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My surgery was touch-and-go: Arun Lal shares his experience in fight against cancer
Bhubaneswar: While battling odds in life, a positive mindset is the greatest asset of a person which can turn things

ECoR general manager inspects Bhubaneswar, Puri railway stations
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Manoj Sharma, on Saturday inspected Bhubaneswar and Puri railway station and train coach maintenance

India vs Australia series: Full schedule, dates and match timings
One of the most competitive rivalry in cricket over the last few years, will commence on February 9, with India

MUKTA scheme bags WRI Ross Centre Prize for Cities
Bhubaneswar: In a global recognition for “MUKTA” – the urban wage employment scheme under the 5T initiative, the Housing &

ECoR general manager inspects Cuttack-Paradeep and Paradeep-Haridaspur railway section
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Manoj Sharma along with other senior officials inspected the railway developmental works in Cuttack-Paradeep

First robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery conducted in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery, which ensures greater precision and better result and is seen as the future of joint

Nobel laureate lauds Odisha’s Drink from Tap Mission
Bhubaneswar: Nobel laureate in Economics Prof. Michael Kremer visited Puri and Bhubaneswar last week to understand the impact of Government

Manoj Sharma appointed general manager of ECoR
Manoj Sharma, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) of 1985 batch has joined East Coast Railway as

National workshop on tropical cyclones held at SOA
Bhubaneswar: The socio-economic impact of tropical cyclones and coping strategies of local communities in Odisha, with special focus on women,

Udhayanidhi Stalin visits slums in Bhubaneswar
Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Udhayanidhi Stalin, visited the slum areas in Bhubaneswar on Friday to see

Senior Women One-Day Trophy: Kerala beat Odisha by 28 runs
After making a winning start, Odisha lost to Kerala by 28 runs in the Senior Women One-day Trophy, being played

ECoR GM carries out inspection of Talcher-Sunakhani rail section
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Roop Narayan Sunkar inspected the ongoing construction work of 16.31 km long Sunakhani-Parbil railway

RPF constable of Bhubaneswar station to receive Railway Minister’s Jeewan Raksha Padak
Subrat Kumar Maharana, RPF constable of Bhubaneswar Railway Station of East Coast Railway has been nominated to receive the Railway

Doctors turn around newborn with congenital heart defect
Bhubaneswar: A month-old baby boy, critically ill because of a congenital heart defect, has been turned around by a team

OEA’s Odisha Vision 2036 Conclave held at Utkal University
The Orissa Economics Association (OEA) in collaboration with the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University and School of

Hockey World Cup: Two special trains between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela
East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run two special trains between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela – two cities that would

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, live streaming and telecast details: Where and how to watch India matches
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will kickstart on January 13, with India scheduled to meet Spain in its opener

CRPF recruitment 2023: Apply online for 1,450 posts
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has started the online application process for 1,450 posts of ASI (Steno) and HC

Shiv Sundar Das appointed selector in BCCI’s selection committee
Shiv Sundar Das has been appointed as one of the five selectors in BCCI’s national men’s senior selection committee. Headed

SOA signs MoU with Jio and STPI for emerging tech
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jio

Odisha wins World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission
Odisha has won World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state. According to a government

26-day SOA Cup annual sports event kicks off
Bhubaneswar: Students of different institutions under SOA Deemed to be University will be competing in more than a dozen events

Golden jubilee of Utkal University’s Physics department celebrated
Bhubaneswar: Utkal University’s Physics department has played a stellar role in global scientific development in the last five decades and

ECoR general manager inspects Cuttack railway station
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Roop Narayan Sunkar on Tuesday inspected the Cuttack Railway Station and took stock of

FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023: India fixtures, full schedule, venues, teams, groups and match timings
After the opening ceremony on January 11 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will kickstart

Kulamani Parida conferred with MRSI annual prize
Bhubaneswar: Prof. Kulamani Parida, director of the Centre for Nano Science and Nano Technology at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here,

IIT-Kharagpur felicitates SOA’s founder-president
Bhubaneswar: Four days after its 68th Convocation, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, conferred its prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award on

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

SOA’s annual business conclave Scalerz 2022 held
Bhubaneswar: Learning in universities or colleges is important but students need to build enough depth and expand their knowledge to

Odisha wins three national level sanitation awards
Bhubaneswar: Odisha won three awards at the prestigious Annual India Sanitation Coalition (ISC)-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2022, held at New Delhi.

