Bhubaneswar: Eminent Ireland-based gastroenterologist Prof. Dilip Mahapatra is exploring the possibility of establishing a Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Odisha which can go a long way in making available advanced treatment to patients in a number of diseases including cancer. Prof. Mahapatra, presently director of the Lugh Medical Centre at Dundalk, Ireland and vice-chancellor of…
Host Odisha played inspiring Kho Kho as the boys and girls teams bagged bronze medals in the 40th Junior Nationals held in Bhubaneswar. Odisha boys beat West Bengal while the girls defeated Karnataka to take bronze medals home. A massive leap in performance for both the teams when the Odisha girls and boys had finished…
Bhubaneswar: A five-day sports meet of SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM), titled ‘Sumumnoya’, believed to be the first of its kind organised by a corporate hospital in Odisha, kicked off here on Thursday. The meet was inaugurated by hockey Olympian and president of Hockey India Dilip Tirkey who said that it would not only keep the…
Bhubaneswar: With Delhi facing an acute environmental emergency and a possible lockdown, the focus has shifted to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which has been on the rise mainly due to air pollution, experts said here on Wednesday. Clean air is the crying need almost everywhere as increasing number of COPD patients struggled to breathe…
Chandigarh: The World Bank has approved USD 305 million in financial assistance for the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD), a major initiative aimed at significantly improving air quality and making the state pollution-free by 2030. According to a state government spokesperson, the approval follows a high-level meeting held in November last year…
Rajkot: A superb century by Tanmayee Behera helped Odisha seal a tense two-wicket win over Pondicherry in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Elite) at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C, here on Saturday. Chasing 247 for victory, Odisha reached 247 for 8 in 49.4 overs to complete an impressive run chase. After Odisha opted…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Railway Police have recovered 1,018 stolen mobile phones worth more than Rs 1.80 crore and returned them to their owners, officials said on Wednesday. The recovery was made during a special drive conducted in two phases. In the first phase, held in June and July, police traced 684 mobile phones valued at…
In a move to address long-standing demands, minister of Railways, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced the sanction of crucial railway projects for Odisha during a media interaction recently. The first project, the Digha-Jaleswar (Chandaneswar-Jaleswar) new line spanning 42 km, will be fast-tracked following the completion of the approval process. This development…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked schools across the state to switch to morning classes immediately as temperatures continue to rise. In a directive issued on Thursday, district collectors were told to change school timings to 6:30 am to 10:30 am for all government, aided and private schools. The decision comes after temperatures in some…
The Central Bank of India (CBI) is hiring candidates for the post of Specialist Officer (SO) as Information Technology, Senior Manager. Candidates with the required eligibility conditions can apply online from 10 February to 2nd March 2022 on centralbankofindia.co.in The bank will conduct an online exam on 27 March 2022 and admit cards for the…
