Cuttack: The number of seats for admission into bachelor of dental science (BDS) at SCB Dental College and Hospital have been increased from 20 to 50. This was conveyed by the Union health ministry. According to the officials, the permission is valid for one year for admitting only one batch of students during 2011-12 academic session. Admissions for next batch of students for the enhanced number of seats will be done only after renewal of the central government permission. Bhubaneswar: The state government will formulate a policy to promote bamboo cultivation and bamboo-made handicrafts. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting, chaired by Naveen Patnaik here on Friday evening. Bamboo industry will be included in the list of priority sector in the state industry policy. Bhubaneswar: A 12-year-old student on Friday was crushed by a running train at VSS Nagar level crossing while crossing the railway track. he Standard VI student identified as Anil Kumar Singh who was staying with his grandmother was crossing the tracks with his friends in the morning today when Kurla -Puri express hit him. he Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered the body from the track and handed over the body to his family members after post-mortem. Bhubaneswar: The tax collection for the financial year 2010-11 has crossed the set target. While reviewing the performance of commercial tax department, Prafulla Ghadei informed that the tax collection stood at Rs 8077 crore which is much ahead of the set target of Rs 7655 crore for the financial year 2010-11. He also evaluated the tax collection for the first quarter (April to June 2011) and congratulated the officers of the department for this achievement. Bhubaneswar: Family members and friends of a Bolbum devotee who died on Thursday night in a road accident near Pahal square, created ruckus near the postmortem room in Capital Hospital on Friday as the autopsy was delayed due to the loss of the key of the morgue. olice had to intervene to pacify the angry relatives of the deceased, identified as Chakradhar Jena, 33. Cuttack: Armed criminals have looted a cash and motorcycle from a journalist near Telengapentha area under Sadar police limits on Thursday. he incident occurred around 10.45 pm when Manoj Das, a journalist of a vernacular daily, was returning to Choudwar from Bhubaneswar along with his friend. wo armed men intercepted the duo near Telengapentha and attacked Das with sharp weapons and looted cash and his motorcycle. Das, who has sustained injuries to his both hands and thigh, is now undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in Choudwar.overed the body from the track and handed over the body to his family members after post-mortem.
Monday, 09 February 2026
