Events
Bhubaneswar: Drugs and crime are two sides of the same coin and it is imperative for the younger generation not only to keep away from narcotics but also battle the menace for the betterment of the society, Saumendra Priyadarshi, Commissioner of Police, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Commissionerate Police, said on Monday. “Narcotic substances have been ruining families and…
Bhubaneswar: ‘A Slice of Night’, English translation of an anthology of Odia poems by eminent author and poet Dr. Gayatribala Panda, was released at the sixth Odisha Art and Literature Festival held here recently. The book, published by Dhauli Books, was released by eminent English and Bengali author Kunal Basu. Another English translation of Dr….
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chapter of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists celebrated the International Women’s Day by organising a programme to create awaremess among blind girls about menstrual hygiene. The programme, organised by the Women’s Cell of the chapter at the Bhima Bhoi Drishtihina Vidyalaya here, featured an open ended discussion with the girls on the…
Bhubaneswar: Kamalini Mallick, nursing in-chrage of the SUM Covid Hospital here was honoured with the ‘Kalinga Virangana’ award on Sunday for her relentless endeavour to serve Covid patients over the last two years. The award, instituted by the Seva Prayas Foundation, was presented to Mallick by Dr. Sanghamitra Pati, director of the Regional Medical Research…
Bhubaneswar: Knowledge and skill are basic ingredients for a leader and the need to upgrade knowledge is the key to successful leadership, Prof. Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, vice-chancellor of SOA Deemed to be University said on Thursday. “Knowledge is unlimited and no one can claim that he knows everything, but knowledge also gets outdated,” Prof. Mahapatra,…
Bhubaneswar: Women have the ability and competence to handle any responsibility and excel, Ranjana Chopra, principal secretary in the state government in charge of SC and ST Development department said while addressing a two-day International Faculty Development Programme at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan here on Tuesday. “Confidence is the basic ingredient that every individual must possess…
International Women’s Day 2022 was celebrated by East Coast Railway on Tuesday at Railway Auditorium in association with East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation. To mark this occasion, a seminar on “Gender Equality Today for Sustainable Tomorrow” was organised where eminent personalities presented their views on the above subject. Gracing the occasion, principal chief signal…
Bhubaneswar: Aspiring medical professionals, who have taken admission in the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medical sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here, were welcomed at a ceremony on Tuesday with the chancellor Prof. DP Ray wishing them a successful career as physicians. Welcoming the new students,…
Bhubaneswar: Equality among men and women was the focus of a programme organised for women employees of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on the eve of the International Women’s Day on Monday. Dwelling on the subject ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’, the theme of the International Women’s Day this…
Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 has impacted the world as nothing before while changing everything but India has led by example by trying to heal and help, Dr. Deepak Vohra, former Indian Ambassador to Poland and presently special adviser to the prime ministers of Lesotho, South Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, said on Saturday. Covid-19 has changed everything and hence…
