Around Odisha Bureau

NEW BOOK ON TACKLING GLOBAL POLLUTION RELEASED AT SOA

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 11: Tackling the issue of global pollution is a difficult challenge as traditional remedial technologies are viewed as cost-prohibitive. At times, the remedial process itself contributes to environmental contamination. Scientists and researchers, however, feel that Phytoremediation, a plant- based clean up method, can better manage environmental pollution. A book on the subject, edited…

Read More

TWO-DAY METAFEST-2024 BEGINS AT SOA UNIVERSITY

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 11: The two-day 2 nd International Conference on Metaheuristics in Engineering and its Applications (Metasoft-2024) concluded at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here on Saturday with experts expressing the view that metaheuristic algorithms could be deployed to get quicker results in research within reasonable time with good accuracy. Metaheuristic algorithms…

Read More

10-month-old detected with HMPV, first case this season in Assam

Dibrugarh, 11/1: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials said on Saturday. The child is undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh and is “stable” now, they said. AMCH Superintendent Dr Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan said the child was…

Read More

Madhya Pradesh: Decomposed body of woman found in refrigerator after 11 months of death

Dewas: In a shocking and heart rendering incident, the decomposed body of a woman was found in a refrigerator in Madhya Pradesh at a rented accommodation said reports on Saturday in this regard. According to reports, the woman was allegedly killed 11 months ago. The neighbors complained of foul smell emanating from the house and…

Read More

Assam mine collapse: Kolkata General Manager of Coal India still hopeful of rescue

Assam: The Kolkata General Manager of Coal India has been pressed into the rescue operations of the Assam Mine collapse, said reports on Saturday. Rescue operations underway to save eight workers trapped in a coal mine in the Umrangso area. Sanjay Kumar, General Manager, Coal India, Kolkata told ANI, “As soon as we got the news,…

Read More

Big Achievement by Boudh police: Smugglers escaped but 1211kg ‘Ganja’ seized.

Boudh:Manamunda police in Boudh district have made a significant breakthrough in their fight against marijuana smuggling. They seized 1,211 kg of ‘marijuana’, valued at several crores of rupees, from a Mahindra pickup vehicle on Thursday late night.Although the driver managed to escape, the police presented the confiscated contraband in court on Friday at 3 pm….

Read More