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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education department has declared a holiday on October 20, 2025 (Monday) for all state public universities and colleges under its administrative control, except those in Nuapada district. The decision was made to allow students and staff to celebrate Diwali with their families. This additional holiday is being granted in lieu of one remaining local holiday. The department has issued a notification to all concerned institutions, including university PG council chairmen, principals of government and non-government colleges, and teacher education institutions.
BHUBANESWAR: With confusion abounding over the date of Diwali, the Mukti Mandap Pandit Mahasabha at the Shree Jagannath Temple on Wednesday put the matter to rest and declared October 20 as the date for the festival and 'Paya Shradha'. The highest body of pandits also appealed the state government to declare October 20 as public holiday for Diwali instead of the notified date of October 21. As per the astrological calculations, the rituals for 'Paya Shradha' or 'Deepadaana Shradha' and Diwali b ...Read More >
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Odisha government has announced that all Registrar and Sub-Registrar offices across the state will remain closed on Monday after declaring October 20 an additional holiday, as Diwali falls on that day. All government offices and magisterial courts, except those in Nuapada district, will remain closed. In lieu of this, the fourth Saturday (October 25) has been declared a working day. According to an official notification issued by the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management on Friday, "In continuation of the Department's earlier Notifi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has declared a holiday on Monday for all schools, colleges and state public universities on October 20 on account of Diwali festival across the state, except Nuapada district. The departments of School & Mass Education and Higher Education on Saturday issued circulars to the authorities concerned in this regard. The School and Mass Education department stated that all schools functioning under its administrative jurisdiction will remain closed in lieu of a loc ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has declared an additional holiday October 20 for the Diwali festival. Except for Nuapada district, all government offices across the state will remain closed on that day, officials said. The previously announced holiday October 21 will also remain in effect. However, all banks and other financial institutions will remain open October 21, according to the government notification. Except for Nuapada, government offices in all other districts will remain closed for two consecutive days -- October 20 and 21. To compensate, October 25, which falls on the fourth ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has declared a holiday on Monday for all schools, colleges and state public universities on October 20 on account of Diwali festival across the state, except Nuapada district. The departments of School & Mass Education and Higher Education on Saturday issued circulars to the authorities concerned in this regard. The School and Mass Education department stated that all schools functioning under its administrative jurisdiction will remain closed in lieu of a local holiday on October 20. The department has instructed all District Education Officers (DEOs) to ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Odisha government has announced that all Registrar and Sub-Registrar offices across the state will remain closed on Monday after declaring October 20 an additional holiday, as Diwali falls on that day. All government offices and magisterial courts, except those in Nuapada district, will remain closed. In lieu of this, the fourth Saturday (October 25) has been declared a working day. Also Read | Raju Bista's Convoy Attacked by Miscreants in West Bengal, BJP Darjeeling MP Says 'Timing of Attack Is Highly Suspicious and Points to Conspiracy To ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (PTI) Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Monday greeted the people on the occasion of Diwali and Kali Puja. Kambhampati in a post on X said, "Heartfelt greetings and congratulations to all on the auspicious occasion of the sacred #Deepavali. Deepavali is a symbol of the victory of light over darkness and of righteousness over evil. On this sacred occasion, I pray for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of all. Happy Deepavali..." In another message, the governor said, "Heartfelt congratulati ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances of EVM counting being completed before postal ballot counting. INDIA bloc had, during the 2024 elec ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Jay Dholakia as its candidate for the Nuapada Assembly by-election in Odisha on Wednesday. In addition to Nuapada, the Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party has approved several candidates for the 2025 Assembly by-elections in various states. Agha Syed Mohsin and Sushri Devyani Rana have been selected as candidates for the Budgam and Nagrota by-elections, respectively, in Jammu and Kashmir. In Jharkhand, Babulal Soren has been named the candidate for the Ghatshila (ST) by-election. M ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as the tax reductions on essential items of daily use will bring a noticeable drop in prices. He furthe ...Read More >