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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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Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan was appointed on Tuesday as Governor of Andhra Pradesh. A communique was issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan after President Ram Nath Kovind cleared his file for the gubernatorial post. Harichandan, who is a veteran BJP leader from Odisha, replaces ESL Narasimhan, who was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh for […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has been able to reduce the number of deaths due to lightning by more than 31% by effectively using the early warning communication system to alert the people about the upcoming thunderstorm and lightning, said an official release. According to a communiqué issued by the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), as many […]
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Malkangiri: Senior IAS officer and Malkangiri district Collector Manish Agrawal has set an example by admitting his pregnant wife in a Government hospital in backward Malkangiri district for delivery. His wife gave birth to a baby boy at the State-run Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) after a caesarean section. The mother and child are in […]
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New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT) on Saturday posted for August 3 the hearing in connection with the interim application of the Odisha Government that seeks a stay on the construction and operation of barrages being built by Chhattisgarh Government on Mahanadi. A three-judge bench of the tribunal comprising of chairperson AM Khanwilkar, […]
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Bhubaneswar: The MM Das Commission, probing into the multi thousand-crore chit fund scam in Odisha, submitted its seventh interim report to the State Government on Friday. Sources said the Commission’s Secretary submitted the 16,957 pages report to the Home Home Department. The report provides all details of the identified small investors so that State Government, […]
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Bhubaneswar: After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hiked tax on diesel and petrol in the Budget that was presented on July 5, the Odisha Government on Thursday hiked the bus fares across all categories. As per a notification issued by the Commerce and Transport Department, fares of ordinary and express buses were hiked by one […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked his Minister colleagues to go for extensive field visits and to make surprise visit to offices under their department for reality check in grassroots level. The Chief Minister chairing the Council of Ministers meeting asked his Ministers to meet people on the ground to take direct feedback […]
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Bhubaneswar: In order to diversify its tourism offerings by exploring the potential of the various waterbodies and wetlands that dot its landscape, besides its pristine 482 km long coastline, the Tourism Department organised a three-day familiarisation trip to Bhitarkanika National Park and Chilika Lake in its maiden outreach to owners and operators of luxury houseboats […]
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Lanjigarh: Innovation has been one of the key pillars in the success of Vedanta Aluminium’s growth story in Lanjigarh. Since the commencement of operations in the Indian aluminium sector, Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery has steadily developed into one of India’s leading, state-of-the-art facilities that has evolved technologically and led 15 years of development in the region. […]
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