All 7 Brahmapur UPHCs get ISO certification
All seven Urban Public Health Centres (UPHCs) have received Indian Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001-2015 certificates for providing quality health services to slum dewellers and other denizens, tweeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday. The BeMC is the first urban local body in the State to received ISO certificates for UPHCs. All...
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Man, sister die in road mishap
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Missing poll official’s body found in Bijepur
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iTunes holds musical night for social cause
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Holy Kartika: Auspicious things that Odias do
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Man hacks brother to death in Baleswar
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Rs 11L allowance money looted in Sundargarh
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Man, son flee court during bail hearing
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CPGA roundtable: Stress on e-waste recycle, reuse
At the first E-Waste Round Table organised by the Centre for Policy and Advocacy (CPGA) here on Saturday, scientists and environmentalists expressed their concern over the mounting e-waste and its hazardous effects on health as well as environment at large. Dignitaries from several universities, engineering and technology institutes came under one...
Denied housing aid, family stays in toilet
Scores of poor people in Subarnapur district have been leading a miserable life after they were left out of Government housing benefits. Locals in Jaloe panchayat under Ullunda block alleged that no housing benefit would be made available to eligible people unless they have political affiliation and they pay bribe. Here is...
Bangladeshis residing within Paradip IOCL boundary walls
National Investigation Agency (NIA) DG Jogesh Chandra Modi has informed that Bangladeshi nationals are involved in terrorism in Odisha and Assam. The Pioneer published a report on January 11 this year regarding the Bangladeshi infiltration residing in the Paradip area and their involvement in crime in slum areas of Paradip and...
SBI stresses on need for trade digitisation
The State Bank of India (SBI), in its endeavour to boost ethical international trade transactions, participated in a one-day seminar on digitisation of trade and cryptos and a capacity-building workshop for bankers, exporters and importers, conducted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) here on Tuesday. The seminar was inaugurated by...
Tiger Subhranshu dies at N’kanan Zoo
Ailing white tiger ‘Subhranshu’ died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Tuesday. The big cat was suffering from blood protozoan disease and undergoing treatment under the supervision of zoo veterinarians. However, it died at around 10.15 am on Tuesday. Autopsy of the tiger would be conducted to ascertain the exact...
Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 12L sized
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials on Tuesday seized about 400 packets of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs 12 lakhs at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here and detained two passengers in this connection for questioning. According to reports, the two passengers of an AirAsia flight were carrying the cigarettes illegally from...
Ex-BJD youth leader held for ‘cheating’ girl
A former student leader was arrested at the Panikoli bus-stand of Jajpur district on Tuesday on charge of cheating a girl. The accused Jitendra Pradhan is a former president of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal’s Binjharpur unit. He was booked by the Binjharpur police after a girl lodged a complaint accusing him...
