Vedanta supported ICU facility at Jharsuguda COVID Hospital inaugurated

Bhubaneswar, June 10: Vedanta Jharsuguda, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has supported the ICU facility with essential medical equipment at Jharsuguda’s District COVID Hospital. The newly ramped up ICU was inaugurated on Wednesday by today by State Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das at avirtual ceremony, in the presence of […]

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Odisha CM launches slew of medical & oxygen facilities worth Rs 29.41 crore

Bhubaneawar, June 9: Further strengthening medical infrastructure to save precious lives from Covid pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated medical facilities and laid foundation for several medical oxygen storage and generation plants worth Rs 29.41 crore at different hospitals in Odisha. The Chief Minister laid foundation for Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Storage Vessel […]

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SOA only university from Odisha to figure in QS World University Rankings

Bhubaneswar, June 9: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, the city-based Deemed to be University, has figured among 35 selected Indian institutions of higher education included in the 2022 edition of the prestigious QS World University Rankings released on Tuesday. These highly-ranked institutions included nine IITs, Indian Institution of Science, Bengaluru, and several other famous Indian universities with […]

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BMC conducts vaccination drive at Beggars’ Home & Social Equity Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 5: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday completed vaccination of 68 inmates of ‘Ekamra Nilaya’, the Beggars’ Home, situated at K8 area of Kalinga Nagar under South West Zone of BMC. Special group vaccination in on priority basis of BMC with instructions of Commissioner Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh. The drive here started […]

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Youth gets new lease of life at SUM COVID-19 Hospital 

Bhubaneswar, June 4: The atmosphere of gloom caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has been impacting life everywhere, but aided by good treatment, many patients are battling the disease valiantly to ensure a new lease of life fort themselves. Twenty-year-old Pratiksh Kadambalu of Muniguda in Rayagada district, a Plus-III student, was rushed to the SUM Covid […]

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BMC provides vaccines to urban homeless in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 4: Empowering special groups with jabs against COVID-19, The Bhubaneawar Municipal Corporation (BMC), under its continuing inclusive strategy, on Friday provided vaccination for inmates of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUHs) across the Capital City. The drive started with the directives from BMC Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh to cover the special category of citizens. […]

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Odisha CM sanctions Rs 67.52 lakh more from CMRF to feed stray animals in 3rd phase

Bhubaneswar, June 3, 2021: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned an amount of Rs 67,52,000 from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for stray animals in urban areas in the State, said an official release. This amount will be used to feed stray animals during the extended lockdown period, said a Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) statement. […]

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Naveen writes to all Chief Ministers for consensus on centralised procurement of COVID-19 vaccines by Centre

Bhubaneswar, June 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to all Chief Ministers for a consensus on centralised procurement of COVID-19 vaccines by Government of India in view of the challenges faced by States. He also spoke to some Chief Ministers who shared his views. “No State is safe unless all States adopt vaccination […]

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Odisha asks Centre for procuring COVID-19 vaccines for State at country-level

Bhubaneawar, June 1: Odisha Government on Tuesday requested the Centre for procuring COVID-19 vaccines for the State, at country-level, as the global vaccine manufacturers have asked for resolution of indemnity issues with Central Government only. In a letter to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das said that no State […]

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Dharmendra inaugurates 270 Bedded Oxygenated COVID Care Centre at JSPL in Odisha’s Angul 

Angul, June 1: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday dedicated the COVID Care Centre at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) Plant Angul, Odisha in the presence of Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das and JSPL’s Chairman Naveen Jindal. Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb, Chhendipada […]

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