Red Cross Commissionerate welcomes new chairman
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Red Cross Commissionerate police branch on Tuesday welcomed its new chairman and police commissioner Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma. The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack police commissionerate branch is the first and only police Red Cross branch in India. Former Commissioner Bijay Kumar Sharma was the first chairman of the branch while his successor Sunil Ray was the second chairman.
DAV students salute National Flag
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the nation’s 67th Independence Day, students of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here paid respects to the National Flag with patriotic quotients in the school campus on Tuesday.
IMS undertakes new oncological procedure
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IMS and SH) has undertaken, for the first time, sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a method in which only selected lymph node from the axilla is identified after a dye is injected while conducting surgery for breast cancer and then sent for pathological examination, Dr Sunil Agrawala, Surgical Oncologist in the hospital, said.
SBI introduces online facility
Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced an account online. The online account application is provided on the home page of the corporate website vizrwww.sbi.co.in /www.state bank of india.com or on the home page of internet banking portal onlinesbi.com. Through the process after filling in the personal information, the system generates and displays a Temporary Customer Reference Number (TCRN). The applicant can approach within 30 days any branch of his choice and present original and copies of KYC documents to activate the account. Those who do not have internet facility can use the services of cyber cafés. Internet kiosk at some SBI branches can also be used for opening online accounts.
Free mega health camp held in city
Bhubaneswar: A free mega health camp was held here by the Suryakshetra Foundation in association with the Gouranga Health Services Organisation, Odisha Rajya Brahmin Masasabha, Prativa Devi School of Nursing and Mumbai Odia Samaj. Many specialists like Dr Debendra Samantray (TB and Chest) and Dr Sarada Mishra and Arakshita Prusty (ENT) treated the patients. Mringika Mohanty, Pramod Mishra and Gangadhar Das, among others, coordinated the programme.
New automatic scooter enters State market
Bhubaneswar: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt ltd on Monday announced the availability of its Activa in the city. In a Press release here, company Vice-President (Sales & Marketing) YS Guleria said the new scooter offers unmatched combination of affordability, look, performance and ease of handling.