Odisha

Conjoined twins with single heart born in Odisha

10:54 pm July 1, 2019

Cuttack: Twin girls who are conjoined at chest and share a single heart were born in Odisha on Monday, doctors said here. The babies were born in Dhenkanal district headqurters hospital and later admitted to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute for Paediatrics, popularly known as Sishu Bhawan, here. Superintendent of the Sishu Bhawan, […]

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall in 8 Odisha districts: MeT

7:16 pm July 1, 2019

Bhubaneswar: With formation of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) over Northwest Bay of Bengal, IMD on Monday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in eight Odisha districts in next 24 hours. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) at one or […]

4 child labourers rescued in Odisha

8:08 pm June 30, 2019

Berhampur (Odisha): Four child labourers were rescued from a hotel in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday, police said. The children hailed from Bihar and efforts were on to send them back to their families in Sitamarhi district, they said. Acting on a tip-off, a raid was carried out at the hotel and the children, in […]

Jaga-Kalia likely to return to Odisha during Rath Jatra

8:16 pm June 29, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The separated conjoined twins, Jaga and Kalia are likely to return to Odisha during Rath Yatra festival next month, an official said Saturday. The twins are under the treatment of a team of sepcialist doctors at AIIMS, New Delhi since their separation in a marathon 12-hour surgery in October 2017. The managing director of […]

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Bishnu Sethi is BJPLP deputy leader

6:35 pm June 29, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP Saturday nominated Bishnu Sethi as the deputy leader of its legislature party and Mohan Majhi as chief whip. BJP this time has emerged as the main opposition party with 23 members in 147-member House in Odisha. The Dhamnagar MLA Bishnu Sethi has been appointed as the deputy leader of […]