Metro

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday directed doctors in the state to write in the prescriptions why they were prescribing antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, to patients. State Health and Family Welfare Secretary Shalini Pandit wrote to health directors, superintendents of government and private medical colleges and...

Puri: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the new campus of the Odia University at Satyabadi in Puri district Wednesday. The campus, built at a cost of Rs30 crore over 9.60 acres near the famous Bana Vidyalaya, will be a centre of excellence for research and...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Wednesday issued an interim order that directed the state government to hold the selection process of junior teacher recruitment drive till the next hearing scheduled January 30. "We wanted the government to stop selection from the state list and issue another...

Cuttack: A clinical trial at SCB Dental College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, has revealed that combining Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) with Behavioral therapy is five times more effective in aiding smoking cessation than Behavioral Therapy alone. This discovery carries immense significance for India, the...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Wednesday informed that dense fog, and moderate rain/ thundershower are expected in different parts of Odisha till 8:30am of January 26. The weather agency forecast no change in maximum temperature (day temperature) over the next 24 hours....

Bhubaneswar: Chairman 5T and Nabin Odisha Kartik Pandian Tuesday visited Gajapati to review the progress of various developmental works in the district and interact with students and the general public. During his visit, Pandian participated in the Nua-O Programme being organised at Gajapati Stadium and...

Bhubaneswar: A joint delegation of a Japanese company and an Indian firm, which have signed an MoU to set up a Rs 59,000-crore plant in Odisha to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia, called on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and apprised him of the progress...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar Tuesday conducted a successful trial of utilising drones to provide superior healthcare services in Odisha. The drone completed the successful journey of 120 kilometers from AIIMS, Bhubaneswar to CHC Tangi in just 1.10 hours, carrying the essential blood supplies weighing around 2...

Bhubaneswar: Coinciding with the birth anniversaries of freedom fighters Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai, the ruling BJD headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched a ‘Paribar Sampark Yatra', a statewide family contact programme, ahead of the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: Congress revoked the suspension orders of Mohammed Moquim, Chiranjib Biswal and withdrew the expulsion of Krushna Chandra Sagaria, Congress in-charge of Odisha Ajoy Kumar informed Tuesday. "Moquim Ji and Biswal Ji had written to the AICC president for revocation of their suspension. Now, their...