H&UD department signs MoU with Urban Management Centre

Bhubaneswar: Housing & Urban Development department signed an MoU with Urban Management Centre (UMC) to provide technical support for capacity building of Odisha’s flagship programme “Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyaan” (MUKTA). The MoU was signed virtually by G. Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary, H&UD department and Manvita Baradi, director UMC on last Monday. The support will be…

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Pediatric cancer

Pediatric cancer can be cured if diagnosed early, says expert

Bhubaneswar: Most childhood cancers can be cured if diagnosed early and treated appropriately, Prof. (Dr.) Saroj Panda, in-charge of PediatricHematology and Oncology unit at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here, said. “Children respond well to chemotherapy and show minimal side effects compared to similar treatment in adults,” Prof. (Dr.) Panda said while…

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Manoj Sharma

ECoR general manager inspects Jarapada-Jharsuguda Road railway section

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Manoj Sharma inspected Jarapada-Jharsuguda Road Railway Section between Angul and Jharsuguda along with Sambalpur area and reviewed various ongoing Railway projects and infrastructural works in the region with the Railway officials at Sambalpur. Sharma inspected the double line section between Jarapada and Jharsuguda Road with window trailing and…

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multiple myeloma

52-year-old multiple myeloma patient undergoes successful SCT procedure

Bhubaneswar: Doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have successfully treated a 52-year-old woman suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, through Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT). The patient had been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma about 18 months ago following which she was under chemotherapy treatment in another private hospital…

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