Ambedkar’s idea of social change discussed
Bhubaneswar: The Centre for Ambedkar Studies of Utkal University on Tuesday organised a seminar on ‘Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and

SOA felicitates alumnus and DAMan actor Dipanwit Dashmohapatra
Bhubaneswar: Dipanwit Dashmohapatra, a former SOA student who played a supporting role in the Odia movie ‘DAMaN’, was felicitated by

Utkal University organises inter-college hockey tournament
Bhubaneswar: A two-day men’s and women’s inter-college hockey tournament was held at the Biju Pattnaik multi-purpose stadium on the campus

Focus on creation of basic amenities across 115 ULBs
Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on MUKTA, the state funded flagship scheme of the government was recently held under the chairmanship

ECoR general manager conducts inspection at Cuttack-Paradeep Railway Section
East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Roop Narayan Sunkar did an inspection of the railway developmental works of Cuttack-Paradeep railway

Operations and maintenance pact for Angul-Sukinda rail line project
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) agreement of Angul-Sukinda rail line project has been signed between East Coast Railway and Angul-Sukinda Railway

MoU between Utkal University and AIIMS soon for healthcare research
Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would soon be signed between Utkal University and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar towards research work in healthcare

Vande Bharat Express for Odisha soon: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to Odisha on Saturday reviewed the ongoing projects and traffic

Researchers in two per cent Stanford world ranking felicitated
Bhubaneswar: Researchers of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), who figured in the world ranking of top two per cent scientists drawn

SOA adds more e-scooters on campus
Bhubaneswar: Travelling within the campus or going around the city has become easier for students of SOA Deemed to be

ECoR general manager inspects Bhubaneswar railway station
East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Roop Narayan Sunkar on Wednesday inspected the Bhubaneswar Railway station and had Window Trailing

Minister urges ULB representatives to scale up urban initiatives
Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development Minister Usha Devi inaugurated a state-level workshop-cum-orientation for elected representatives of ULBs at Lok Seva

CISF recruitment 2022: Apply online for 787 posts
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has issued a notification for recruitment to the post of Constable/Tradesman in the employment newspaper

Lumpy Skin Disease resurfaces in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a Capripox virus disease affecting cattle, buffalo and goat, which was detected in Odisha in

SOA students who cleared OJS exam, felicitated
Bhubaneswar: Adyasha Mishra, a student of SOA National Institute of Law (SNIL) here, who topped the Odisha Judicial Service (OJS)

SOA, SUM Ultimate get Positivity Awards
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University has received ‘Sakaratmak Ratna Award’ for creating positivity in the society

FIFA World Cup 2022, live streaming and telecast details: where and how to watch in India
FIFA World Cup 2022 starts on November 20 in Qatar, as 32 teams will compete for a place in the

FIFA World Cup 2022 full schedule, kickoff timings in IST
The much-awaited FIFA World Cup 2022 is all set to kickoff on November 20 in Qatar, as 32 teams will

Priyanka Priyadarshini selected for Women’s T20 Challenger
Odisha’s Priyanka Priyadarshini has been picked to play in the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger, to be played from Nov 20-26

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Biplab, Poddar included in Odisha squad
Biplab Samantray and Govind Poddar have been included in Odisha’s squad in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The senior men’s

ECoR GM reviews redevelopment work at Puri railway station
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Roop Narayan Sunkar inspected Puri Railway Station and reviewed its redevelopment work on Wednesday.

SOA signs MoU with Comviva for digital solutions
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Comviva

Odisha approves cyclotron unit at NISER
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved state government funding of Rs 150 crore for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Medical

ECoR felicitates 60 students from various schools
Students from various Schools of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were felicitated by East Coast Railway (ECoR) recently, at its headquarters, Bhubaneswar.

‘Samudramanthan’ event inaugurated in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A three-day national Dhara event, ‘Samudramanthan’, organised under the aegis of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in Odisha to focus

Roop Narayan Sunkar is new general manager of ECoR
Roop Narayan Sunkar, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) of 1985 batch has joined East Coast Railway

BJB College win men’s inter-college basketball tournament
Bhubaneswar: In the men’s inter-college basketball tournament organised by Utkal University on Saturday, BJB autonomous College beat UN Autonomous College

Two new players in Odisha squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
The selectors have picked two new players in the 16-member Odisha squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Odisha have included

ECoR celebrates Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
General Manager(I/C), East Coast Railway Sharad Kumar Srivastava administered oath to the officers and employees of ECoR to dedicate themselves

NITI Aayog member urges documentation of successful Covid management by states
Bhubaneswar: The way several states including Odisha battled the Covid-19 pandemic and emerged successful must be documented for generation of

Taiwan keen to collaborate with Indian universities
Bhubaneswar: Taiwan is keen to collaborate with Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University for joint degree programme and

Doctors remove huge tumour from newborn’s abdomen in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) have successfully removed a huge tumour from the abdomen of a newborn girl,

Orientation programme for engineers to build climate resilient urban infra
Bhubaneswar: In order to make urban Odisha climate resilient, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department organised a one-day orientation

Odisha wins PMAY-U Award in best policy initiative category
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has won the PMAY-U Award 2021, for ‘Best Policy Initiatives by State’ under special category. The award was

ECoR organises special Vigilance awareness drive to curb corruption
Vigilance Awareness Week–2022 is being organised from October 31 to November 6 with the theme “Corruption free India for a

Srabani Nanda wins gold at National Open Athletics Championship
Odisha’s Srabani Nanda bagged gold in women’s 100 mtr with a timing of 11.55 sec at the 61st National Open

SUM surgeons conduct challenging surgery on newborn
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare have successfully conducted surgery to repair Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) in a newborn baby

