Bhubaneswar, May 28: Two books on veterinary sciences, authored by faculty members of the Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (IVSAH)– a constituent institute of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), were released by Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak, Founder President of SOA, here on Tuesday. One of the two books, titled ‘Nutritional Biochemistry for Veterinary Excellence:…
Kathua, 8/7: At least two soldiers were injured after terrorists opened fire on Army vehicles in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Monday. The incident took place at Badnota village in Lohai Malhar, 150 kilometres from Kathua town, when some Army vehicles were on a routine patrol in…
Bhadrak: A family and locals staged a roadblock and burned tires in front of a private diagnostic centre in Bhadrak district over alleged medical negligence on the part of a diagnostic centre that led to the birth of a stillborn baby in the mother’s womb. According to reports, Basanti Raut, a resident of Radhanga village…
New Delhi, 12/2: The “archaic” exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sends a dangerous message that a woman’s right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O’Brien said on Wednesday. The TMC’s parliamentary party leader in the Rajya Sabha, who last week introduced a…
Muzaffarpur, 21/10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave rise to fresh speculations about his mental health on Tuesday when he insisted on garlanding a female NDA candidate and ticked off a close aide who tried to stop him. The JD(U) supremo launched his assembly poll campaign in Meenapur constituency of Muzaffarpur district, where he had…
Bhubaneswar: Retired Odisha cadre IAS officer R. Balakrishnan, who had served as the Development Commissioner of Odisha and principal advisor to the chief minister, has been appointed as the Director of the International Institute of Tamil Studies by the government of Tamil Nadu. Balakrishnan’s literary works include the much acclaimed Journey of a Civilization: Indus…
New Delhi, 3/12: A court discharged former JNU student Umar Khalid and United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The FIR in the case was registered on the basis of the statement of Constable Sangram Singh who said a riotous mob had pelted stones…
Bhubaneswar: A woman allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her paramour at Jaleswar block in Balasore district. The deceased has been identified as Ramakant Ghosh, a resident of Gobarghata grampanchayat. The accused, identified as Jahnavi, wife of Ramakant Ghosh and Manas Ghosh (lover), were detained by villagers after the body of Ramakanta Ghosh…
New Delhi: Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles — components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) — can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, showed that for each decile increase in the pollutant mixture, asthma hospitalisations increased…
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority of Odisha has taken to social media to praise a young journalist who showed exemplary civic sense during his wedding procession. As the wedding party was making its way, an ambulance was seen approaching from behind. Without hesitation, Sambit, dressed in his wedding attire, got down from his vehicle and…
