Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here has been conferred with the Multidisciplinary University award by EducationWorld at New Delhi recently. As per the citation presented to SOA, the university has been ranked first in Odisha and 14th in the country. It was also adjudged the exemplary researcher of the year and…
Bhubaneswar: With the emergence of Transfusion Medicine as a separate clinical and scientific branch in medical science, India has witnessed a significant progress in this domain in the last decade, an expert said on Friday. More and more blood centres, which are developing gradually across the country, are adopting new technology like automation, computerization and…
Bhubaneswar: Around one lakh are diagnosed with blood cancer in India every year, but can be defeated with proper treatment and the patient’s will to fight, medical experts said recently. “There is a need to dispel the notion that it is difficult to escape death if a person was afflicted with cancer,” Dr Hara Prasad…
The Super League matches of Kalahandi Cup will start from May 24 till June 4, with all the matches scheduled to be played in Cuttack. The Super League stage will have 10 teams divided into two groups. Group A: ECORSA, Cuttack-A, Sambalpur, Rest of Odisha-A, Rest of Odisha-C Group B: Bhubaneswar-A, Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal, Rest of…
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has picked coaches for the men’s and women’s wings of Odisha Cricket Academy. The coaches will be deputed to various age group Odisha teams which will be participating in BCCI domestic tournaments. Men’s Wing: Abakash Khatua, Deepak Mangaraj, Suresh Kumar, Natraj Behera, Basant Mohanty, Kuldeep Sharma, Rashmi Ranjan Das, Sovan…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day induction workshop for elected representatives of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on transformative urban Odisha was held here recently. The primary objective of the workshop was to sensitise the people’s representatives of ULBs on various ongoing programmes and the implementation modalities for the benefit of the urban poor across the state. Municipal Administration…
Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Psychology, Utkal University and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar was signed on Thursday in the presence of vice-chancellor, Utkal University Prof Sabita Acharya and Prof Nibedita Pani, director, PGIMER and Capital Hospital. The collaboration will facilitate inter-institutional learning…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here have successfully conducted a challenging surgery on a 73-year-old woman suffering from a rare condition after she was turned away by other healthcare facilities who described the case as inoperable. Ambika Patra, with a 15-year-old history of a swelling on her neck and suffering from sudden onset…
Bhubaneswar: Experts in psychiatry have underlined the need to educate the people about schizophrenia, a mental illness that affects around 24 million people across the world. Roughly one out of every 300 people get affected by schizophrenia which often causes severe disruption in an individual’s personal and social life impacting the person’s ability to function…
Bhubaneswar: Participation of students in the National Service Scheme (NSS) activities can help them develop qualities which are necessary for their professional life, Bishnupada Sethi, principal secretary to the state government in the department of Higher Education, said on Sunday. Referring to the Mahabharat while putting across his views, Sethi said virtues like charity and…
