2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (115+ words) Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for beneficiaries, medical tests conducted up to three days before a patient's hospital admission will now be covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme, Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling announced Saturday. Mahaling said all diagnostic tests carried…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (226+ words) orissapost. com Elephant calf stuck in muddy pond rescued Angul: An elephant calf that got trapped in a mud dy pond inside Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary was rescued by forest officials Thursday after a nearly 90-minute long oper ation. The incident…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (367+ words) Bhubaneswar/Boudh: A partially paralysed man had a miraculous escape from what could have been a freak encounter after a small python coiled itself around his hand and a chair, leaving him trapped for nearly two hours inside his house…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (233+ words) Kinshasa: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), is visiting Congo amid the Ebola outbreak in the nation. "I had the opportunity to meet with Lieutenant-General Johnny Luboya Nkashama, the Governor of Ituri, which is currently the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (336+ words) Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government was working towards creating awareness on menstrual hygiene, breaking social stigma and ensuring improved sanitation and healthcare facilities for women and girls. In a message on the occasion of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (179+ words) Berhampur: Two Class XII students of a private school drowned in a pond while bathing in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, police said. The deceased were identified as Biswajit Panda (16) and Abhijit Marndi (17), of Berhampur town. According to the police, five…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (462+ words) New Delhi: A worrying post-pandemic orthopaedic trend has emerged across India, with doctors reporting a significant rise in cases of hip arthritis and avascular necrosis (AVN), a painful condition caused by disruption of blood supply to the hip bone, particularly…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (165+ words) Sundargarh: A suspected case of food poisoning claimed four lives and left at least 17 others ill after they attended a post-funeral ritual feast at Nuadihi village under Hemgiri block in Odisha's Sundargarh district, reports stated Saturday. The deceased were identified…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (581+ words) New Delhi: With heatwave conditions intensifying across several parts of the country, doctors are warning that prolonged exposure to high temperatures may adversely affect not only physical well-being but also eye and neurological functioning, especially among children, senior citizens and…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (256+ words) Bhubaneswar: The airport authorities here launched a surveillance system, including mandatory thermal screening, for international passengers, following the WHO's declaration of the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, an official said Saturday. Biju Patnaik International Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan said…...