Bhubaneswar: Union minister Bishweswar Tudu on Sunday said he is hopeful that the Centre will give its nod for turning the now-defunct Armada Road Airstrip in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, which was operational during World War-II, into a modern airport. Tudu said the airstrip is located 225 km from state capital Bhubaneswar and only 90 km…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday reported 859 new Covid-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 12,78,121, the health department said in its bulletin. Twenty more people, including six in Balasore and four in Jajpur, succumbed to the infection, raising the toll to 8,904, reported PTI. On Sunday, the state had logged 1,148 cases and 22 deaths….
The offline ticket sale at counters on Thursday for the upcoming India-South Africa T20I on June 12, was sold out in a single day.
Bhubaneswar: Nine Grand Masters and 24 International Masters from across the world will take part in the 1st SOA International Grand Masters Chess Festival at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, which will begin on January 28, the organizers said on Thursday. Some of the finest chess players from Denmark, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday saw a hike again as the rate was Rs 106.62 while price of diesel at Rs 96.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday were Rs 107.02 and Rs Rs 96.80, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Friday saw a hike with the rate at Rs 112.85 while price of diesel was Rs 102.58 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Friday were Rs 112.72 and Rs 102.46, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a decrease on Monday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.70 while diesel price at Rs 91.52. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Monday were Rs 102.17 and Rs 91.97, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medical sciences of SOA, have successfully removed a 3 kg tumour from the chest of a 23-year-old woman which had compressed her left lung and pushed the heart and windpipe to the right of the chest cavity. After visiting few hospitals where…
As part of Swachh Bharat Initiative, East Coast Railway achieved a milestone in the field of environment cleanliness by installing all its conventional coaches with bio-toilets. It is also an effort to provide clean and eco-friendly travel and fulfilling railway’s commitment towards the “Swachha Rail, Swachha Bharat” campaign.Installing bio-toilets in train converts the human waste…
Bhubaneswar: In a first in Odisha’s medical history, multiple organs were retrieved from a brain dead patient at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on Saturday. The organs were rushed to three different cities for transplantation providing a new lease of life to four critical patients. In an exceptional achievement, multiple organs including two kidneys,…
