The Odisha government shifted Thursday the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) president Ramashis Hazra in a minor reshuffle in the IAS cadre. Hazra has been appointed as the director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services department, said a notification issued by the General Administration department. IAS officer Jyoti Prakash Das, presently working as the Inspector General of Registration in Cuttack has been given additional charge as BSE president

The Central Water Commission launches FloodWatch mobile app for real-time flood forecast situations across the country. 

The Orissa High Court ordered Thursday a CBI probe into the issuance of ‘erroneous’ JEE(Main), 2022 scorecard to a candidate last year. Hearing a plea filed by Anshuman Kanungo, a divisionbench of Justices BR Sarangi andMurahari Sri Raman asked the central agency to submit the investigation report within four months.

Dengue cases in Odisha have crossed 2,100-mark, an official said Thursday. This year, the state has reported 50 per cent more dengue cases than the previous year. While the state had reported 1,441 cases last year, this year the number has crossed 2,100.

The Supreme Court collegium Thursday recommended advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra and Judicial officer Ananda Chandra Behera for appointment as judges of the Orissa High Court.

Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Kuwi and Desia books during an event here Thursday.

Padma Vibhusan Sudarshan Sahoo, noted Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi and tabla player Guru Kulamani Sahoo were presented the Mallhar award on the concluding day of the Mallhar festival, organised by Nupur, at Rabindra Mandap here, Thursday.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange led a dengue awareness campaign here Thursday at the SAI International School to educate school students about dengue prevention through home audits and interactive sessions.

A launching session of the Parthenium Awareness Week, organised by the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Weed Management was held at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Wednesday.

The Kerala government has decided to provide over six lakh free Onam kits to poor families and residents of welfare institutions in the state for the festival this year.

The Tamil Nadu government will be setting up ‘Zero Liquid Discharge’ facilities in textile clusters to prevent pollution and to ensure a green and clean environment.

Passengers not having change while purchasing tickets on Noida Metro can now avoid hassle by using the UPI payment facility across all the stations of the rail network. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) Managing Director Lokesh M inaugurated the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment facility at the Sector 51 metro station of the Aqua Line Thursday.

The Supreme Court Thursday questioned the Gujarat government for extending the benefit of remission policy “selectively” to convicts, stating that the opportunity to reform and reintegrate with the society should be given to every prisoner.

The BJP Thursday named its candidates for 39 seats in Madhya Pradesh and 21 in Chhattisgarh, none of which is currently held by the party, for the upcoming assembly polls which are still months from being officially announced by the Election Commission.

A Russian court Thursday imposed a 3-millionruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allegedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine. The move by a magistrate's court follows similar actions in early August against Apple and the Wikimedia Foundation that hosts Wikipedia.

Five youths from India have been named among 17 teen environmental activists from across the globe to receive the 2023 International Young Eco-Hero Award who have taken initiatives to tackle the world's most pressing environmental challenges.

Bata India is in talks with Adidas for a strategic partnership that could likely boost the German sportswear maker’s presence in the south Asian country, CNBC-TV18 reported Thursday.

The rupee pared its initial gains and settled for the day lower by 1 paisa at a fresh all-time low of 83.09 against the US dollar Thursday, weighed down by a strong greenback overseas and a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said rupee is likely to trade with a negative bias on risk aversion in global markets and rising US dollar.On Monday, the rupee depreciated 26 paise to settle at an all-time low of 83.08 against the US dollar.

 Manchester City marked their first appearance in the UEFA Super Cup by beating Sevilla 5-4 in a penalty shootout Wednesday to add another piece of silverware to their vast haul under manager Pep Guardiola.

The Odisha roller skating team found themselves in three record books following their non-stop roller skating relay marathon for five hours at the Kalinga Stadium here on the occasion of Independence Day August 15.