Defamation case: Court grants permanent exemption from appearance to Rahul Gandhi

Pune, 18/2: A special court in Pune on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed over his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. An application seeking permanent exemption from appearing before the court was moved by Advocate Milind Pawar, who is representing Gandhi…

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CHSE Plus two exam begins from today, around 3.9 lakh students to write exams

Bhubaneswar: The Plus two exams begin in Odisha today. Conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), the exam will end on March 27. As many as 3,93,618 students will sit for the Plus two exam in several centres in Odisha. In the Arts Stream 2,47,391 students have registered, while in Science stream 1,14,980 students…

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Mahadeepa atop Lingaraj temple on Maha Shivaratri to be raised at 10.00 pm in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The auspicious festival of Maha Shivaratri in 2025 falls on February 26. The timing for lifting the Maha Shivaratri Mahadeepa atop Lingaraj temple has been finalized. It will held at 10.00 pm. This was done after a preparatory meeting at the Special Pradakhyna Bhawan. Discussions on putting floor carpet and deployment of 40 platoons…

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Know about free 109 ambulance services to be launched by Odisha govt

Bhubaneswar: In a progressive initiative, Odisha Government will soon launch the free 109 ambulance services in Odisha informed Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling. The Odisha government will soon launch the free 109 ambulance services for the people of Odisha. The vehicle will be deployed in carrying the bodies from hospital to the house of the deceased…

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29 OAS officers given new appointments, posted as BDOs

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly given new appointment to as many as 29 Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers and appointed them as Block Development Officers (BDOs), informed the Panchayati Raj & D.W Department. According to the a notification issued by the department,  Purna Chandra Bhoi, the Ex-BDO of Jharsuguda Sadar is posted as the BDO of Bargaon in…

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Rain begins in Odisha from tomorrow, check IMD’s warning for next seven days

Bhubaneswar: Odisha to witness rainfall from tomorrow, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) while issuing warnings for the next seven days. The weather department issued yellow warnings saying that light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in several districts of the state for four days. Below is IMD’s day-wise warning for Odisha: Valid up to…

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Congress acting like cry babies, no rule broken in CEC appointment: BJP on Rahul Gandhi’s dissent note

New Delhi, 18/2: The BJP on Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his objections over the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner, describing it as an effort to undermine an elected government’s constitutional mandate through “malicious” judicial activism. It also claimed that the Congress leaders are acting…

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Replacing Urdu with Sanskrit in govt schools in BJP-ruled Rajasthan sparks row

Jaipur, 18/2: Orders replacing Urdu with Sanskrit as the third language in some government schools in Rajasthan followed by a minister’s remarks that many Urdu teachers secured jobs with fake degrees has created a row in the BJP-ruled state. Rajasthan’s education department had recently issued an order to Mahatma Gandhi Government School (RAC Battalion), Jaipur,…

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