U Sammilani greets CJI Dipak Misra
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani on Monday conveyed greetings to Justice Dipak Misra for being sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI). “It is a matter of pride that an Odia instated in the highest judiciary post of the country. The Utkal Sammilani coveys greetings to Justice Misra and his family members,” said Sammilani’s Mancheswar Industrial Estate branch president Dillip Dashsharma in a statement.
City hosp docs remove 35 liver stones sans surgery
Bhubaneswar: Gastroenterologists at the SUM Hospital successfully removed as many as 35 stones from the liver and bile ducts of a 55-year-old person without a major surgery. The stones were removed through advanced therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP). “The patient had come with severe pain in the abdomen, jaundice and high fever. As he had undergone gall bladder surgery a few days ago, we removed stones by employing ERCP,” said Gastroenterology Department head Dr Manoj Kumar Sahu. Dr Sahu, Dr Manas Behera and Dr Aparajita conducted the 30-minute procedure. The patient was doing fine, said Dr Sahu.
Debendra Pati gets Mother Teresa Samman
Bhubaneswar: Senior teacher of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur Dr Debendra Kumar Pati was honoured with the Mother Teresa Samman 2017 for Education & Service by Minister of Women & Child Development Prafulla Samal in the presence of former Union Minister Braja Kishor Tripathy and other dignitaries in the State-level Mother Teresa Jayanti by the Samar Kranti Sena recently.
40 city FIITJEE students qualify NTSE
Bhubaneswar: As many as 40 students from FIITJEE Bhubaneswar and Cuttack centres have qualified the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE 2017) Stage II conducted by the NCERT. “I am thankful to the faculty and staff of FIITJEE who helped me to raise my IQ to such a competitive level through study materials, doubt-clearing sessions and personalised guidance,” said Anurag Patra, a student of FIITJEE Bhubaneswar centre. Centre head Ranajoy Bardhan and mentor Prafulla Kumar Dash wished students all success.