40 best performing cops felicitated in Odisha

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Thursday felicitated 40 best performing investigating officers, including two IPS officers and nine women police personnel of different districts, whose good investigations led to enhancement of convictions. The CID Crime Branch, as the nodal agency of crime investigation has taken many proactive steps for enhancement of […]

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Trainee police officers of North East learn policing practices of Odisha  

Bhubaneswar: A group of 28 trainee police officials, including three Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), 23 Sub-Inspector and three Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) in Meghalaya on Wednesday interacted with Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police Satyajit Moahnaty as a part of their three-day visit to the State. The officers were briefed […]

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Bhubaneswar railway station gets second Food Plaza

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Vidya Bhusan on Wednesday inaugurated second Food Plaza at platform number-6 of Bhubaneswar Railway Station here. Senior level officials from ECoR headquarters and Khurda Road Division, including Principal Chief Commercial Manager Ajay Kumar Behera also attended the opening ceremony. “The first Food Plaza is running at platform number-1 […]

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Pragati Sathis undergo training on malaria, dengue & diarrhoea prevention in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: At least 60 Pragati Sathis (Peer leaders) have been provided orientation and training by National Health Mission (NHM) officials on prevention of malaria, dengue and diarrhoea (MDD). These peer leaders will take up leadership at community level to clean the slums to prevent vector-borne diseases across their slums. In view of the monsoon season, […]

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Odisha-cadre IPS officer Abhay takes charge as National Police Academy Director

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer and 1986-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer Abhay on Wednesday assumed charge as the Director of Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVNPA), a premier training institute of the country for the Indian Police Service officers. Abhay has been appointed as the chief of the academy for a combined tenure up […]

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Odisha CM announces free treatment to Padma Shri awardee D Prakash Rao

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed deep concern on the health condition of Padma Shri D Prakash Rao who is undergoing treatment in SCB Medical College, Cuttack and announced free treatment for the noted social activist. “Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep concern on the health condition of Padma Shri D. […]

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Odisha Governor opens 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

Cuttack: Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday opened the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here in the presence of Sports and Youth Services Minister Trusharkanti Behera and Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammad Moquim. The tournament has received a good entry with 14 associations and top Commonwealth countries, including India, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, […]

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NIRMAN awarded Grassroots Justice Prize 2019

Bhubaneswar: NIRMAN, an Odisha-based non profit organisation, was awarded with the Grassroots Justice Prize-2019 by NAMATI, a Global Legal Empowerment Network, in New York in recognition of its comprehensive work on legal empowerment of tribal and forest dwelling communities through implementation of “Forest Rights Act, 2006.” Organisation executive director Prasant Mohanty received the award (USD […]

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Renowned urologist Dr Sananda Bag joins KIMS

Bhubaneswar: Renowned urologist and transplant surgeon Dr Sananda Bag has joined Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) as the Head of Renal Transplant programme. Over the years he has successfully performed 1800 kidney transplants. His other expertise includes Laparoscopic Uro-surgery, Urological Cancers, Endo-Urology and Robotic Reconstructive Surgery. He completed his MS (Surgery), MCh (Urology) & […]

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