Bhubaneswar: The ICICI Foundation has gifted seven dialysis machines to the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, recently to strengthen the hospital’s efforts to extend healthcare to the masses. Senior officials representing ICICI Foundation handed over the equipment to the hospital in the presence of…
Bhubaneswar: In a scenario where legal education has opened up lucrative job opportunities, law graduates should train in a way to make themselves eligible for new and emerging fields, Jash Agrawal, an expert on legal education, said on Saturday. “Law schools and universities should take the responsibility to train students and prepare them adequately for…
Bhubaneswar: Studies and sports should go together at the university level for all-round development of students, former Test opener Arun Lal said on Saturday. “If students don’t give equal importance to sports with their studies, they will remain half-educated,” Lal said while speaking at the concluding function of SOA Cup. The month long SOA Cup…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University joined the rest of the country in celebrating the 74th Republic Day with the chancellor Prof. DP Ray unfurling the national flag at the university stadium here on Thursday. The programme, which featured a colourful cultural extravaganza, was attended by students, faculty members and others. Speaking…
Bhubaneswar: The socio-economic impact of tropical cyclones and coping strategies of local communities in Odisha, with special focus on women, was the subject of a one-day national workshop organised at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University here on Monday. The workshop aimed at promotion and dissemination of understanding, awareness, mitigation and coping strategies…
Bhubaneswar: Eminent surgeon and former dean of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital Prof. (Dr) Dhirendra Kumar Ray passed away while undergoing treatment at the SUM Ultimate Medicare here on Sunday. He was 76. Considered an expert in healthcare and medical education, he also served as principal of SCB Medical College and Hospital in…
Bhubaneswar: An emerging India and world’s fifth largest economy has become an unstoppable force for change in the world, senior diplomat and special advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Deepak Vohra said. “India today is the most preferred destination for investment and it’s for the young generation to seize the moment to write their future…
Bhubaneswar: The Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two private startups on Wednesday to generate and share knowledge in areas of robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and drone technology. One MoU was signed between SOA and SPK MAK Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for familiarisation with industrial exposure for…
Bhubaneswar: A month-old baby boy, critically ill because of a congenital heart defect, has been turned around by a team of doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), here recently. The baby’s father Ramakanta Bhoi of Nimapara in Puri district brought him to the…
Bhubaneswar: Students of different institutions under SOA Deemed to be University will be competing in more than a dozen events over a period of 26 days for the SOA Cup which kicked off on the university campus here on Wednesday. The events in which the students will take part include football (only boys), cricket, volleyball…
