Stroke care unit opened at Apollo
Bhubaneswar: Governor SC Jamir inaugurated an “Apollo Stroke Care Unit” at the Apollo Hospitals here on Friday. The unit is a multidisciplinary entity where stroke patients would be assessed by doctors, specialist nurses, physio and speech therapists to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan for each patient.
City women scribes protest lankesh murder
Bhubaneswar: Women journalists of Bhubaneswar on Friday staged a silent march condemning the murder of journalist-activist Gauri lankesh in Bengaluru. Holding placards and banners, they protested attempts to strangulate voices of fearless journalists like lankesh. The scribes belonging to the Odisha Women Journalists' Forum demanded immediate arrest of lankesh’s murderers and safety of journalists across the country. Journalists Sarada lahangir and Minati Singha spoke on the occasion.
RIE holds cleanliness awareness drive
Bhubaneswar: As part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, students and staff members of the Regional Institute of Education (RIE) and DM School, NCERT organised an awareness drive and formed a human chain with banners, posters to create awareness among people here on Friday. The objective was to draw public attention towards making the country clean from every kind of evil. Among others, the RIE Principal and the DM School Headmaster were present.
ODBUS holds blood donation camp
Bhubaneswar: ODBUS, Odisha’s first-ever online bus ticket booking platform, in collaboration with the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) organised a blood donation camp here on Friday. Around 100 units of blood were collected. The objective of the camp was to collect a maximum number of blood units and donate to an orphanage. A huge number of donors of different age groups participated.