Berhampur: Two minor girls drowned in a village pond at Patanda under Ganjam district’s Digapahandi police station limits on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a Class VI student and daughter of Deenabandhu Dora and Manini Dora (12), a student of Class VII and daughter of S.Prakash Dora, police sources said.After returning…
A woman cooks on 5kg LPG cylinder Bhubaneswar: A day after food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced an immediate ban on the sale of 5kg LPG cylinders in open market, the department on Monday clarified that students and migrant workers can procure them from authorised distributors.Food supplies and consumer welfare department…
Health experts recommend routine gastrointestinal examinations for individuals with risk factors like family history or persistent stomach discomfort Bhubaneswar: With gastroenterological issues being detected late, leading to life-threatening diseases, health experts suggest examination of both upper and lower gastrointestinal organs to be part of routine health check-up, even when there is mild symptom or family…
Bhubaneswar: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), a tiny packet/pouch released by cells in body to communicate with other cells, have the potential to change the way cancer is treated at present. Keeping this in mind, researchers from ILS-Bhubaneswar, AIIMS-Delhi and other institutions of the country are conducting research on EVs for better understanding about the disease progression,…
The National Investigation Agency office Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe from city police into the recent rooftop explosion in Airfield area that killed two people and left two others critically injured.While the agency declined to confirm whether its involvement was prompted by suspicions of a wider terror conspiracy, govt…
Bhubaneswar: The state transport department on Monday announced a ban on the movement of commercial vehicles which are more than 10 years old and are registered outside Odisha. The department officials said the move aims to prevent the resale of unfit vehicles from other states in Odisha and enhance road safety.“We noticed that many old…
Bhubaneswar: More than a year after the govt brought in the Odisha University (Amendment) Act, 2024, governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday appointed vice-chancellors (VC)s to 14 public universities in the state.Kambhampati, who is also the chancellor of universities, appointed Chandi Prasad Nanda as VC of Utkal University, while Arka Kumar Das Mahapatra will head…
People buy vegetables at Unit-I market in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: The capital city will turn vegetable waste from four major markets into automobile-grade CNG easing the burden on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s waste handling system and reducing foul smell from decomposing market refuse.Under the new waste handling project, remnants of cabbage, cauliflower and other biodegradable vegetable waste…
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to undertake a comprehensive survey to identify residential buildings being misused for commercial purposes across the city, following a recent Supreme Court directive that has brought all municipal bodies in the country under its scrutiny.The move comes after the apex court, while hearing a…
Precautionary measures.indd Bhubaneswar: The govt has decided to set a threshold limit on the number of people permitted along the Grand Road in Puri during the upcoming Rath Yatra on July 16 to ensure effective crowd management. A similar cap will be imposed on the inflow of devotees arriving in Puri by trains, buses, and…
