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Odisha govt to provide free transportation, accommodation to NEET, JEE app
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Odisha government has decided to provide free transportation and accommodation to the applicants of Joint Entrance Exams (JEE) and the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) in the state, said Asit Tripathy, State Chief Secretary.
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5 more died in house collapse, drowning as heavy rains triggers flood-like
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and flooding in Odisha's five districts claimed the lives of as many as five people in different incidents of drowning and collapse of houses, Pradeep Kumar Jena, Special Relief Commissioner informed on Friday.
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Newborn, 5 others rescued in flooded Odisha village
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): A total of six people including a newborn baby were rescued from a village in Odisha's Jajpur district by a Bari Fire Service rescue team on Friday after the village was inundated by floodwaters from the Brahmani and Kharasrota rivers.
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Congress holds protests against Centre's decision to conduct NEET-JEE exam
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): The members of Congress party and its student wing National Students' Union of India (NSUI), on Friday held protests across the country against the Centre's decision to conduct JEE and NEET examinations in September and demanded the Centre to postpone the
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Water level at River Subarnarekha in Odisha continues to be 'Severe' : Cen
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Baleshwar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): River Subarnarekha at Mathani Road Bridge in Baleshwar district of Odisha continues to flow in 'Severe' situation due to heavy rain in the region from the past couple of days, informed Central Water Commission on Friday.
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Hirakud Dam in Odisha opens 24 Sluice gates to release excess water
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Twenty four of the 64 sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened on Friday by authorities to discharge the floodwaters, following incessant rain that caused Mahanadi river water level to rise.
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Heavy rain triggers flood in Odisha's Bhadrak district, water-level of Bai
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Several areas in Bhadrak district are facing flooding, as the water-level of Baitarani river rises due to heavy rainfall.
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COVID-19: Odisha CM Patnaik inaugurates sixth plasma bank at Koraput Medic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has virtually inaugurated COVID Plasma Bank at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLN MCH), Koraput.
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7 died, 2 missing as heavy rains triggers flood-like situation in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Due to heavy rainfall and flooding, 7 persons have died and 2 are missing in the last 3 days in Odisha, said Pradeep Kumar Jena, Special Relief Commissioner on Thursday.
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IMD warns of flood-like situation in Odisha, Chhattisgarh after heavy rain
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur/Bhubaneswar (Chhattisgarh/Odisha) [India], August 27 (ANI): Heavy rains are likely to occur in parts of Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha during the next 24 hours and may create a flood-like situation in the Mahanadi basin, HR Biswas, Director of the India Meteorological Department in B
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Stalin writes to CMs of Andhra, Telangana, Kerala, Odisha to approach SC f
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): DMK President MK Stalin has written a letter to chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Odisha to approach Supreme Court for postponement the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
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Odisha CM dials PM Modi requesting him to postpone NEET, JEE exams
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday requesting him to postpone National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2020 [NEET] and Joint Entrance Examination Main [JEE] examinations in the vie
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