Tag: State News

Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Founder and owner SUM Hospital Manoj Ranjan Nayak was arrested by the Commissionerate Police on Thursday after he surrendered before it in connection with deaths of 21 patients over Monday’s fire tragedy at the hospital, confirmed Commissioner of Police YB Khurania on Thursday. On Wednesday, the police issued look out circular notice […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 19: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that on the death of at least 21 persons at the SUM Hospital and Medical College in Bhubaneswar after a major fire broke out on Monday evening and served a notice to the Chief Secretary. The […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday evening arrested four Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital officials, including its superintendent on the charges of negligence in conduct and safety that caused of the major fire in the hospital on Monday evening killing 20 persons. The Khandagiri Police arrested hospital superintendent Pusparaj Samantasinghar, ex-Executive […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: As Diwali just a few days away, Railways have geared up their machinery to prevent carrying crackers in passengers and Mail/Express trains. Carrying inflammable items in train journey is strictly prohibited. East Coast Railway (ECoR) has formed a special squad to keep a strict vigil on carrying inflammable items in trains for […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: The Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, which runs the Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the victims’ families. “The hospital authorities and the management have decided to extend an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the family of each deceased,” said […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday visited patients at AMRI and AIIMS Hospitals who were admitted there after being evacuated from SUM Hospital after a major fire broke out there on Monday evening and enquired about their wellbeing. So far 20 patients have been died due to the fire. “Deeply grieved by […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: Uber, the smartphone app that has transformed the way people move around in cities, on Monday launched inter-city services between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. On opening the app, riders who are going to travel between the two cities, riders can slide to the new view ‘BBSR to Cuttack’ or ‘Cuttack to BBSR’ accordingly. […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: Oral cancer being the thrust area at the SOA University-run Institute of Dental Sciences, its Dean Prof. Neeta Mohanty was invited as a speaker at the World Congress on Advances in Oncology and International Symposium on Molecular Medicine at Athens recently. Prof Mohanty, who was the only speaker from India in the […]

Malkangiri, Oct 14: Even as the death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis mounted to 52 with two fresh deaths reported at the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Friday, a police complaint was filed against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and several other Ministers for their alleged negligence in tackling the disease in Malkangiri. One Ure […]

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: For the first time, a National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Chief Executive Officers’ (CEO) Conclave is going to be organiaed in Bhubaneswar from November 26 to 29. This was discussed at a high-level meeting at the State Secretariat on Friday in the presence of Minister of Electronics & IT […]