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Bhubaneswar: Newsroom, a digital platform, celebrated its first anniversary with the ‘Divine Puri Conclave’ at the Taj Vivanta hotel at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar. The event, organised by Newsroom’s founder-editor Manaranjan Mishra and founder-CEO Priyadarshi Bal, saw the participation of several dignitaries who discussed the potential of tourism economy development in Odisha, particularly in the context…

Bhubaneswar: In a heart-wrenching incident, a poor tribal man carried his deceased daughter’s body on a trolley-rickshaw for six kilometres from his home to the Baliapal Community Health Centre in Balasore district as he couldn’t afford an ambulance to transport her body. According to reports, Madhu Bindhani’s daughter Nandini, a resident of Bindhanisahi under Baliapal…

Berhampur, July 14, 2025: The Plastic Surgery Department of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur commemorated World Plastic Surgery Day on Tuesday with a series of events aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of plastic surgery in healthcare. Under the leadership of Professor Pruthiraj Singh, Head of the Department, the day began…

Bhubaneswar, July 16: The Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has successfully executed the state’s first multi-organ transplant procedure at its facility. The donor (37), Soumya Ranjan Behera, a resident of Nayagarh, was admitted to KIMS on July 10 after suffering a brain stroke. Following sustained counselling efforts, his family agreed to donate his organs, turning…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday called for a statewide “bandh” on July 17 in protest against the death of a student of Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher. The 20-year-old victim succumbed to burn injuries late last night despite a 60-hour…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, on Tuesday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of a student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation. Kambhampati termed it a tragic loss, assured that those responsible would face strict punishment. He also offered condolences to the student’s family. In a post on X, Governor…

Balasore: Dilip Ghosh , the Suspended principal of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore district was arrested by Sahadevkhunta police in connection with the tragic incident of the institute’s girl student who attempted self-immolation after being harassed by an Assistant professor of the college. Earlier, police had arrested Assistant professor Samir Kumar Sahu, the HoD of Education Department,…

Balasore: The condition of the Balasore FM College girl student is still critical. She is fighting for her life in Bhubaneswar AIIMS. The girl reportedly has 95 percent burn injuries. According to reports, the next 24 hours are crucial for the patient. A 10-member medical team is engaged in her treatment. Bhubaneswar AIIMS doctors are in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has taken the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College student’s self-immolation attempt case “very seriously,” said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi after meeting the student and enquiring about her health condition at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. While speaking to the newsmen, the CM informed that a medical team has been assembled…