You can try as follows it works for me
select * from nm_admission where trunc(entry_timestamp) = to_date('09-SEP-2018','DD-MM-YY');
OR
select * from nm_admission where trunc(entry_timestamp) = '09-SEP-2018';
You can also try using to_char but remember to_char is too expensive
select * from nm_admission where to_char(entry_timestamp) = to_date('09-SEP-2018','DD-MM-YY');
The TRUNC(17-SEP-2018 08:30:11) will give 17-SEP-2018 00:00:00 as a result, you can compare the only date portion independently and time portion will skip.