Tag: National News

Jaga with his mother  Bhubaneswar, November 7, 2017:  Jaga, one of the conjoined twins from Odisha whose heads were separated on October 26 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is showing remarkable improvement, even as his twin brother Kalia continues to be in the ICU with doctors saying his outcome is […]

Bhubaneswar, November 6, 2017: Claiming that demonetisation has failed to meet people’s expectations, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Monday announced that it will not commemorate November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as ‘Anti-Black Money Day’ (Kala Dhan Virodh Diwas) as planned by BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre. BJD president […]

Bhubaneswar, November 3, 2017: Jaga, one of the conjoined twins from Odisha whose heads were separated on October 26 at the AIIMS, New Delhi, was shifted to private ward from the ICU in the sign of improvement of his health condition. He was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday, even his twin brother Kalia continue […]

Malkangiri, November 1, 2017: Two children miraculously escaped from attack of a crocodile even as the 12-feet reptile entered their house in Munusa village under Hindrimal panchayat in Malkangiri district late on Tuesday night. According to reports, the crocodile entered inside the house of one Dasirathi Padiami while he and his wife were asleep along […]

Bhubaneswar, October 31, 2017: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that Odisha Government will renovate the century-old dilapidated house of Assamese litterateur Lakshminath Bezbaroa at Sambalpur and convert it into a memorial. Patnaik’s announcement has put to rest speculations regarding any possible demolition of the heritage residence of pioneering Assamese litterateur “Sahityarathi” Lakshminath […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, October 30, 2017: The condition of Kandhamal’s conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia, who were successfully separated on Wednesday after a marathon surgery that lasted around 16 hours at the AIIMS, New Delhi, is “stable” and they are ‘slowly’ improving, informed AIIMS doctors. The twins are still in ICU. “Jaga and Kalia operated on […]

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur, October 30, 2017: Even as a team led by Assam Cultural Affairs Minister Naba Kumar Doley rushed to the Sambalpur Collector-cum-District Magistrate (DM) Samarth Verma with plea to save the heritage residence of pioneering Assamese litterateur “Sahityarathi” Lakshminath Bezbaroa in Sambalpur, Verma on Monday said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would take a final […]

Bhubaneswar, October 29, 2017: Maintaining that the State has plans to take concrete steps tackle natural disasters with focus on strengthening early warning mechanism and school safety, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday informed that School Safety Policy of 2016 as designed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will be implemented in schools across […]