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Odisha civic polls begin amid tight security

Polling will be held in 3,068 booths of 1,731 wards in the 106 civic bodies. In the three municipal corporations -- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur -- total 168 wards will go to the polls

Indo-Pak 1971 war veteran Vice Admiral SH Sarma dies at 100: All you need to know about the Indian Navy officer

Apart from being the Flag Officer of Commanding Eastern Fleet, Sarma also served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC in C) of the Eastern Naval Command

Odisha defers decision to reopen schools for classes 1 to 5 amid sharp rise in COVID cases

Education minister SR Dash said the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools across the state and held discussions with stakeholders

Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Sanjay's hat-trick in vain as France stun title holders India

Skipper Timothee Clement (1st, 23rd and 32nd minute) scored a hat-trick, while Benjamin Marque (7th) and Corentin Sellier (48th) were the other goal scorers for World No 26 France.

Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: Here as relationship coach for junior team, says Graham Reid

After guiding India to a historic Olympic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Reid has worked in tandem with junior coach BJ Kariappa at SAI Bangalore before shifting base to Bhubaneswar.

Hockey India names 24 players for preparatory camp ahead of men's Junior World Cup

The junior players were preparing for the showpiece in the camp which was being held in SAI, Bengaluru in a bio bubble over the past few months.

Odisha government nominates sprinter Dutee Chand for Khel Ratna

Apart from Dutee, the Odisha government also sent five other recommendations to the sports ministry, said an official in Bhubaneswar.

NISER invites applications for Scientific Officer posts; check steps to apply, eligibility niser.ac.in

The last date to apply for the six vacancies is 10 June. Those who want to apply can do it by visiting the official website niser.ac.in

Odisha faring well in coronavirus war, but Naveen Patnaik dispensation needs to make renewed push on migrant, tribal welfare

While Odisha may not be among the richest states in the nation, the Naveen Patnaik dispensation has a history of showing resourcefulness and pro-activeness in tackling disasters

Odisha MLA attends funeral of BJD leader despite testing COVID-19 positive; FIR filed

The case was registered against Umakanta Samantray for violating COVID-19 guidelines during the funeral of senior BJD leader Pradeep Maharathy