Padma Shri ‘Nanda Sir’ passes away, condolences pour in

Bhubaneswar, December 7: Padma Shri awardee and centenarian teacher from Odisha, Nanda Kishore Prusty (fondly called Nanda Sir) passed away in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. He was 104. He was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection. A resident of Kantira village in Sukinda block in Jajpur district, he had been admitted to a […]

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BJD MPs meet Union Culture Minister, demand  1st war of independence tag to Paika Bidroha

Bhubaneswar, December 6: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs on Monday met Union Minister of State (Culture), Arjun Ram Meghawal and urged him to immediately declare Paika Bidroha as the First War of Independence. The delegation comprised of eight BJD Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs – Pinaki Misra, Sasmit Patra, Prasanna Acharya, […]

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AIIMS-Bhubaneswar conducts Observership programme in Advanced 3-D Laparoscopic Urology

Bhubaneswar, December 6: The Department of Urology, AIIMS-BBSR conducted an Observership programme in Advanced 3-D Laparoscopic Urology on December 2 and 3. The Department of Urology is routinely performing all the advanced Laparoscopic and other minimally invasive procedures in Uro- Oncology such as Radical Nephrectomy, Cystectomy and Prostatectomy and reconstructive procedures such as Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty, […]

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Common Research & Technology Development Hub opened at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, December 5: Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) at the CSIR- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) Bhubaneswar. The hub has been established by the joint effort of CSIR-IMMT and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India in […]

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PMFME Scheme benefits to Chhatua producing SHGs

Bhubaneswar, December 4: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Department has decided to promote and foster the SHGs involved in production of the take home ration “Chhatua” under the PMFME scheme, said an official release The MSME Department, the nodal department in implementing Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme under […]

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Odisha signs MoU with SFI to promote swimming ecosystem

Bhubaneswar, December 4: Government of Odisha, through Sports and Youth Services Department (DSYS) and Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday entered into a partnership to develop, promote and expand the Swimming ecosystem in the State and India. Through this collaborative partnership, Odisha will provide support and sponsor SFI and the Federation in conjunction with […]

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People at the forefront

Bhubaneswar, December 4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Odisha has adopted a transformational approach in its governance, keeping people at the forefront. Speaking at the valedictory session of Regional Conference on Replication of Good Governance Practices organised at convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan, the Chief Minister underlined the significance of ‘Mo […]

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Odisha STF arrests wanted drug trafficker from Rajasthan

Bhubaneswar, December 4: The Special Task Force (STF) of the State Crime Branch has arrested notorious inter-State drug trafficker Sk Azbahar following a raid in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The STF with the help of Jodhpur Commissionerate Police arrested Azbahar, wanted in five narcotics cases of STF, Police and excise departments. Azbahar is a resident of […]

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