use his office to seek an explanation from the Election Commission about the 19 lakh “missing” electronic voting machines (EVMs).     Kageri said this after senior Congress member HK Patil quoted statistics, based on RTI replies, on missing EVMs…

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GRS of Labanyadeipur GP trapped by vigilance for accepting bribe

In a major development,Bikunja Biswal, GRS, Labanyadeipur GP, Kaptipada Block, Dist- Mayurbhanj has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 5000/- from a Complainant for issuance of job cards. The entire bribe money has been recovered from Sri Biswal and seized. Following trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on properties of…

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Mamata writes to Oppn against BJP’s attack on democracy using central agencies

Kolkata, 29/3: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to all Opposition leaders and chief ministers “expressing concern over BJP’s direct attacks on democracy” with the use of central agencies.     “Central agencies are jolted to action when elections are round the corner,” Mamata wrote.   “I urge that all of us…

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