Tag: Scb

Cuttack: Anaesthesia department head of SCB medical college Prof Laxmidar Das, who is already been behind bars for sexually harassing a post-graduate girl student, was put under suspension after chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved the suspension order today. Prof Dr Laxmikant Das was sent to jail after his bail plea was rejected by a court […]

Cuttack: The junior doctors’ association of SCB Medical College and Hospital today demanded withdrawal of cases against nine of their counterparts at Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati (MKCG) Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. “If our demands are not fulfilled by this evening, we will resort to cease work from tomorrow,” SCB junior doctors’ association president […]

Baripada: The condition of the physically challenged 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in the Jagannath Temple premises here last week, is improving and the state has provided financial assistance to her family. The alleged rape took place on last Friday night at the temple in Mayurbhanj district headquarter town and not in Puri as […]

Cuttack: Frequent cases of medical negligence coupled with crippled healthcare system in Odisha have made a mockery of the much-touted ‘Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana’, the government has been boasting about. That too at the cost of refusing to implement Centre’s flagship healthcare scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’. Apart from the numerous cases of unavailability of ambulance service, […]

Cuttack: The crowded streets near SCB Medical College and Hospital are turning out to be a major obstacle for smooth flow of traffic especially ambulances, thanks to encroachers, street vendors and illegal parking. While the situation is getting worse by the day, locals have alleged that administration and Traffic Police are taking no steps to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday decided to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Sections quota in three medical colleges in the state from this academic session after the Centre approved an increase of 100 MBBS seats. Earlier, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry in a communication to the state government informed it to increase 25 […]

Balasore: A minor boy was killed when he tried to burst an unexploded cracker in Balasore district, police said Tuesday. The boy had tried to set fire to the cracker which was lying on the road at Balarampatna village. The cracker had been left behind a wedding procession, which crossed shortly before on Monday night. […]

Bhubaneswar: Three days after twins Jaga and Kalia returned from AIIMS, New Delhi, doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack said one of them can go to school. Craniopagus twins – Jaga and Kalia who were separated successfully at the AIIMS in New Delhi in 2017, returned to Odisha on Saturday and were immediately […]

Bhubaneswar: The successful craniopagus surgery that separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia who were joined at the head, in 2017 has featured in the 2020 edition of the Limca Book of Records as the first such operation in the country. Led by neurosurgeons Prof Ashok Kumar Mahapatra and Dr Deepak Kumar Gupta, a team of […]

Cuttack: A Class VIII girl student of a private residential school in Soro area of Balasore is now battling for life at the SCB hospital in Cuttack after being allegedly gang raped by her seniors inside the school premises. The survivor is undergoing treatment at the ICU while her condition is stated to be critical. […]

Angul: Within hours after a report was telecast on OTV, the Angul district administration extended support to the family of the two-month-old baby who is suffering from hydrocephalus (a brain related disease) condition. While the local administrative officials handed over a cheque worth Rs 10,000 to the family, the district collector has ordered the Chief […]

Cuttack: Three missed golden hours following the escape of notorious gangster SK Hyder cost dearly to the Odisha police, Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi said on Friday. The delay…

Bhubaneswar: In view of the spurt in COVID-19 cases, Odisha government is now planning to ramp up testing by setting up additional labs in different parts of the State. Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) director, Ajay Parida on Friday informed that additional testing labs will be set up in five districts —Angul, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 graph in Odisha got even steeper after over 500 positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours. With 561 cases today, Odisha witnessed its highest single-day spike. What is more surprising is the fact that there has also been a rise in COVID-19 infection within several important healthcare institutions in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of reports of patients, especially from COVID-19 hotspots, being denied admissions by private hospitals/ clinics, Odisha government on Saturday warned stern action against those indulging in such practices. “Patients needing Medicare at hospitals/clinics need urgent attention. Instances have come of some private hospitals reluctant in admitting patients from hotspots districts It’s ethically […]