The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the surgery. David Bennett, 57, died at the University of Maryland Medical Center on Tuesday. However, doctors didn’t give an exact cause of death and stated that his condition has been deteriorating for the last couple of days. The…
Bhubaneswar: A video campaign by the Odisha State Transport Department released on the occasion of International Women’s day has gone viral and garnered appreciation. Encouraging women drivers, the department has created a two-minute video that shows how a young woman in a scooty, comes to the rescue of a truck driver stuck in a road…
Cuttack: More women in Odisha are taking up driving as the state has recorded an increase in their number. There has been a 33 percent increase in women drivers in the last five years in the state. In 2017, around 25,086 women had driving licenses across the state which has increased to 33,666 in 2021….
Bhubaneswar: Sruti Mohapatra, a well-known crusader for the rights of differently-abled people in Odisha felicitated with Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2021 on the occasion of International Women’s Day today. President Ram Nath Kovind gave the award to the winners in a special event held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Sruti along with…
Bhubaneswar: Tage Rita Takhe, an entrepreneur in Arunachal Pradesh, will be conferred with Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2021 on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Tuesday. Rina along with 29 other women personalities will be felicitated with the prestigious award for the year 2020 and 2021. The ceremony is the part of…
Bhubaneswar: Over 77 Odia medical students studying in Ukrainian universities returned to the State with the help provided by the Odisha government. A special flight carrying the students and sponsored by the State government departed from the New Delhi Airport and reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport at 5:30 PM. For the safe evacuation of…
Bhubaneswar: Sruti Mohapatra, a well known crusader for the rights of differently-abled people in Odisha, will be conferred with Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2021 on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Tuesday. Sruti along with 29 other women personalities will be felicitated with the prestigious award for the year 2020 and 2021….
Bhubaneswar: Paralympic shuttler Pramod Bhagat clinched a hat-trick at Spanish Para Badminton International II 2022 in Victoria, Spain. He won gold in men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles events at the games. In singles Bhagat beat Nitesh Kumar, while in doubles he and his partner Manoj Sarkar defeated Sukant Kadam and Nitesh Kumar. While…
Bhubaneswar: Raising concern about the education of Indian students pursuing medical education in Ukraine universities and had to return due to ongoing war, Odisha chief minister Neveen Patnaik has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene an ensure for the continuation of their education in Indian medical institutes. In a letter to the Prime Minister…
Puducherry: A portion of the old pier collapsed in the early hours of Sunday due to high waves. Built in 1962, the old pier was originally meant to transport cargo from ships anchored 2 km off the coast. A railway line also existed on the top of the bridge, goods from boats were lifted through cranes…
