Category: ODISHA

Free health camp organised at Utkal

Free health camp organised at Utkal. The Rural Outreach wing under RUSA 2.0 of Utkal University on Tuesday organised a free health check-up and ergonomic camp at University Health Centre on campus.

Inaugurating the health camp held in collaboration with Kalinga Hospital, Vice Chancellor Prof. Sabita Acharya said health problems could be highlighted by holding such camps and expressed her satisfaction over the active involvement of students and staff in the endeavor.


About 120 staff underwent various tests including random blood sugar, pulse check-up, blood pressure, BMD etc. Doctors made suitable recommendations. General Physician Dr. Jyoti Prakash Sahoo and Orthopedics specialist Dr. Indranil Dey attached to Kalinga Hospital conducted the tests and screened
the visitors.


Later at a function in the Vice Chancellor’s conference hall, Kalinga Hospital’s Manager of Operations Dr.Narendra Kumar Satapathy made a presentation on ergonomic assessment. Registrar Dr. Avaya Kumar Nayak, Comptroller of Finance, Gautama Pradhan, Deputy Coordinator of RUSA 2.0 Dr. BK Sundaray, Director of UECH Prof. AA Khan, PRO, Ameet Kumar Parichha were present. Programme Manager Liza Swain coordinated the health camp with all the other Program Managers, Rural Outreach team.

Gandhian way to confront challenges

Gandhian way to confront challenges

Bhubaneswar: Mahatma Gandhi has actually become all the more pertinent in the 21st century.”Whichever challenge we confront, you can be sure that the Gandhian way is a real, live option, an option that informs and illuminates. As the world faces growing challenges of terrorism, the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi has become all the more pertinent and the Gandhian way is a real option to confront the global challenges” said former Vice Chancellor of Ravenshaw University Prof. Prakash Chandra Sarangi here on Friday.

Addressing a national seminar on ‘Idea of Swaraj and Contemporary Challenges’ organized by RUSA CoE -Centre for the Study of Language, Literature & Culture of Utkal University at PG Council Hall, Prof. Sarangi said Mahatma Gandhi’s ideologies are still relevant today. “His ideas are timeless. Gandhiji focused on upliftment of marginalized sections of the society. I would say Gandhiji’s principle was not about social welfare but social solidarity. While there is no communication between rich and poor today, new threats to peace and harmony have emerged”, he stressed.


Vice Chancellor of the Utkal University Prof. Sabita Acharya said, “Today, we are celebrating 75 glorious years of Independence. We are living in a competitive world where self-empowerment is the need of the hour among students to find out the challenges towards Swaraj. We are living in a country like India where Mahatma Gandhi, a great human being, sacrificed his life with his great ideologies.”

Former Joint Secretary to Rajya Sabha Sri. Satya Narayana Sahu recalled the steps taken by Gandhi during his studies in South Africa and Indian freedom struggle. Dadabhai Naoroji had theorised on the drain of wealth from the nation in his book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ (1901). Indian self- government was developed by Naoroji that had been entrusted to Odisha famine and American Civil war, he added.


Speaking on fearlessness of Naoroji, Sahu said despite sedition charges against him, the Grand Old Man of India had guts to write a book about the British rules. Similarly, Gandhi had been an ardent critic of sedition law during his life; he added and stressed to promote the idea of Swaraj in the society.


Chairing the inaugural ceremony, Coordinator of RUSA CoE and Professor of Sanskrit Department Dr.Subhas Chandra Dash welcomed the guests. Assistant Professor of Political Science department Dr.Swapna Prabhu elaborated the seminar topic, while Assistant Professor of English S. Deepika gave the vote of thanks.

Free health camp organised at Utkal

Odisha Government Contractual Employees Protest

Odisha Government Contractual Employees Association (OGCEA) members on Sunday staged a protest here demanding the abolition of the contractual appointments

Thousands of contractual staff serving in several Odisha government departments on Sunday staged a colossal demonstration tightened total termination of the contractual appointment system within the state administration

Amidst serious rains on Sunday, the members of the Odisha Government contractual employees Association (OGCEA) as well as teachers, police, assistants, and alternative Class-III staff from across the state assembled at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg to demand uniform service rules and pay for all classes of staff be it contractual or permanent staff of odisha state government.

