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Financial assistance for transplant surgeries available under BSKY, says Additional DMET Odisha has taken many steps to popularise organ transplantation activities and has progressed a lot since the year 2000. While there are eight centres for transplant and retrieval of organs across the State, it has so far done 1,312 organ transplant surgeries including 10 deceased transplants so far. While speaking at a seminar on ``Organ donation and transplant’’ at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences last evening, Additional Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Government of Odisha Prof (Dr) Umakant Satpathy, who is also the nodal officer of State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), observed that awareness must also be spread among people that monetary support is also available for the organ transplant operations like kidney and liver under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). He also observed that while Odisha is registering 11,500 road accident cases every year out...

Indian Navy’s Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) on Thursday signed an MoU with the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) to promote the wellness and welfare of tribal students. Under the pact, KISS shall also provide educational enhancement courses through KIIT for the naval families from the ongoing academic year. The MoU was signed during the visit of the President of NWWA Mrs Kala Hari Kumar to the KIIT-KISS campus. Addressing students, she said the entry of the Naval students to the KIIT group of institutes “will be the anchor that will prepare them for life”.  KIIT-KISS Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta expressed his gratitude to Mrs. Kumar for initiating various educational initiatives and caring for everyone as a “family”. In her speech, Mrs Kumar, the wife of the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, said NWWA feels strengthened with the support of the KIIT group of institutes to provide seats in various streams for the naval children.  “We are going ...

Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Saturday inaugurated KIIT International School’s 9th edition of the Model United Nations 2022 and shared his vision of a society that promotes an integrated education that brings the teacher, the student and the parents on the same pedestal. The Model United Nations (MUN) is the first of its kind in Odisha and was started in 2013, offering students a simulated platform to engage and deliberate on matters of national and international importance such as climate change and world peace. KIIT International School is the only institute in the State that is a partner of this prestigious UN mission. The theme of the 9th edition is refugee challenges. Addressing the gathering as the Chief Guest, the Governor said education imparted should be all-inclusive and promotes harmony. Knowledge should promote the highest values of human development and imbibe simplicity and humility. The Governor said that teachers have a big role in shaping the “inner consciousne...

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India focused on celebrating and commemorating 75 years of progressive India. The initiative aims to help people remember the glorious history of India's people, culture, and achievements. It is done through schemes like Ideas@75, Revolve@75, Actions @75, and Achievement@75, which focus on what has been achieved so far and what can be achieved in the future. To commemorate and celebrate the initiative, KIIT, the leading institute of industrial technology, organized a flag distribution drive in Odisha. Prof. Achyuta Samanta, the founder and mentor of KIIT , and other staff members, distributed national flags to people in Odisha to celebrate the Har Ghar Tiranga movement. Prof. Achyuta Samanta said, "Celebrations like this are important to remind people of how hard-earned our freedom is and what it costs others to achieve it. By instilling a sense of patriotism, we can start to understand the sacrifices made for us t...

A high-level delegation of the International Volleyball Federation ( Federation Internationale De Volleyball or FIVB ) visited KIIT and KISS campuses on the eve of Independence Day and signed an MoU for the development of Volleyball at the grassroot level in India. The FIVB General Director Fabio Azevedo and other members visited KIIT-KISS at the invitation of the Founder of these institutes Dr. Achyuta Samanta who is also the President of the Volleyball Federation of India and MP of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.                   The high-level delegation was given a rousing welcome at a public felicitation ceremony here to celebrate their visit to Bhubaneswar. Minister of Sports and Youth Services, Electronics and IT Tusharkanti Behera, Joint Secretary Sports and Youth Services Sailendra Kumar Jena, President of Odisha Football and Athletics Association Ashirbad Behera and delegates from various sports associations and eminent spo...

  Thirty thousand students Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), the largest tribal school of the world, participated in Har Ghar Tiranga campaign today under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.             The students, dressed in the Tricolour, celebrated  Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in the KISS premises where they were joined by diplomats, sportspersons and distinguished personalities from different spheres. The guests reminded of the struggle and dedication of freedom fighters. The dream of Mahatma Gandhi on tribal development was realized by Achyuta Samanta , the founder of KISS for the last 30 years. As a result, thousands of tribal students have access to mainstream education.

  The device is easy to operate by anyone & provides instructions in the local language. The Department of Biotechnology has sanctioned the highest flagship grant to develop Sanjivani ecosystem Doctors at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) have developed a cost-effective technology that can provide prompt assistance and save a person at home suffering from cardiac arrest. The ‘ Sanjivani ’ hand-held gadget, as the name suggests, is a critical life-saving device. Its development assumes significance as various reports and studies have reflected a significant increase in heart attack-related deaths in recent years.  Today, approximately 85 percent of sudden cardiac arrests are being reported at home or outside the hospital, with the survival rate being less than 10 percent. The human brain suffers irreversible damage after 6 minutes of cardiac arrest in the absence of high-quality chest compressions, which means pressing the middle part of the chest at a rate of ...

KIIT Polytechnic has been ranked as the best polytechnic in Odisha among all the state and private-run polytechnics by National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), a constituent Board of Quality Council of India (QCI). The results were declared today. This is the first time that the rankings of the polytechnics in Odisha were carried out. The exercise came against the backdrop of the State Government’s enhanced focus on improving quality of technical institutes and identifying the best ones that adhere to quality teaching. The rankings were carried out by NABET-QCI and State Council for Vocational Education and Training. The announcement was met with jubilation by the students, teachers and staff of KIIT Polytechnic. KIIT Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta lauded the efforts of KIIT Polytechnic Principal, Dr Tanmay Mohanty, the teachers and staff, saying, the ranking was a big achievement as the institute was adjudged best among all government and private Polytechnics. H...

New developments in lung cancer research with genetic testing, stereotactic body radiotherapy, linking targeted cancer drug delivery mechanism and immunotherapy could lead to more survival and recovery for the patients suffering from lung cancer, says renowned oncologist and Director at newly-inaugurated KIMS Cancer Center, Prof. Bidhu Kalyan Mohanti. Speaking on the disease progression, detection and the trend on the occasion of World Lung Cancer Day, 2022, Prof Mohanti, who is heading the ultra-modern centre for cancer care under city-based Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), said ``Overall lung cancer now ranks within the top five cancers in Odisha as it comes in the rank of five followed by stomach, mouth, breast and cervical cancers. However, in males, while stomach and mouth come in the top two ranks, lungs cancer comes the close third.’’ The renowned oncologist, who has long years of experience in the cancer management while serving at AIIMS Delhi and top Indian onco...

The structure of the building is important but what is more important is the interiors. The interiors of the building are just like the soul to the body. Without a good interior, you would not want to live in the house. Moreover, interiors are something that should be left to the experts. Everyone has a different definition of interior designing, so let us clarify things for you in one of the sections below.                                                    ​​​​​​​ Are Services Restricted to Interior Designing? The scope of interior design varies according to your need. In comprehensive interior design, you can give your basic structure to the interior designer. They will complete the end-to-end design for you and ensure that they make it as per your taste. In some cases, where it is impossible to modify the structure, the interior designers will suggest imp...