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  • BSE Odisha announced important info regarding exam pattern of Class IX, X: Details here

    BSE Odisha announced important info regarding exam pattern of Class IX, X: Details here

    Cuttack: On Wednesday, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha announced some important information regarding the pattern of examination for Class IX and X. The pattern of the examinations for classes 9th and 10th (Matric) in Odisha will be changed, informed BSE, Odisha President Ramasish Hazra in a press meet today.

    As per the information, henceforth there will not be two Assessment tests. However, the old pattern will be resumed. Accordingly, now an annual examination will be conducted at the end of the academic year for the Matriculation (Class 10) examination.

    However, the internal assessment system will continue. There will be four internal assessment examinations. That means, 3-monthly examinations will be conducted.

    This arrangement will be applicable to the High Schools and to the Madhyama also.

    The Board (BSE) will not conduct any examination in Class IX. Only the Board will provide question papers for the year-end examination. The Board will send these question papers to the District Education Officers (DEOs). They will provide the same to the schools. This has been done to maintain equality.

    There will be a half-yearly examination for class 10 (Matric). The Board will provide the question papers for this examination.

    The BSE also informed that the supplementary examination system will also continue. For the current year, the form fill-up process will commence on May 26 to continue till June 1 for this exam. The supplementary exam will be conducted between July 3 and July 8.

  • Odisha Govt Signs MoUs With Infosys & Nasscom To Boost Digital Workforce

    Odisha Govt Signs MoUs With Infosys & Nasscom To Boost Digital Workforce

    Bhubaneswar: Continuing its efforts to strengthen digital work force for future needs, the Odisha government on Tuesday signed agreements with Nasscom and Infosys.

    As per the MoU signed with Nasscom, around 8 lakh students will be skilled through Future Skills Prime. Besides the students, the agreement aims to skill the existing faculty in key technologies in today’s digital ecosystem.

    A joint initiative by nasscom & MeitY, Future Skills Prime is India’s technology skilling hub democratising learning and offers – students and professionals – a chance to skill, upskill and reskill to grow in their careers.

    The Infosys signed the MoU in line with its ESG Vision 2030 to enable digital skills at scale and empower over 10 million people in India by 2025 through the Infosys Springboard program. As part of Infosys CSR, Infosys Springboard provides free curriculum-rich virtual platform that delivers corporate-grade learning experiences, on any device, with closer educator-learner collaboration for students from Class VI to lifelong learners.

    It provides a holistic set of courses, developed in collaboration with world-leading digital educators like Coursera, Skillsoft, Techademy, Knolskape and Harvard Business Publishing. It has already more than 5.5 million registered users in India.

    It is aligned with India’s National Education Policy 2020. The learning programme is particularly suited to grow vocational skills, in addition to soft skills. Master classes, programming challenges, and playgrounds for the experimentation make the training immersive for all.

    This will lead to upskilling and developing employability of approximately 8 lakh students across 1100 colleges and universities in Odisha.

    Higher Education Minister Rohit Pujari, principal secretary Bishnupada Sethi, vice-resident and Centre Head of Infosys, Bhubaneswar Prabhat Kumar Das, associate vice-president Hanumesh VJ and senior officials of Nasscom were present during the signing of the MoUs.

  • These candidates from Odisha crack Civil Services Exam, Anup Das is the state topper

    These candidates from Odisha crack Civil Services Exam, Anup Das is the state topper

    Bhubaneswar: As many as 18 candidates from Odisha have cracked the Civil Services Exam 2022, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Including the 18 from Odisha as many as 933 candidates across the country have been recommended for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.

    With 38th All India Rank (AIR), Anup Das is the state topper. He was followed by Pranati Dash and Kasturi Panda, who secured 42nd AIR and 67th AIR respectively.

