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Patient Care In Govt-Run Hospitals To Be Digitised In Ganjam

Berhampur: Patient care in government-run hospitals is all set to be digitised in Odisha’s Ganjam district soon, a senior official said. The district administration has decided to introduce paperless patient care under “Mo Hospital” (my...

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IndiGo Becomes Member Of Global Airlines Body IATA

New Delhi: Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced that it has become a member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) which represents around 290 airlines across the world, comprising 82 per cent of global air...

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Pollution Crisis: Schools Ask Parents To Send Children With Masks

New Delhi: Advising parents to send their children for classes wearing masks and shifting outdoor activities indoors are among the steps taken by schools in Delhi-NCR to deal with pollution as the air quality continues...

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Pangolin Rescued, 4 Arrested In Odisha

Baripada: The forest department personnel have rescued a live pangolin from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district and arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in smuggling the animal, an official said on Wednesday. The accused were apprehended...

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MCL Resumes Operations At Talcher Coal Mines In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) on Wednesday said it has resumed mining operations at its Talcher mines after losing 2.5 lakh tonne of coal production and supply due to a stoppage by locals. The mining...

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Don't Hesitate To Give Loans To SHGs Backed By Credible Spiritual Leaders: Sitharaman To Banks

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday lauded self-help group movements led by religious and spiritual leaders and advised banks to give up any hesitation in giving loans to such groups backed by credible...

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Mirchi Deals: Raj Kundra Questioned For 9 Hours

Mumbai: Businessman Raj Kundra, husband of bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, on Wednesday deposed before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the probe into underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s close aide late Iqbal Mirchi’s associates, admitting...

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Indian grappler Ravinder settles for silver at U-23 World Wrestling Championship

Budapest: Indian grappler Ravinder settled for a silver medal after going down to Kyrgyzstan’s Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov in the 61kg final at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship here on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Indian suffered a 3-5...

VIMSAR
Odisha Appoints Senior Bureaucrats As Coordinating Officers Of MCHs

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed 10 senior IAS officers as coordinating officers of 13 medical colleges and hospitals in the state to improve overall performance and infrastructure development, an official said. Development Commissioner SC...

Terror Attack In Pakistan: 8 Soldiers, 7 Civil Security Personnel Killed
ISIS Still Dangerous, Could Attempt Retribution Attack After Baghdadi's Killing: US

Washington: A top American General has said the Islamic State is still dangerous and it could attempt a retribution attack after the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid. The head of...

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IOC Names Mary Kom In Boxing's Athlete Ambassadors Group For 2020 Olympics

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games by the IOC’s Task Force...

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Maxwell Takes Break From Cricket Due To Mental Health Issues

Melbourne: Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell on Thursday went on a “short” break from cricket due to mental health issues and will be replaced by D’Arcy Short in the national Twenty20 squad. According to Cricket Australia,...

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Sensex Hits Record High Of 40,345; Infosys, SBI Rally 4 Pc

Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex surged over 293 points to hit its record intra-day high of 40,344.99 on Thursday led by rally in index heavyweights Infosys, SBI, HDFC Bank and TCS. After opening on a...

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Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani Clinch Gold At Olympic Test Event For Boxing

Tokyo: Shiva Thapa (63kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg) clinched gold medals, while Ashish (69kg) settled for a silver, ending India’s brilliant campaign at the Olympic Test Event for Boxing here on Thursday. Four-time Asian medallist...

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Cyclone Maha Brewing in Arabian Sea, To Intensify Into Severe Cyclonic Storm

New Delhi: Two cyclonic storms are brewing in the Arabian Sea in a rare occurrence and one of them- Cyclone ‘Maha’ was located 10.6N 73.5E over Lakshadweep Island and its adjoining area on Wednesday night....

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Latest Guinness World Records include 80 Indian feats

New Delhi: The longest hair on a teenager, the shortest woman alive, and the largest collection of paper cups are among the 80 record-breaking achievements by Indians that have made it to the latest edition...

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Govt asks WhatsApp to explain breach, says Centre committed to protecting citizen privacy

New Delhi: With WhatsApp revealing that Indian scribes and human rights activists were among users targeted by an Israeli spyware, the government on Thursday asked the Facebook-owned messaging platform to explain the breach and list...

Rahul Gandhi
Congress accuses govt of 'snooping', urges SC to hold Centre accountable

New Delhi: The Modi government has been “caught snooping” after WhatsApp said journalists and human rights activists in India have been targets of surveillance, the Congress alleged on Thursday and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe...

Remdesivir Production Will Be Up From 38.80 Lakh Units/Month To 74 Lakh Units/Month By May: MHA
Remdesivir Production Will Be Up From 38.80 Lakh Units/Month To 74 Lakh Units/Month By May: MHA

New Delhi: The Union home ministry said several steps have been taken to augment the production and supply of Remdesivir injections from 38.80 lakh units per month to 74 lakh…

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India loses export incentive case filed by US at WTO

New Delhi: India has lost a case filed by the US at the WTO against domestic export incentives as the dispute settlement panel on Thursday concluded that these schemes are inconsistent with the international trade...

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