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Student Union Elections in Odisha before Dussehra! HE Minister hints

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Minister Suraj Suryavanshi on Wednesday hinted about students’ union election in colleges and universities of the State.While these polls have been stopped for the last 8 years, after the Minister’s green signal it seems this year colleges and universities in Odisha may have elections to choose their representatives. As per reports, Higher…

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Odisha clarifies maternity leave rules for women government employees

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has introduced clear guidelines regarding maternity leave for women government employees, aiming to resolve confusion surrounding eligibility and duration of leave under various circumstances. As per existing rules, a woman government employee is entitled to 180 days of maternity leave for up to two surviving children. However, there was ambiguity about…

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Mizoram declared India’s first fully literate state

Guwahati, 21/5: Mizoram was on Tuesday declared as the first fully literate state under the Centre’s Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS) initiative. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Lalduhoma at a celebratory event held at the Mizoram University at Aizawl in the presence of Union Minister of State for Education, Jayant…

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Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami booked for spreading ‘false information’ on Congress

Bengaluru,21/5: The High Grounds police in Bengaluru have opened a case against the BJP’s IT cell chief, Amit Malviya, and television anchor Arnab Goswami over allegedly spreading false information about the Congress party having an office in Türkiye. Following a complaint by the Indian Youth Congress’s legal cell head, Shrikant Swaroop BN, the case was…

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Gold smuggling case: Ranya Rao, Tarun Raju granted bail by Bengaluru court; unlikely to be released

Bengaluru, 20/5: A Bengaluru court on Tuesday allowed the statutory bail applications moved by gold smuggling suspects Kannada actor Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju. Vishwanath Channabasappa Gowdar, Presiding Officer, Special Court for Economic Offences, stated that the two were entitled to default bail on executing a personal bond of Rs 2…

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Rahul Gandhi new age Mir Jafar’: BJP targets Congress leader with Nishan-e-Pakistan barb

New Delhi,20/5: Upping the ante against Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Indo-Pak conflict, the BJP on Tuesday called the Congress leader “new age Mir Jafar” and asked if he was aiming for Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of the neighbouring countries by echoing Islamabad’s narrative. A day after Gandhi launched a fresh attack…

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Tata Steel Meramandali Advances Sustainable Infrastructure with Industrial Byproducts in Angul Bypass Road Project

Narendrapur, May 19, 2025: As part of its commitment to sustainable infrastructure and resource efficiency through circular economy, Tata Steel Meramandali (TSM) has supplied fly ash and LD slag for the NH-55 (Angul Bypass) project. Fly ash, generated from TSM’s power plant, and LD slag—a byproduct of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) from steel manufacturing…

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Operation Sindoor remarks: Ashoka University associate professor Mahmudabad sent to judicial custody till May 27

Sonipat, 20/5: A court here on Tuesday remanded in judicial custody till May 27 Ali Khan Mahmudabad, the head of Ashoka University’s political science department who was arrested for his social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, his lawyer said. One of Mahmudabad’s lawyers, Kapil Balyan, said that the associate professor was produced before a…

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