    Here’s the list of the 18 candidates from Odisha who have cracked the Civil Services Exams:

    Anup Das (38)
    Pranati Dash (42)
    Kasturi Panda (67)
    Soumya Ranjan Dash (136),
    Sonali Misha (140),
    Durga Prasad Adhikary (162),
    Laxmipriya Upadhyaya (176),
    Sushree Suvangi Khuntia (248),
    Aakriti Sethi (249),
    Satya Prakash Mishra (261),
    Ayushi Pradhan (334),
    Tejaswini Behera (516),
    Rakesh Kumar Sahoo (575),
    Suvasnnigdha Sethi (680),
    Subham Mishra (688),
    Nivedita Das (848),
    Manas Jyoti Das (881)
    Hare Krishna Meher (931)

  • Contractor dupes Rs 15 lakh from bank by forging BDO’s signature in Odisha’s Tangi

    Contractor dupes Rs 15 lakh from bank by forging BDO’s signature in Odisha’s Tangi

    Tangi: A contractor has allegedly cheated Rs 15 lakh rupees from the bank by forging BDO’s fake signature in Tangi of Khurda. The contractor Kishore Behera is the husband of Chilika block Chairman.

    According to sources, Kishore was in charge of a tender for construction of new health center house in Badapari and Kuhudi block of Tangi. He has signed a agreement with the block administrators regarding this.

    As per the agreement, he pledged Rs.15 lakh as security. He was to get the Rs 15 lakh back with the permission of block administrator after the completion of the work.

    However, he withdrew Rs 15 lakhs by forging Tangi BDO Aishwarya Samantharay’s signature even before the work has started.

    The BDO Aishwarya Samantharay has registered a written complaint against Kishore in Tangi police station.

  • Shocking! Man kills brother and 3 of his family in Odisha

    Shocking! Man kills brother and 3 of his family in Odisha

    Bargarh: In a shocking incident, a man has killed the entire family of his brother in Bargarh district of Odisha on Tuesday. According to available reports, the killing occurred over a property dispute say preliminary reports.

    The bodies of the man, his wife and his two children a boy and a girl were found drenched in blood, said reports. The bodies were recovered from inside a house.

    The incident has been reported from Jikjhiki village under Bhatli police limits in Bargarh district of Odisha. The dead bodies of four people of a family was found inside a house in the village.

    From a preliminary investigation it is suspected to be murder. The reason is behind the killings is however unclear. It is however suspected to be due to a property related angle.

    The four dead bodies have been recovered and seized by the Bhatli police. The bodies have been sent for postmortem. Investigation by the police and scientific team is underway at the scene.

    The alleged murder has been committed allegedly by the younger brother of the deceased man. The alleged perpetrator of the crime has been detained by the police. He is being questioned relating to the motive behind the shocking incident.

  • Man hacks mother to death in Odisha’s Paradip!

    Man hacks mother to death in Odisha’s Paradip!

    Paradip: In an inhuman incident, a man hacked his mother to death with a sharp weapon in Bhutamundai village near the outskirts of Paradip. The reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. The man has been arrested by police.

    According to sources, the deceased has been identified as Sulochana and the accused has been identified as Anshuman. The mother and son performed the death anniversary of Sulochana’s mother yesterday. All the friends and family attended the death anniversary feast.

    Everything went smoothly and the relatives and others returned to their home late last night. However, the next day, Sulochana’s son allegedly attacked her with a sharp weapon and killed her while she was getting ready in the early morning.

    Sulochana worked as a teacher in Srima Govt. High School. Her son Anshuman used to brings her to school every day. The police is investigating the case and trying to know why did he killed his mother so suddenly.

  • Government to give free crop insurance to farmers in Odisha for 3yrs

    Government to give free crop insurance to farmers in Odisha for 3yrs

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government announced that it will provide free crop insurance to all farmers in the state for the next three years. Odisha is the first state in the country to provide free crop insurance to farmers.

    Minister of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare of Odisha Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak made the announcement after a review of his department by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

    As many as 1,451 new Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) have been formed to further extend short-term loans to the farmers

    The Department would bear the premium of the insurance from the 2023 Kharif season to the 2025-26 Rabi season. Short terms agriculture loans are being provided at low interest rates to the farmers.

    Furthermore, the state government has increased the interest-free loan cap from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Under the scheme, more than 7 lakh small and marginal farmers have been provided loans, amounting to Rs 16,683.57 crore during the 2022-23 financial year, the Minister informed.

  • Odisha Govt Announces Free Crop Insurance For Farmers For 3 Years

    Odisha Govt Announces Free Crop Insurance For Farmers For 3 Years

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will provide free crop insurance cover to all the farmers in the state for next three years.

