Tag: Ouat

Bhubaneswar: Demanding appointment of a permanent dean, the students of College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry under the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) locked up the main gate of the college and staged demonstration inside the campus today. The students alleged that despite repeated complaints and threats, the concerned authorities have not […]

Bhubaneswar: The ailing elephant calf undergoing treatment at Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar for the last three days died today. The preliminary reports of the post-mortem revealed that the animal was infected with Herpes virus, informed Head of Pathology Department, Dr Sushen Kumar Panda. The calf was rescued from Hindol forest […]

Bhubaneswar: The vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Surendra Nath Pasupalak, who was sent on leave by Chancellor of Universities and Governor Ganeshi Lal on Tuesday, has refuted all allegations of irregularities against him. Moreover, he charged the Governor’s Secretariat of taking action against him before inquiry, sources said. According to sources, […]

Bhubaneswar: Just days before his retirement, Vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Surendra Nath Pasupalak, today resigned from his post and the government job. Pasupalak sent his resignation letter to Chancellor of Universities & Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal through post. Governor Ganeshi Lal had reportedly directed to conduct a Vigilance inquiry into […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could possibly expose the modus operandi of the illegal firearms trade, Commissionerate Police on Monday busted an illegal gun manufacturing unit that was operating from a government quarters in Bhubaneswar. The factory was busted following an explosion inside the unit yesterday. Police sources said the gun manufacturing unit was being run by […]

Bhubaneswar: Two students of the city-based Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) today filed a complaint at Siripur Police outpost alleging ragging by their seniors inside the college campus. In their police complaint, two Plus-III first year students (Agriculture) alleged that they were ragged and thrashed by some seniors for not staying at the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday busted a gang engaged in arranging ‘fake examinees’ and arrested five persons including two fake candidates. According to source, Bihar’s Amit Singh and Bhubaneswar’s Ranjit Beura, who are the Marketing staff of a city-based private college, had struck a deal at Rs 5 lakh to arrange a fake examinee […]

Sambalpur: Demanding 100% reservation in recruitment to the post of Assistant Horticulture Officer (AHO), students of the College of Horticulture, Chiplima staged protest in front of the college here today. They have been opposing the decision of the Odisha Public Services Decision (OPSC) to allow students of the College of Agriculture to apply for the […]

Bhubaneswar: After horticulture department students of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) staged demonstration demanding 100% reservation in Assistant Horticulture Officers (AHO) posts, the agriculture department students of the university have gone up in arms opposing such demand and seeking 100% reservation in the posts of Assistant Agriculture Officer (AAO). The protest by the […]

Cuttack: Herpes virus, which claimed lives of four elephants in Nandankanan Zoological Park within a span of a few days, is now suspected to have spread its tentacles beyond the confines of the zoo as a sick jumbo near Banra in Cuttack district was spotted this morning. Some locals reportedly spotted the elephant and immediately […]

Bhubaneswar: The deadly endotheliotropic herpes virus led to the death of a female elephant at Chandaka-Dampada sanctuary, as per the findings of professor Sushen Panda, Head of Veterinary Pathology, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Earlier, the elephant was found sick near Banra village of Banki block and died yesterday while undergoing treatment. The […]

Bhubaneswar: A real-time PCR diagnosis system has been opened at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar for quick identification of Anthrax disease. A 3-day advanced molecular diagnosis training programme led by a US-based health team has been organised by the Centre of Wildlife, OUAT here. According to reports, more than 20 veterinary […]

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Extension Education under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology on Tuesday issued an advisory to farmers asking them to take precautionary measures in view of the attack of destert locusts that have already wreaked havoc on crops and vegetation in several north, western and north-western states of the country. In a […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will soon issue an advisory in the form of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with possible invasion of locust swarms. As per the latest information and warning issued by the Centre and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), swarms of locusts are likely to reach Odisha in June and may affect crops in […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems Bhubaneswar has become the crime capital in Odisha as there has been no let up to the growing crime instances in the city since the past couple of months. A day after an engineer was brutally assaulted with sword and robbed on Wednesday, criminals looted cash and gold ornaments worth around Rs […]