Bhubaneswar: Adequate security arrangements have been done by the Commissionerate Police today to celebrate a safe and secure Holi. Protection of environment has been given priority by the police as for the first time it has imposed restrictions on commercial Holi. The police have started vigorous raids on illegal liquor business in the twin city. […]
Bhubaneswar: Eminent artist, stage artiste, theatre director, painter and writer Asim Basu passed away in the Capital Hospital this afternoon. He was 82. He was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after his health condition became critical. The veteran stage artiste was suffering from acute lungs infection. Notably, the state Culture department had sanctioned […]
Bhubaneswar: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandopadhaya, who was arrested in connection with Rose Valley chitfund scam, was admitted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack on Friday as he complained of chest pain during his stay at the Special Jail at Jharpada here. Sudip, lodged at the jail hospital, was first taken to the […]
Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak/Rayagada: At least 30 persons were admitted to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening after getting injured in cracker explosion during Diwali celebrations at different parts of the State. One person in critical condition was shifted to the SCB Hospital in Cuttack. Besides, fire broke out at 15 places in Bhubaneswar during Diwali […]
Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the SUM Hospital fire mishap went up to 26 with the death of one more patient this morning. The deceased has been identified as Kartikeswar Das, a resident of GGP Colony in Rasulgarh area in Bhubaneswar, who was shifted to Apollo Hospital after a major fire broke out in SUM […]
Bhubaneswar: Dubbing the fire mishap at Sum hospital that claimed 21 lives, very shocking and saddening, Union Health minister Jagat Prasad Nadda today observed some lapses in safety measures taken by the leading private health institute. “It is really very saddening, shocking, painful also. I have found some safety issues there which need to be […]
Bhubaneswar: Two minor girl students drowned while taking bath in a pond in Belurihat village of Bhainchua panchayat of Balianta block on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar today. The deceased have been identified as Liza Sahu and Kalyani Das. According to reports, three Class VII girl students of the village had gone to the pond for […]
Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department has ordered the public health department (PHD) to stop payments to contractor Srabani Kar, wife of Himanshu (Happy) Kar, the aide of arrested former assistant director of Factories & Boilers, who had managed to obtain a differently-abled contractor’s license for his wife fraudulently. Seeking details of all the contracts awarded to […]
Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped Patrapada area here after six persons sustained critical injuries in a group clash, which witnessed firing late on Friday night. According to sources, a group of assailants attacked another group and opened fire at them over some past enmity. They also ransacked some bikes of the other group and fled. All injured […]
The Crime Branch of Odisha Police today quizzed two doctors in connection with the disability certificate issue to the wife of Himansu Kar, an aide of arrested Motilal Gouda
Bhubaneswar: As part of its investigation into the fake gazette notification scam involving arrested former Assistant Director of Factories (Medical) Dr Motilal Gouda, Crime Branch sleuths today grilled an ENT doctor of the Capital Hospital here. The state investigating agency grilled Dr Santosh Panda in connection with the issuance of a fake disability certificate to […]
Making mincemeat of Bhubaneswar's claim of being Smart City No 1 in the country, a 20-30 minute spell of rain this afternoon left the Capital Hospital,the premier government hospital located in the heart of the city, grappling with knee-deep water inside its premises
Bhubaneswar: The driver of a Police Control Room (PCR) van was killed in an accident while going to check a truck parked on a flyover in Jayadev Vihar area here late on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Altah Ali (27). According to sources, while patrolling, Ali found a truck parked on […]
Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high on the premises of Capital Hospital here after a relative of a patient sustained injury when peeling plaster piece from the eiling fell on him. The injured has been identified as Subhendu Mohanty of Old Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the incident took place when Subhendu was with his relative, who is […]
Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at Capital hospital here today after a new born died due to alleged medical negligence. Kiran Kalia of Pipili in Puri district was admitted to the hospital for delivery last night. However, she had to stay on the hospital verandah due to shortage of bed. She gave birth to a baby at […]