December 2022
Two-day international conference on innovations in intelligent computing at Utkal University
Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding that Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are still new and developing, there is almost no field where these technologies have not permeated in some form or the other. Keeping this in mind, Utkal University is planning to offer certificate course on machine learning (ML) soon, said vice-chancellor Prof. Sabita Acharya here…
New batch at SUM go through white coat ceremony
Bhubaneswar: The new batch of MBBS students who have taken admission into the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), on Thursday took the customary Hippocratic Oath while going through the white coat ceremony. The ceremony marks the medical students’ transition from the study of preclinical…
ECoR’s zonal official language implementation committee meeting held
Bhubaneswar: The 49th joint meeting of East Coast Railway official language implementation committee was held under the chairmanship of general manager, Roop Narayan Sunkar. All the principal heads of departments, Apar Mukhya Rajbhasha Adhikaris from Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair Division and chief workshop manager, carriage repair workshop, Mancheswar were present in the meeting. Addressing…
ECoR GM makes window trailing inspection between Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak and Dhamra Port
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Roop Narayan Sunkar made a window trailing inspection from Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak and Dhamra Port and reviewed various infrastructural works between Bhadrak and Dhamra to provide better connectivity and facilities to the port. Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) deals with loading of coal, lime stone, fertiliser, iron ore etc….
SUM CTVS team conducts rare cardiac surgery
Bhubaneswar: For the first time in Odisha, the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) team at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of Medical Sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, has successfully conducted surgery on two young patients suffering from life threatening aortic disease recently. “The life threatening condition is associated with…
SOA launches week-long road safety campaign
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to sensitise its students and employees about road safety, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here launched a week-long programme to create awareness on the campus of Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), the Deemed to be University’s faculty of engineering and technology. Senior officials of the university, led by the chancellor…
Certificate course on sanitation for TULIP interns
Bhubaneswar: A three-month certificate course on “Sanitation Value Chain in Urban Odisha” for TULIP interns started here on Thursday. The launch of the first training module on Solid Waste Management (SWM) by Odisha Water Academy in partnership with Urban Management Centre (UMC) was inaugurated by G Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary H&UD. Speaking on the occasion…
Camp office set up to monitor Bhubaneswar railway station’s redevelopment work
The camp office to look after the proposed redevelopment work of Bhubaneswar railway station has been made operational recently. The station is being redeveloped to be a world-class infrastructure. East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Roop Narayan Sunkar is reviewing and monitoring the project work and advised officials to make this project passenger friendly. The…
Surgeons remove chicken bone stuck in food pipe for 7 days
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here successfully removed a chicken bone that was stuck in a person’s food pipe for seven days, hospital sources said. Dr. Satyaprakash Ray Choudhury, consultant, surgical gastroenterology, who led the surgical team, said it was a very unique and challenging procedure for the team as the bone was…