MBBS students 

Cuttack: Orissa High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to grant necessary approval for relocating MBBS students of Sardar Rajas Medical College at Jaring in Kalahandi district within a week. The college, with 100 MBBS seats, had earlier enrolled 124 students in two batches for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 sessions with Medical Council of India’s (MCI) permission. However, MCI cancelled its permission in 2014-15, citing infrastructure and faculty deficiencies. The court issued the order after a memo was filed on behalf of the MCI indicated that both the state government as well as MCI had approached the Central government for shifting the students to other recognised medical colleges in the state.

Counselling

Bhubaneswar: The Centre approved admission to bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery (BAMS) in Odisha. The ayush (ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy) ministry has approved the admission of a maximum of 170 students to BAMS through Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE). The counselling will be held in the last week of November.  

Train extension 

Bhubaneswar: MP Prasanna Patasani flagged off an extension train to Rajsunakhala on Tuesday. East Coast Railway has extended the Khurda Road-Begunia-Khurda Road passenger trains to Rajsunakhala.

Accused flees

Sambalpur: An accused, who was arrested by Hirakud police on Monday night, fled from the Hirakud police station on Tuesday. The accused, Upendra Mukhi,was arrested for looting cash from a person. 

Fire mishap

Bhubaneswar: Five persons were critically injured after a gas cylinder burst at Athgarh in Cuttack. The injured are being treated at SCB Medical College and Hospital.

Jailed

Bhubaneswar: The Balasore district judge on Monday awarded life  imprisonment to a 60-year-old for hacking a woman to death at a village in the district two years ago. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 2,000 on the accused, Parikhita Dalei. Parikhita, a native of Gobindapur village, had killed Santana Dalei, 62, of the same village following an altercation over a minor issue on June 28, 2010.

Celebration

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sahitya Academy is going to celebrate the birth centenary of Binode Kanungo, compiler of Jnan Mandal, a famous Odia encyclopedia. The celebration will commence from Wednesday at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. 

Sports boost

Cuttack: The Odisha Olympic Association has decided to add 17 new districts of the state along with affiliating two state sports associations.