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Odisha Matric Supplementary exam from July 3, 2023

Cuttack: The Odisha Matric Supplementary exam shall be held from July 3 to July 8 informed the Board of Secondary Education Odisha on Wednesday.

This year, the form-filling up process for the Odisha Matric supplementary examination will start from June 26 and will continue till July 1, said the Board in a presser.

The rechecking of the Odisha Matric exam answer sheets has been started from May 23 informed the BSE Odisha. The students can apply for rechecking from May 23 to May 25, 2023.

The online application facility has been made available for fresh HSC students. The Madhyama Sanskrit and State Open School Certificate (SSC) students can apply offline.

The information regarding the rechecking of Odisha matric exam has been provided by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha.

The Odisha Matric Supplementary exam results will be out in two months, said reports. The result of the Odisha matric exams 2023 had been published on May 18. It is worth mentioning that the pass percentage is 96.4%.

Similarly the State Open School Certificate (SOSC) exam and the Madhyama Exam 2023 had also been announced on the same date.

However, the result have been made available online on the website from 12 pm onwards, informed the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha today.

This year a total of 5 lakh 41 thousand and 247 candidates appeared for the Matric examination in Odisha. The valuation of the Matric, SOSC and Madhyama exams had been started on April 3.

May 24, 2023
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 9^th and 10^th (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.

May 24, 2023
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.

May 23, 2023
Odisha: IIC of Bargarh under vigilance scanner, raid underway

Bargarh: Today on the allegation of acquisition of disproportionate assets by an IIC of Gaisilet police station in Bargarh of Odisha is under vigilance scanner.

It is worth mentioning that, simultaneous house searches are being conducted by the Odisha Vigilance today, said reports. The IIC has been identified as Birabara Bhagat.

Reports say that, two DSPs, seven Inspectors, two ASIs and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Sambalpur are conducting the raid.

The raids are underway at the following four places in Sambalpur and Bargarh districts:

(1) Residential building located at Anuguliapada, under Ainthapali police station limits in Sambalpur district.

(2) Government Quarters of Bhagat located at Gaisilet in Bargarh district.

(3) Office chamber of Bhagat located under Gaisilet police satin limits in Bargarh district.

(4) Farm house of Bhagat located at Kabrapali village, under Sadar police limits in Sambalpur district.

Search is in progress said reports. Further detailed report awaited.

May 22, 2023
Odisha records 393 new Covid cases, masks mandatory in hospitals

Bhubaneswar (IANS) | During the last 24 hours, 393 new cases of Kovid-19 have been reported in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases to 3086.

According to the state health department, the government tested 5,421 samples on Monday, of which 393 were positive.

The new cases have been reported from 24 out of 30 districts of Odisha. Sundergarh district reported the maximum number of 125 new cases, followed by Sambalpur (71), Cuttack (65), Mayurbhanj (28), Khurda (27) and Bolangir (21). Single digit cases have been reported in 18 out of 24 districts.

On Sunday, 502 cases of corona were reported in the state.

Meanwhile, the state government has made it mandatory to wear face masks in all health institutions and closed-door gathering places.

In an official order, the Directorate of Public Health of Odisha has decided to make wearing of masks mandatory by the staff in health institutions.

The order mandated masks for all healthcare service providers during duty hours, all officers present in meetings and others, especially during gatherings of people in closed rooms.

In addition, masks are mandatory for people visiting areas with high transmission potential and for individuals with influenza-like illness.

–IANS

April 25, 2023
Odisha government approves five industrial projects worth Rs 35,760 crore

Bhubaneswar (IANS)| A day after approving six investment proposals worth Rs 854.17 crore, the Odisha government on Saturday approved five more mega industrial projects, bringing in an investment of Rs 35,760 crore in the state. The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cleared projects that will create over 38,100 job opportunities in Odisha.

The approved projects will be set up in Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur and Keonjhar districts. HLCA has cleared two projects in steel sector, one each in green energy and equipment, chemical sector and technical textile sector.

The government has approved Vari Energies Ltd’s proposal to set up an integrated solar equipment manufacturing complex with an investment of Rs 25,000 crore.

It will set up a manufacturing unit at Neulopoi, Dhenkanal with a capacity of 50,000 MT of polysilicon, 10,000 MW each for ingots, wafers, solar cells and solar modules.

An official said that such a manufacturing facility is the largest in eastern India which will develop an ecosystem for further investment in the region.

Similarly, the HLCA has approved the proposal of Super Smelters Limited to set up an integrated steel plant of 1.8 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) in Keonjhar district with a promised investment of Rs 5,436.10 crore.

Another steel sector project proposed by Kashvi Power and Steel Pvt Ltd has also got the government’s nod. The company will set up an integrated steel plant at Kalipal in Keonjhar district with an investment of Rs 1,600 crore.

In the technical textiles sector, the Odisha government has approved a Rs 2,223.25 crore project by MCPI Pvt Ltd.

The authority has approved the proposal of IVL Dhanseri Petrochem Industries Limited to set up bottle grade PET resin at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.

–IANS

April 1, 2023
Six tigers and 49 leopards killed in Odisha in last 10 years

Bhubaneswar (IANS) | Six Royal Bengal tigers and 49 leopards have been killed in different forest areas of Odisha during the last 10 years. Odisha’s Forest Minister Pradeep Amat gave this information to the Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a question by Congress member Tara Prasad Bahinipati, the minister said that out of 49 leopards killed during 2012-13 to 2021-22, 26 were killed by poachers. He told that during this period three Royal Bengal tigers also became victims of poachers.

The minister said that according to the 2018 survey report of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), there are 28 Royal Bengal tigers and 760 leopards in Odisha.

Giving information about the steps taken for the conservation of tigers, Pradeep Amat said that the state government has set up two projects on tigers and two anti-poaching camps. He said special squads have been deployed in the forests and foot patrolling is being done.

Apart from this, he said that steps are being taken to prevent forest fires in order to develop grasslands in forests and increase the population of tigers in the state.

–IANS

March 28, 2023