Bhubaneswar, July 29: Subjects representing critical areas of innovation essential to building intelligent, secure and scalable systems for the future were discussed at the two-day ‘IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Intelligent Systems: Advancements in Computing, Communication and Cybersecurity—ISAC3-2025’ which concluded at the SOA Deemed to be University here on July 26. The Institute of…
Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths during the raid on the multiple assets of Raja Kishore Jena, Assistant Engineer (AE), R&B Division- III unearthed 13 high value plots and several properties at key locations in Bhubaneswar. Ongoing house searches linked to Asst. Engineer and his family have revealed multiple assets, including properties, and other valuables, as detailed below:…
Rayagada, July 29: In a significant crackdown on illegal liquor trade, Muniguda Police have detected one excise case and arrested one accused person in connection with it. The operation led to the seizure of 123.480 litres of foreign liquor and one vehicle used in the transportation of the contraband. The case has been registered as Muniguda Police Station Case No….
Bhubaneswar: Chief Engineer Chandrasekhar Padhi informed that there is no flood-like situation in the state. The water level of Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Baitarani rivers have lowered and are within the safe limits he added. The Chief Engineer said, “The water level in Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Baitarani rivers have receded from the higher areas. Efforts are underway…
New Delhi, 29/7: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and punishment awarded to activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed by Delhi L-G V K Saxena. Justice Shalinder Kaur said the trial court’s order, against which Patkar had approached the high court, did not require any interference.
New Delhi: Hepatitis B drugs are being vastly underused, and boosting early treatment against the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV) could save many lives over time, argued scientists in a new paper published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. HBV kills over 3,000 people every day, or over 2 people every minute. Of the people who do…
New Delhi: Vaccines prevented more than 2.5 million deaths from SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19 infections, worldwide, according to a study. The study, led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, showed that one Covid death was avoided for every 5,400 doses of vaccine administered.Some 82 per cent of the lives saved…
New Delhi: People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, according to a new study. Early signs of dementia may include memory loss, difficulty finding words, confusion, and changes in mood and behaviour.The study, published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, showed that younger age at onset and having…
New Delhi: Ivermectin can be an effective strategy to control malaria transmission, according to a new study that showed the drug can lower new malaria infections by 26 per cent. Ivermectin, a drug traditionally used to treat neglected tropical diseases like onchocerciasis, which causes river blindness, and lymphatic filariasis, which causes elephantiasis, has been shown to reduce…
Mangaluru, 29/7: The process of exhumation in connection with the Dharmasthala mass burial case has commenced in the spots shown by the complainant witness, in Dharmasthala on Tuesday. Despite heavy rains, a group of seven to eight labourers began digging in a forest area near the Netravathi River beside the Dharmasthala bathing ghat, where the…
