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Bhubaneswar, March 23 A week after the devastating fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack, where at least 12 patients were killed, the Odisha government has transferred the principal and superintendent of the state's premier healthcare facility, officials said on Monday...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday directed authorities to immediately begin work on the proposed Rs 210-crore Mahanadi Riverfront Project and develop it as an attractive tourist destination.The project, estimated to cost Rs 210 crore, will be constructed...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 – Massive chaos continued to rock the Odisha Assembly for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as the opposition intensified its demand for the Health Minister's resignation over the fire mishap at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which officially claimed 12...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, following frequent adjournments as the opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire incident in a hospital that left 12...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 Altogether, 6,578 people were killed due to lightning, drowning, and snakebites in Odisha in the last two financial years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly on Thursday.In response to a question from MLA Chakramani Kanhar, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha Assembly was adjourned three times on Thursday as the opposition disrupted the proceedings, demanding the resignation of State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the deaths of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The House saw multiple adjournments...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – Following the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on March 16, which officially claimed the lives of 12 patients, as many as four individuals – including three fire department officials and one engineer – have been suspended on charges...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday suspended four officers for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire incident at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack claimed the lives of 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspended four officers on Wednesday for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack killed 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three personnel from the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 BJD president Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday that he initiated the establishment of a charitable trust in the name of his father, Biju Patnaik, before undergoing a major neck surgery in Mumbai last year.The charitable trust, named ‘Biju Naveen Inspirational Foundation’...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 In the wake of the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha on Monday, which claimed 12 lives, the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Indian National Congress launched a massive protest in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday, demanding...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg to submit a report on the devastating fire at the government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which has claimed 12 lives.While hearing a complaint lodged by Manoj Jena...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha's Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Tuesday over the deaths of 12 people in a fire at the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.Patnaik, who visited the hospital following the...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) suspended three of its legislators on Tuesday who had reportedly voted in favor of an Independent candidate, Dilip Ray, backed by the BJP, defying the party's whip in the Rajya Sabha election.The MLAs, Ramesh Chandra Jena of...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack (Odisha), March 17 The death toll from the devastating fire at the government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here rose to 12 on Tuesday, after two more patients succumbed to their burn injuries.Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling informed the assembly...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 The Odisha government announced on Monday the formation of a single-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the tragic fire at the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, which claimed the lives of ten patients.According to a...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 The Odisha government on Monday appointed retired district judge Laxmidhar Biswal to lead the judicial inquiry into the devastating fire at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, in which at least 10 people died and 11 others suffered burn injuries.The panel is...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday formed a six-member fact-finding team to investigate the causes of the tragic fire at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which resulted in the death of 10 patients.According to a statement from the Chief...

Cuttack (Odisha), March 16 In the quiet hours of the early morning, when exhausted hospital staff were sleeping on the floors and benches after a long night of care, a fire broke out in the trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital, and tragically, it turned into a scene of loss and...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 At least 10 patients died after a major fire broke out in an ICU at the Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack early Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.He said that around 11 hospital staff members sustained burn injuries while...