The fuel price in Odisha saw a spike on Friday too, as the rate of petrol in the capital city, Bhubaneswar was Rs 104.98 while diesel price was at Rs 100.99. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Friday were Rs 104.81 and Rs 100.83, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in…
Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare’s (SUMUM) Department of Nuclear Medicine and its high-end PET-CT scan has completed a year in service of people. It has also earned the distinction of conducting the highest number of PET-CT scans in a calendar year in the city. Last year, in July, SUMUM became the first hospital in Odisha to…
In order to clear extra rush of passengers during the upcoming festive season, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made elaborate arrangements to run some additional Special Trains to different destinations for the convenience of the passengers. Puri–Patna-Puri Special (Train No 08439/08440): The trains will run during the period from 16th October 2021 to 31st October…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha state Agricultural Marketing Board (OSAM Board) has received the SKOCH AWARD 2023 for eNAM in silver category (Agriculture). OSAM Board under Cooperative department achieved the unique feat with the successful onboarding of all 66 Regulated Marking Committees (RMCs) of the state in the e-NAM portal. The e-NAM is a pan India online…
Cuttack: Odisha cricketer Suryakant Pradhan has announced his retirement from all formats of the game, bringing an end to a long and consistent domestic career, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) said on Friday. Pradhan, a right-arm medium pacer, represented Odisha across every age-group category, starting from under-16 cricket before moving up to the senior team….
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Multiple one-sided contests and a few close finishes marked the third phase of the OCA Inter District School Cricket Tournament 2025-26, played in the one-day format across different venues on Wednesday. Jharsuguda posted 177 all out in 36 overs against Bargarh, riding on a steady 69 not out off 96 balls by Shreans Padhi…
Gurugram: Police have arrested five men for allegedly providing bank accounts to a Chinese cyber-fraud syndicate that cheated a victim of around Rs 13.80 crore in Gurugram on the pretext of an investment, officials said here on Tuesday. With these arrests, the total number of people arrested in the case has reached 40. Police also…
Bhubaneswar: In the latest survey conducted at Chilika Lake, two new species have been spotted – the threatened ferruginous duck and Eurasian otter. Also, two uncommon species including the red-necked stint and the wooly-necked stork were spotted near Parikud and Mangalajodi areas of the lagoon. Near the Rambha Bay area of the Chilika Lake, Asia’s…
Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on MUKTA, the state funded flagship scheme of the government was recently held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, H&UDD G Mathhi Vathhanan. The meeting focused on preparation of ward-wise Annual Action Plan under MUKTA for 2023-24 across 115 ULBs for creation of basic amenities. ULB officials were appraised on guiding…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with city-based ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) with the objective of facilitating academics and research in a range of subjects. The subjects would include herbal biomedicines, nanotechnology, marine and fresh water eco-systems, anti-microbial resistance, immunology and translational…
