22 killed as fire engulfs SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar, many injured

At least 22 people were killed in a major fire that broke out in SUM hospital, a leading private healthcare institute, here on Monday evening, triggering panic among patients and attendants. Several others suffered suffocation-related injuries, police sources said. “I can confirm we have received eight persons dead from SUM Hospital fire,” said Salil Mohanty, vice-president, AMRI Hospitals where around […]

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KTR launches T-Bridge in Silicon Valley

Telangana Minister for Information Technology and Industries K. Taraka Rama Rao has launched T-Bridge, a new programme aimed at connecting Indian start-ups with opportunities in the global market, in the Silicon Valley at San Francisco in the USA in partnership with Uber and TiE. Speaking after launching the initiative as an outpost of T-Hub in the USA on Friday, Mr. […]

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Polavaram will be ready by 2018, says Devineni

Minister for Irrigation Devineni Umamaheswara Rao has made it clear that the government will complete the Polavaram project by 2018. The Minister placed the project’s design papers and blueprint at the holy feet of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, where he offered prayers on Sunday. Speaking to the media later, he expressed the hope that the project would be completed in […]

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US Bans Applicants From Wearing Eyeglasses In Passport, Visa Photos

Washington:  The State Department is banning passport and visa applicants from wearing eyeglasses in photos taken for the documents. In a notice published Friday, the department says that effective Nov. 1, applicants must remove glasses for passport and visa photographs. It says the step is being taken to “eliminate glares and shadows” that can cause delays in processing the applications and […]

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