Bhubaneswar: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the proposal to start Doctorate of Medicine (DM) course at the Department of Medical Oncology (two seats) of Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) in Cuttack, an official said, Wednesday. According to the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department, the new course will start from the 2024-25...

Bhubaneswar: A local court here Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a man after holding him guilty of killing a woman under Nayapalli police limits in the City in 2017. Additional Sessions Judge Sasmita Parhi also slapped a penalty of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Dambarudhar Das. Failure to pay the penalty would entail one year of rigorous...

Aries: If you have children, you'll likely spoil them today. After all, it's for days like these that you work hard, says Ganesha. You will also complete pending assignments and it's a productive day for those in medical professions and public services. Taurus: You may feel frustrated and stranded in family matters today, says Ganesha. Shower your...

Keonjhar: At least six people, including four women, died in a road accident when two trucks rammed into their car in Champua area of Odisha's Keonjhar district on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-520 near Rimuli bypass, they said. All the six passengers onboard the car died on the spot, a police...

Guwahati: Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act hitting a well-paced fifty and taking two wickets, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match here Wednesday. The target was a mere 145, but Kings made heavy weather of it on a sluggish track here but Curran (63 not out, 41b, 5x4,...

Bhubaneswar: BJP president JP Nadda Wednesday pledged to offer a people's government to the citizens of Odisha. Addressing a function of BJP's women wing here, Nadda said, "Say goodbye to the officer-led government as the BJP will provide Janata Ka Sarkar". He also said only the BJP can provide a women-oriented government in the country by empowering...

Serampore (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday referred to protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said "PoK is part of India and we will take it". Addressing a rally in West Bengal's Serampore, Shah said while peace has returned to once trouble-torn Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir "now echoes with slogans...

Washington: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first June 27 hosted by CNN and the second September 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks. The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat's announcement that...

Ranchi: The Birsa Zoo here in the Jharkhand capital is under the shroud of a gloom after four tiger cubs born to Gauri died within hours in a freak accident. The tigress which was relocated six years back from Chhattisgarh, crushed her newborns under her own weight as she had no prior experience of giving birth, the...

Rourkela: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who made a quick visit to the Steel City Wednesday, addressed a massive gathering at the Sector-13 Melana Field. There was a presence of over 50,000 persons from different parts of the district who thronged here braving the scorching sun. The CM was found in a very jolly mood as he broke...