    This was announced by Cooperation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak at a press conference in Bhubaneswar on Monday after a review of his department by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

    The minister said his department would bear the premiums of the crop insurance of the farmers from 2023 Kharif to 2025-26 Rabi season. Odisha is the first state in the country to provide free crop insurance cover to farmers, he added.

    “The department has been providing short terms agriculture loans to the farmers under the three-tier system. The Odisha State Cooperative Bank, 17 Central Cooperative Banks and around 2,710 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have been giving loans at low rate of interest and return in easy instalments,” he said.

    As per its election promise, the government has increased the interest-free loan limit from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Under the scheme, more than 7 lakh small and marginal farmers have been provided loans amounting to Rs 16,683.57 crore during the 2022-23 financial year, he added.

    Besides, 1451 new Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) have been formed to further extend the short term loans to the grassroots level, he said adding that the PACS has been playing a crucial role in providing seeds and fertiliser to the farmers.

    Principal Secretary Sanjeev Kumar Chadha was present at the press meet.

  • How Odisha FC Pulled Off The Sergio Lobera Coup, Beating Off Strong Challenge

    How Odisha FC Pulled Off The Sergio Lobera Coup, Beating Off Strong Challenge

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC, on the back of their most rewarding season, are leaving no stone unturned to consolidate the gains and push higher.

    Having made the playoffs for the first time, lifted the Hero Super Cup and qualified for the main round of AFC Cup, Odisha have started the process of team building.

    Just the other day, they signed a contract extension with dependable goalkeeper Amrinder Singh. And on Wednesday, Odisha FC pulled off a coup of sorts by appointing Spaniard Sergio Lobera as their head coach on a two-year deal.

    In his four previous seasons in India, Lobera left an indelible mark on Indian football during his three-season stint with FC Goa and then one season in charge of Mumbai City FC. The 46-year-old coach helped FC Goa advance to the playoff stage all three times, with icing on the cake in 2019-20 when his boys topped the ISL standings to lift the League Winners’ Shield.

    He then took on Mumbai City FC’s offer and coached them to the double of ISL League winners’ Shield and the ISL winners’ trophy in 2020-21.

    Lobera’s next destination was China, to coach League One side Sichuan Jiuniu. However, the Chinese honeymoon lasted just a year.

    When it became known that he was open to the idea of returning to India, Lobera was a man in big demand. East Bengal, in fact, were learnt to be very close to inking a contract with the master tactician. A handful of other clubs were also keen on getting him on board.

    But it was Odisha FC who stolr others’ thunder, and got his signature.

    “When we reached out to him, there was uncertainty whether he would even consider Odisha. But once we started speaking and presented our project, he knew what we aim to achieve,” Odisha FC president Raj Athwal was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

    “We want to truly build a sustainable club and I’ve got to praise general manager (Abhik Chatterjee) for making more of an effort rather than wait for things to happen,” Athwal said, adding that Lobera made average players good and good players excellent.

    The Bhubaneswar-based club’s management believes that Lobera is the right man to lead Odisha FC to greater heights by instilling a winning mentality among is players.

    “We are delighted to welcome Sergio to the OFC family. His appointment is an important moment for the club which signifies the direction and aspiration we want to head towards and the club would like to welcome Sergio and wish him the very best for the upcoming season,” said Athwal.

  • HC Relief To Odisha Govt On NGT Order On Elephant Corridors

    HC Relief To Odisha Govt On NGT Order On Elephant Corridors

    Cuttack: In a relief to Odisha government, the Orissa High Court on Friday issued an interim stay on the NGT’s order on elephant corridors in the state.

    Accepting a writ petition filed by the government, the High Court issued the stay on the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued on April 6. The NGT had directed the government to issue a notification for construction of 14 elephant corridors in the state within a month.

    The court has also stayed another case on the matter and issued notice to the Wildlife Society of India and Ministry of Forests, Environment and Climate Change. A division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy would hear the combined case on May 9.

    It may be noted that the Wildlife Society of India had moved the NGT in 2016 seeking its intervention in construction of elephant corridors. Hearing the petition, the NGT, in an order on August 17, 2021, had directed the state government to notify the construction of elephant corridors at 14 different locations as identified by Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF).

    As the government did not initiate any step, the NGT heard the matter again on April 6 and decried the inaction of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF). The Tribunal also issued another direction to the government to abide by its order to abide by its order issued on August 17, 2021 within a month.