Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has partnered with bike taxi platform Rapido to roll out a new driver-cum-guide service aimed at improving travel convenience and enhancing the overall tourist experience. Tourism minister K Durgesh said on Thursday that Rapido drivers with strong ratings will receive specialised training in December. The training will cover Andhra Pradesh’s…
Bhubaneswar: The SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) has received the ‘Excellence in Hospitality and Healthcare Service Award’ at an event in Kuala Lumpur on March 22. Dr Swetapadma Dash, CEO of SUMUM, accepted the accolade on behalf of the hospital, acknowledging it as the top hospital in eastern India, as recognised by ‘MIRCHI’. Dr Dash attributed…
Bhubaneswar: Around 80 per cent of people dying by suicide send out tell-tale warning signs before taking the extreme step but prompt actioncan prevent such deaths, an eminent psychiatrist said on Saturday. “Most of the adolescents, before killing themselves, drop hints about their mental condition which are mostly ignored by family members, colleagues,teachers or friends,”…
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO), engaged in promoting various socio-cultural services, headed by its president, Anupama Srivastava visited children home of Adruta, a shelter for destitute children at Kantabada in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. ECoRWWO donated an arranger keyboard for the requirements of the inmates during the visit. The keyboard will help…
Bhubaneswar: The teaching fraternity has a huge responsibility to mould the young people academically and intellectually while inculcating high moral values in them, former Odisha governor MM Rajendran said on Friday. “Character building is important as it helps shape a nation and moral values need to be instilled in students in the educational institutions,” Rajendran,…
New Delhi: What began as a routine road accident report in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera turned into a surprising twist when police discovered that the victims of the crash were actually thieves on the run. Three men have been arrested and stolen goods were recovered, officials said on Monday. According to police, a PCR call was…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day state-level orientation of MUKTA coordinators and community organisers (COs) was held at Lok seva Bhawan here recently. G. Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary H&UD department addressed the participants and urged them to strive to achieve speed and scale without negotiating quality and transparency in the implementation of MUKTA. He too directed all the…
In view of Cyclone Gulab making landfall today, Indian Railways’ East Coast Railway (EcoR) zone has decided to cancel, divert and short-terminate some trains for the safety of passengers. Also read: How did Cyclone Gulab got its name “In view of cyclone Gulab supposed to be hit between South Odisha and Northern Andhra Pradesh, it…
Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested two men, including a Kerala native, for allegedly posing as police officers and extorting money from couples in the city, officials said on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Joseph M E (41) from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala and Jitendra Samantray (50), a resident of Bhubaneswar. Acting on specific inputs, a…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cyclone alert for southern parts of Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh districts. A depression formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Friday and intensified into a deep depression on Saturday and is likely to further intensify into a cyclone over the next 12 hours, the…
