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Two Teaching Hospitals To Come Up In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal for the setting up of two teaching hospitals for the Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore district and Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Balangir…

Ailing Elephant Found Lying In Cuttack Forest

Cuttack: An ailing elephant was found lying in a forest in Cuttack district on Thursday morning. Some locals near Banra spotted the elephant. Later, forest officials and veterinary doctors reached the spot and started treating the animal.…

Odisha Cabinet To Pass Paddy Policy Today

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet is likely to approve the paddy procurement policy for the 2019-20 fiscal year at a meeting on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will preside over the meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan at 11.45 am. The Cabinet…

Two Quintal Ganja Seized, One Arrested In Cuttack

Cuttack: Police seized over two quintal ganja and arrested one person in this connection in Cuttack on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Flying Squad of the Excise Department intercepted a car and seized 2.10 quintal ganja in it. The…

Mild Earthquake Felt In Delhi, Neighbourhood

New Delhi: A mild earthquake was felt in parts of Delhi and its neighbouring areas on Tuesday afternoon. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, were felt around 4:35 pm, many in Delhi reported. The earthquake, which according to…

Nirmal Chandra Mishra Appointed OSSC Chairman

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday appointed senior IAS officer and Director, Tourism, MD, OTDC & Additional Secretary, Tourism, Nirmal Chandra Mishra, as chairman of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC). The post of…