Mohamed Baji: No hatred in his heart

  By Anil Dhir The Indian freedom struggle has its heroes, but  countless freedom fighters, who had fearlessly fought and taken down the most potent and exploitative imperialistic regime were silently sent into oblivion after independence. They did not seek reward or recognition. The 102 years old Centenarian, Mohammed Baji of Nabrangpur was one such […]

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Kidney Swap at BR Life Kalinga Hospital saves two lives in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Doctors at BR Life Kalinga Hospital have successfully conducted a unique case of Kidney Swap Transplant recently. According to a release of the hospital, Ganeswar Sankhua, 38-year-old from Tukuna village, Keonjhar district visited BR Life Kalinga hospital with a repeated episode of kidney failure.  He had undergone kidney transplant in a private hospital in […]

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Three railway officials killed as Samaleswari Express rams maintenance engine in Odisha

Rayagada: At least three Railway staff, including a senior engineer were killed as engine and front Guard-cum-Luggage Van Coach of 18005 Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleswari Express rammed into a maintenance engine between Singapur Road and Keutguda in Rayagada-Koraput Railway Section at 4.30 am on Tuesday. Following the collision the engine also caught fire. The rammed into the […]

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Sarangi delivers maiden speech in five languages in Lok Sabha

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Lok Sabha witnessed Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi’s extraordinary multilingual oratory skills when he spoke for nearly 50-minutes while participating on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address. The first-time MP from Balasore spoke in five languages – English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Odia and Bengali thereby drawing the attention of the entire […]

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Bhubaneswar ILS scientist gets national award for research on anti-chikungunya virus

Bhubaneswar: In a major recognition, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar scientist Dr Soma Chattopadhyay has been selected for the Biotech Product, Process Development and Commercialization Award-2019 by the Department of Biotechnology of the Central Government. The award was given to her for her scientific contribution for development of antibodies against the non-structural proteins (nsP1, nsP2, […]

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Hyderabad-Guwahati flight makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar after ruckus by passenger

Bhubaneswar: An IndiGo flight from Hyderabad-Guwahati made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here this morning after a mentally-disturbed passenger allegedly created disturbances. After offloading the passenger, the flight took off to its scheduled destination, sources said. A few minutes after takeoff, a passenger identified as Irsad Ali, who was accompanied by […]

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Rare surgery at KIMS gives youth new hope

Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old man suffering from complex cardiac ailments underwent a successful operation at a private hospital here recently. Doctors claimed that it is a rare procedure. “A 34-year-old male patient underwent a very high risk and rare surgery at KIMS. The surgery was done by internationally trained cardiologist Dr Anupam Jena and his team,” […]

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Sainik School hosts national teachers’ training workshop

Bhubaneswar: A six-day All India Sainik Schools’ Teachers’ training workshop was inaugurated at Sainik School here by School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Monday. A total of 116 teachers from the 28 Sainik Schools across the country have participated in the workshop scheduled to end on June 22. Speaking on the occasion, […]

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Man slips from train in Odisha, escapes miraculously

Jharsuguda: A man slipped from train platform and escaped miraculously on Tuesday at the Jharsuguda railway station here. He was rescued after he slipped into the gap between a train and a platform. According to reports, the passenger identified as Rajesh Talwar was travelling from Howarh to Sambalpur in Samleswari Express. He got down at […]

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