Renowned urologist Sananda Bag joins KIMS
Bhubaneswar: Eminent urologist and transplant surgeon Dr Sananda Bag has joined the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here as head of the renal transplant programme. Over the years, he has successfully performed 1,800 kidney transplants. His other expertise includes laparoscopic uro-surgery and urological cancer, endo-urology and robotic reconstructive surgeries.
BSE announces OTET dates
Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has declared dates for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2019. The OTET will be held from August 5 to 14 and will be conducted online for the very first time. Candidates can download their admit cards from the BSE’s official website www.bseodisha.nic.in from August 2 onwards after 11 am. Online registration of applications has already commenced from July 15 and will continue till 5 pm on July 26.
Youth found dead near canal in Cuttack
Cuttack: A youth’s body was found near the Taladanda Canal at Ranihat here on Tuesday. The identity of the deceased was yet to be established. The Mangalabag police recovered the body and started investigation into the incident. It was suspected that the youth was crushed to death with a stone as his head bore serious injuries.
Ganja seized from bus-stand; 2 women held
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police on Tuesday seized 12 kg of ganja from the Baramunda bus-stand here and arrested two women in this connection. Acting on a tipoff about smuggling of the contraband, Khandagiri police team reached the bus-stand and seized the ganja. The accused women hail from Medinipur in West Bengal, reports said. The ganja was being transported to West Bengal from Aska in Ganjam district.
Awareness drive to combat dengue, malaria held
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State Branch has started an awareness drive to combat dengue and malaria during rainy season in the Cyclone Fani-affected areas in Puri district. The volunteers under leadership of society Honorary Secretary Major Dr Kalpana Das sensitised people on how to control the diseases. They also conducted a cleanliness drive by sprinkling bleaching powder in the areas and distributed mosquito nets to control vector-borne diseases.