Bhubaneswar: Eleven cities from Odisha have bagged national awards in the Swachh Survekshan- 2022 and Indian Swachhata League. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Berhampur Municipal Corporation, Puri Municipality, Paradeep Municipality, Bargarh Municipality, Basudevpur Municipality, Bellaguntha NAC, Bijepur NAC, Binika NAC, Chikiti NAC, Junagarh NAC are the 11 ULBs of Odisha that bagged the Swachh Survekshan 2022  award…

Ahmedabad: Odisha Women’s Rugby team clinched the first gold medal on Friday at the 36th National Games. The girls dominated the match from the beginning and defeated Maharashtra with a huge margin of 22-0. They were unbeaten in six games to become the national champions.

New Delhi: Veteran actor Asha Parekh will be conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2020. Parekh’s name was announced on Tuesday for the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema by the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur. The award will be presented during the 68th National Film Awards…

Bhubaneswar: Five edited volumes of the ‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes in Odisha’ published by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute and Odisha State Tribal Museum have been released. The edited volumes contain 418 research articles covering all the 62 Scheduled Tribe Communities and 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. All the articles were earlier…

Bargarh:  To ensure the conservation of winged guests and provide them a safe environment, the residents of Govindpur under Lakhanpur Wildlife Range in Ambabhona block of Bargarh district in Odisha have declared their village as ‘Birds Village’. Tamdei and Ramkhol are the two other villages in the region that have pledged to join the initiative….

Tennis Star Roger Federer played his last professional tennis match at the Laver Cup on Saturday. The 41-year-old played a doubles match alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The duo lost the match. Federer got emotional bidding adieu to the tennis court. Rafael Nadal who has been his tough competitor in the court also could not…

Bhubaneswar: Former India Hockey captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey have been elected President of Hockey India. Tirkey was elected unopposed after two other contenders Rakesh Katyal and Bhola Nath Singh withdrew their nominations. The player turned politician and administrator, the 44 year old Dilip Tirkey is India’s most capped player with 412 international caps over…

Bhubaneswar: A workshop on ‘Art of Flower Arrangement’ was organised by the faculty of hospitality and tourism management at the School of Hotel Management, SOA on Saturday. “The presence of vibrant flowers can trigger happy emotions and can instantly affect our mood. Flowers can heighten the happiness in our lives, beautify our surroundings and infuse…