Cuttack: Dr Sanatana Behera, the Associate Professor of Department of Hepatology at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack was intercepted by Odisha Vigilance reportedly while carrying Rs 2.63 lakh suspected ill-gotten cash.Based on credible information regarding collection of illegal cash from participating bidders for supply of medical instruments to hepatology department, the Vigilance officials intercepted…

Gajapati: To address difficulties in transporting deceased persons from hospitals to their homes, the Odisha government will soon launch a dedicated hearse vehicle service across the state. Speaking after a review meeting in Gajapati district on Thursday, health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling announced the hearse vehicles will be available through a toll-free number 109.The special vehicles will be…

New Delhi, 29/1: The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that it has no territorial jurisdiction to hear IRS officer Sameer Wankhede’s defamation lawsuit against “The Ba***ds of Bollywood” series produced by Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Refusing to entertain the lawsuit, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said Wankhede could file his plea…

Mumbai, 29/1: Amid chants of “Dada tumhala salaam”, lakhs to people on Thursday bade a tearful adieu to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, who died an a plane crash in his home town of Baramati in Pune district A sea of humanity poured into the streets of Baramati, a tehsil-town that…