No 33% norm for +2 1st yr students now

No 33% norm for +2 1st yr students now

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

Following the recent announcement that +2 first year students have to secure minimum 33 per cent of marks for promotion to the second year, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Thursday said that this norm would not be implemented in the coming academic year. “Following the announcement, allegations...

SC allows Sarda to resume mining op

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

In a relief to the Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd (SMPL), the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed it to resume its mining operations in Odisha subject to a deposit of Rs 933 crore towards environmental compensation by February 29. A Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya...

Bank employees’ strike from today

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

In view of non-revision of wages for the last 30 months after completion of scheduled period and the Indian Banks’ Association’s paltry wage offer, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called for a two-day nation-wide strike on January 31 and February 1. The UFBU comprises nine bank unions of...

3 orphaned minors get Home at ‘Sarkar Aap Ke Dwar’

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | DALTONGANJ

Three minor children got ‘Home’ in the second programme of ‘Sarkar Aap Ke Dwar’ led by DC Palamu Shantanu Kr Agrahari on Wednesday Jan 29 at Kala Pahar about 57 Kms off Daltonganj  a day fixed for DCs in the State by chief secretary D K Tiwary under orders of...

Now, rehab appointment only in Group-D post

Friday, 31 January 2020 | TATHYA | BHUBANESWAR

Henceforth, appointment under Rehabilitation Assistance (RA) scheme can only be given in Group-D post in genuine cases only. In this regard, the General Administration Department and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department have brought out an official resolution. It has been clarified in the resolution that in deserving cases, a member of the...

Girl alleges kidnapping, gangrape in Garhwa

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | Garhwa

A case of alleged abduction and gangrape for four days by two men came in light here on Thursday. The incident took place in Ranka police jurisdiction between January 23 and January 26. The reason behind this incident is said to be related to a case of rape lodged by the...

Centre urges State to make mines auction attractive

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

To make auction of mineral blocks more attractive, the Union Government has urged the State Government to go for auction of mines with pre-embedded statutory clearances on a pilot basis. The Ministry of Mines has decided that Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka Governments may be requested to go for auction of...

Jamshedpur boy to represent science fair at California

Friday, 31 January 2020 | PNS | Jamshedpur

City boy has been selected to represent at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to be held in California in the United States. Student of class 9 at DBMS English School, Subhigya Priyansh (14) who has worked on the subject 'Enhanced Lossless Data Compression using Logistic context mixing...

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