Six AIIMS Bhubaneswar resident doctors shine in national level

Bhubaneswar, September 28: Total six academic resident doctors of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar bagged the first positions in three different national-level academic events. Three teams comprising six junior resident doctors Dr. Debanjan Baral and Dr. Souvik Bhattacharjee from PMR (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) department of AIIMS Bhubaneswar have secured 1st position in Quiz (offline Mode) at IAPMR […]

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Prof Chakradhar Tripathi takes charge as new CUO Vice-Chancellor 

Koraput, September 26: Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi on Monday took the charge of the Vice- Chancellor of Central University of Odisha (CUO) at its permanent campus at Sunabeda. He took over the charges from Vice Chancellor in-charge Prof. SK Palita. Prof. Tripathi is the fourth regular Vice-Chancellor of the University. Prior to joining the CUO, Prof. […]

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Odisha: Padhee suggests millet snacks in Govt meetings

Bhubaneswar, September 22: State Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Principal Secretary Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee has requested all the departments to include millet-based snacks in the official meetings. In a letter to the administrative head of all the departments in the State, Padhee said, “The Departments can add millet-based products like cookies, mixture, sticks, khurma. […]

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Odisha: Special drive against overloaded heavy vehicles from Monday

Cuttack, September 17: The State Transport Authority (STA) has decided to launch a six-day anti overloading campaign throughout the State from September 19 (Monday). “Overloading of vehicles would attract a penalty of Rs 20,000 and additional fine of Rs 2,000 per extra tonne. Also, the Driving Licence (DL) may be disqualified for three months,” said […]

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Odisha gets 274 new lecturers in non-Govt Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar, August 30: As many as 274 lecturers joined different non-Government Degree Colleges in the State Tuesday. An orientation programme for State Selection Board sponsored new lecturers appointed in the subjects of Political Science, English and Mathematics was held at the Lokseva Bhawan. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion through virtual mode from his […]

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Odisha to have 13 new eco-tourism, nature camps

Bhubaneswar, August 26: The Odisha Government on Friday decided to develop 13 new places as new eco-tourism and nature camps in the State. With this, the number of such facilities will increase to 63. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra reviewed the current status of the existing eco-destinations through virtual mode and approved 10 new spots […]

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Odisha: CPR training to 1 lakh community members 

Bhubaneswar, August 25: The American Heart Association (AHA) and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has joined the hands to train more than 1 lakh community members on life saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill in next two years, said AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas here on Thursday. “Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on how quickly CPR is started […]

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Plea to revamp Jharsuguda railway station as world-class 

Bhubaneawar, August 10: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das on Wednesday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi and demanded that Jharsuguda railway station be a world-class station. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari and Rajya Sabha member Niranjan Bisi were present during the meeting. In a series of tweets, Das highlighted the issues, […]

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Odisha approves 10 industrial projects worth Rs 74,620 crore

Bhubaneawar, August 10: The 29th High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved as many as 10 industrial projects worth Rs 74,620 crore with an employment potential of 24,047. The approved projects include metal and metal downstream, green hydrogen, green ammonia and industrial structure. The projects will be […]

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