Vaishnaw flags off India’s first aluminium freight rake train
Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off India’s first aluminum freight rake at

SOA sponsored startup wins award at Dubai tech event
Bhubaneswar: Wewer, a tech startup sponsored by the SOA Deemed to be University here, has won the Supernova Challenge in

Community 90.4 radio station celebrates 10th anniversary
Bhubaneswar: Voice of SOA Community 90.4, the Community Radio station of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), celebrated its tenth year on

Tumour weighing 7.5 kg removed from child’s abdomen
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have removed a tumour weighing 7.5 kg from the

Railways revenue up by 92 per cent in passenger segment
Railways registers growth of 24 per cent in Reserved Passenger Segment and 197 per cent in Unreserved Passenger Segment. The

Bikash Swarup Pati qualifies as BCCI match referee
Bikash Swarup Pati, a former Odisha Ranji Trophy cricketer and current men’s senior selection committee member has successfully qualifiedas a

Odisha announce 16-member squad for BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, Meheta to lead
Madhuri Meheta to lead as Odisha announce 16-member squad for the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, starting October 11 in

Lifestyle changes, stress management key to avoid heart attacks
Bhubaneswar: Lifestyle changes and stress management are keys to avoiding cardiac problems in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic which

Special train between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati
Keeping in view the demands and to clear additional rush in regular trains, it has been decided to run a

Importance of pharmacists in healthcare stressed
Bhubaneswar: The importance of pharmacists in the healthcare system was underscored at a programme organised to celebrate World Pharmacists’ Day

Plan to rejuvenate water bodies in cities under MUKTA programme
Water bodies in the cities are an important form of surface water that play a vital role in the ecosystem.

Indian Railways promotes digital transactions in a big way
To promote Digital India initiative across Indian Railways, digital method of transactions for purchase of food items through catering units

Child with critical burn injuries recovers
Bhubaneswar: A four-year-old girl, who suffered 30 per cent burn injuries following an accident and was treated at the Burn

NSS urged to prepare for disaster preparedness
Bhubaneswar: The National Service Scheme (NSS) should explore possibilities for educational intervention in online education in remote areas in addition

India to roll out hydrogen-powered train on next Independence Day: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: India will roll out its first hydrogen-powered train, designed, developed and manufactured indigenously on the next Independence Day, Union

ECoR launches Swachhata Pakhwada in massive scale
East Coast Railway (ECoR) has started Swachhata Pakhwada in a big way giving special focus on cleanliness at railway station

Vaishnaw directs construction of foot over bridge at Birapratappur
Acting upon a grievance by villagers of Birapratappur near Chandanpur in Puri, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed railway officials

Mazagon Dock recruitment 2022: Apply online for 1,041 vacancies
The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has issued a notification inviting applications for 1,041 vacant posts for Skilled and Semi-Skilled

SBI clerk recruitment 2022: Apply online for over 5,000 vacancies
The State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a notification inviting applications for 5,008 vacancies for the post of Clerk

AGM of Odisha Athletics Association held
The Annual General Meeting of Odisha Athletics Association was held at the meeting hall of Odisha Olympic Association on Sunday,

80 per cent of suicides preventable, says expert
Bhubaneswar: Around 80 per cent of people dying by suicide send out tell-tale warning signs before taking the extreme step

Low pressure system to trigger rain in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area has formed over West central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood on Sept 8. The system

Performance review meeting of City Mission Managers held
Bhubaneswar: A one-day performance review-cum-orientation meeting of City Mission Managers was held under the auspices of Housing and Urban Development

‘Housing for all’ initiative for urban poor of Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UD) has started an initiative “Housing for All Policy” especially for the Economically

Overseas patient successfully treated of rare disease at Bhubaneswar hospital
Bhubaneswar: In a boost to medical tourism in Odisha, a 65-year-old Iraqi national suffering from central skull base osteomyelitis has

FCI recruitment 2022: Apply online for 5043 vacancies
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will fill more than 5043 vacancies for the post of Assistant Grade 3 (AG-III),

Odisha’s biggest coding hackathon begins
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is taking steps to create an environment conducive to the financial growth of the State in

Asia Cup 2022 full schedule, dates, timings and venues
The Asia Cup 2022 featuring six teams kicks off on August 27, with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan playing the opening

Cuttack to host three matches of Legends League Cricket
Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium will be one of the host venue of the Legends League Cricket. Three T20 matches of the

SOA signs MOU with ICAR-CIFA to facilitate academics and research
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with city-based ICAR-Central

Review meeting on Transformative Urban Agenda held
The Housing & Urban Development department started its cluster wise performance review meeting for the ULBs with a focus to

ECoR felicitates hockey star Amit Rohidas
East Coast Railway General Manager Sharad Kumar Srivastava felicitated its Senior Sports Officer and defender of Indian hockey men’s team

ECoR observes Sadbhavana Diwas
East Coast Railway observed “Sadbhavana Diwas” at Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar by organising a pledge ceremony. Staff and officers led