Naveen Patnaik Inaugurated ICICI Phone Banking Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated ICICI Phone Banking, BPO centre in Matri Vihar area of Bhubaneswar. Which will provide employment to 1,200 young graduates with more than 60 percent of Female employees.

The ICICI banking centre is powered by artificial intelligence and robotics technologies It is well organized, equipped, and organized to serve the benefits of customers of commercial, business, and personal bank customers.

The Chief Minister of Odisha Mr. Naveen Patnaik thanked the ICICI Bank authorities for bringing in modern technology to the banking system. Mr. Patnaik said that this Initiative will ensure better service to customers within a seamless experience in the banking sector. He stated that this will not only bring efficiency to the system but will be helpful to the customers.

Mr. Patnaik told ICICI Bank authorities to expand the venture’s footprint in other parts of the state, so as to provide more job opportunities for the youth of the state. Mr. Patnaik assured the state would provide all necessary support for further expansion.

Secretary to CM (5-T) VK Pandian was present on the occasion. Executive Director of ICICI Bank Sandeep Batra gave the welcome address.

24 passenger trains have been affected due to the derailment of a goods train.

Bhubaneswar: Due to the derailment of a goods train near Bhubaneswar Railway Station today evening, the movement of about 24 passenger trains has been affected in the route. The goods train was going towards Vizianagaram from Chakradharpur. Five wagons of the goods train derailed about 500 meters away from the station. According to railway sources, work is in full swing to restore the route as early as possible.

A sensational twist in Software Engineer Sweta Utkal Kumari suicide case,

Bhubaneswar: In a sensational twist in software engineer Sweta Utkal Kumari suicide case, her brother today alleged that her boyfriend Soumyajeet Mohapatra was threatening her to make photos of their intimate moments viral, for which she took the extreme step.

“Soumyajeet had kept photos of intimate moments between him and my sister. He was demanding money from her by threatening her to make the pics viral if she didn’t agree to his demands,” said Sweta’s brother.

“They met each other in 2018 while both were working with an IT major in Bhubaneswar. It was an one-sided love affair from Soumyajeet’s side for the first 7-8 months. He then threatened my sister that he would end his life if she didn’t love him. This is how the relationship came into existence. We came to know about it after 1.5 year,” the deceased’s brother said.

Levelling similar allegations against Soumyajeet, Sweta’s father said, “He had quit job for pursuing MBA. He then started extorting money from my daughter, over which she died by suicide.”

“I had gone to Soumyajeet’s house to meet his family members for his marriage with my daughter. However, they harassed me and demanded Rs 30 lakh for the marriage. I had expressed my inability to give them the amount,” Sweta’s father added.
Sweta’s family lodged a complaint with Chandrasekharpur police, on the basis of which a case was lodged under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC.

Soumyajeet, who hails from Sambalpur and works with a private company in the city, will be questioned by police soon, reports said.

Sweta was found hanging inside her apartment in Sailashree Vihar area here, yesterday. Police have reportedly seized a diary from the house, in which it has been mentioned that she was in a relationship with Soumyajeet.

The software engineer hailed from Bhadrak and was working as a Technology Analyst with Infosys at Bhubaneswar

Though the reason behind the death was yet to be known, Why she took the extreme step of ending her life by hanging herself.

Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain reviewed the flood Sitution.

After an important meeting of the State Agriculture Department Chaired by State Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain ordered officials to evaluate the damage of crops, and fisheries, of the farmers due to recent floods in the state as early as the 27th of August. He also orders the officials to provide all necessary support to the farmers during this time of calamity.

Jajpur MLA and state BJD organizer Pranab Prakash Das Visited Jajpur flood Sites

Bobby Das visited the flood areas! In the river dam near Brahmacharipatna of Jajpur district, which was repaired 3 days ago, flood water entered into the village after the injury, the residents of Kaspa and Mallikapur are terrified in fear of flood, Siti visited Jajpur flood area and reviewed the city. Jajpur MLA and state BJD organizer Pranab Prakash Das, heard the problems of the people

Exit mobile version