Rajani Kant Singh elected Deputy Speaker of Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly unanimously elected Angul MLA Rajani Kant Singh as Deputy Speaker on Thursday. He is a four-time legislator from the ruling Biju Janata Dal. His candidature was proposed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh supported it. As he was the lone candidate, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patrao announced […]

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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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BMC sensitizes city youth about drug abuse

Bhubaneswar: The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking-2019 was observed at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here with the support of Excise Department. More than 500 students and youth leaders participated in the event, addressed by Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Minister Ashok Chandra Panda and Bhubaneswar MLA (Central) […]

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Young nurses make TikTok videos in Govt hospital SNCU, action likely  

Malkangiri: Young nurses of Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) were found filming several TikTok videos inside the Sick and New Born Care Unit (SNCU) of the State-run healthcare institute. The videos were posted on the TikTok mobile application. It can be seen in the video that a group of three young nurses – Nandini Ray, […]

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Ex-Andhra Bank Manager among three arrested for real estate fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of CID on arrested three persons, including a former Andhra Bank Manager in connection with a real estate fraud to the tune of Rs 7 crore on Wednesday morning. Former Andhra Bank Manager and Andhra Bank Employees’ Housing Co-operative Society secretary Prafulla Kumar Sarangi and two property dealers – […]

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Police tighten grip on illegal drug trade via trains in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma will form an exclusive team comprising selected officers from Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) to check illegal transportation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in running trains and railway station premises in the State. Decision to this effect was taken at […]

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Women to get Rs 10 lakh health coverage under BSKY in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Women in the State would henceforth get Rs 10 lakh instead of Rs 7 lakh for their treatment under the State’s flagship Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal informed this while addressing the opening day of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday. He assured that every widow and destitute […]

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Samaleswari Express mishap: Three trains cancelled, one diverted  

Bhubaneswar: The railways cancelled three trains partially and diverted one train, three Railway officials 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. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) communiqué, […]

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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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