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DR. BANAMBAR RAY PRESENTED ‘HONOURING OUR GURU’ AWARD FOR LIFELONG CONTRIBUTION TO CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 18: Dr. Banambar Ray, distinguished Critical Care Medicine specialist, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Honouring Our Guru’ award for his lifelong contribution to the field of Critical Care Medicine spanning 50 years. The award was presented to Dr. Ray, presently working as Senior Consultant, Critical Care Medicine at SUM Ultimate Medicare here,…

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Teacher Delegation from Bhutan Praises KIIT and KISS for Education-Led Social Empowerment

Bhubaneswar, August  A delegation of teachers from Bhutan, who are on a seven-day visit to KIIT and KISS as part of the Cambridge Education Academic Immersion Programme, paid a courtesy visit to KIIT and KISS Founder Dr Achyuta Samanta today. The delegation from the Department of School Education under Bhutan’s Ministry of Education and Skills Development…

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Munawar Faruqui on reality shows: ‘I don’t manipulate people for my own benefit

Mumbai: Reality star Munawar Faruqui has opened up about his approach to competition, saying he is strategic but does not manipulate people for his own benefit. Asked if he considers yourself naturally competitive or you have become more strategic over the period of time, Munawar told the media: “No. Of course, I’m very strategic in life as well….

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Nine, including 4-year-old, killed in Kolkata hotel fire; Bengal Minister says Bangladeshis among those dead

Kolkatta, 19/7: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and six injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building housing hotels on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata. Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1:45 am. Police and Disaster Management Department…

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Balasore: One-Sided Love Turns Violent: Man Attacks Teacher’s Family, 5 Injured

Soro: A case of one-sided love turned violent has been reportedly witnessed in Balasore district of Odisha recently in which a youth allegedly attacked a lady school teacher and her family members. As he attacked with a sharp weapon, five people got seriously injured.According to allegations, the accused has been identified as Pruthviraj Kar of…

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Vigilance Nabs Baleshwar CDPO While Accepting Bribe

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday apprehended Madhusmita Mohanty, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Sadar, Baleshwar, while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a vehicle owner for processing pending bills related to the hire charges of his vehicle.According to an official Vigilance statement, Mohanty was also holding the additional charge of CDPO,…

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Odisha Governor urges corporates to go beyond compliance in CSR

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday urged corporate leaders to look beyond statutory compliance and view Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an opportunity to become responsible partners in Odisha’s development.Addressing the Bridge Bharat Conclave 2026 and National Seminar on “Corporate Social Responsibility: Emerging Issues & Challenges” in Bhubaneswar, Kambhampati said CSR has evolved beyond…

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Four-tier paper checking system, CISF-secured offices: Centre announces major NTA exam overhaul

New Delhi, 18/8: After multiple exam paper leaks and other irregularities, the Centre on Tuesday announced a major overhaul of the examination systems at the National Testing Agency (NTA). The changes include a four-tier paper-checking process, removal of 600 experts along with onboarding of new ones and CISF-secured offices.  

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“I will find a way to vanish’: Twisha Sharma’s desperate texts form backbone of CBI chargesheet

Bhopal, 18/8: A series of text messages sent by former model and actor Twisha Sharma, including a chilling note to her sister-in-law that her husband had crossed “all limits” and made her feel suffocated, form the backbone of the CBI’s chargesheet in her death probe, officials said. Some of the forensic reports are still awaited,…

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PM-CARES fund receives Rs 1,162.92 crore, spends only Rs 16.47 crore during 2023-25: Audit report

New Delhi, 18/8: The controversial PM-CARES fund collected Rs 1,162.92 crore as donation from within and outside the country in 2023-24 and 2024-25 but spent just Rs 16.47 crore during this period, according to audit reports. In 2024-25, the fund collected Rs 479.97 crore as donations while it spent just Rs 87.85 lakh on children…

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