Doha: The 24-time world champion Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship 2022 on Saturday. He defeated Dhruv Sitwala 6-2 in the final. Earlier in the day, Advani overcame a stiff challenge from Pauk Sa of Myanmar to enter the final. “I am extremely delighted to win my 8th Asian Billiards Title which makes it…
Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha celebrated ‘Dola Purnima’ today with much religious fervor and gaiety. The festival is observed on the full-moon day in the month of Phalguna (March), where the idols of Lord Krishna and Radha are carried out in beautifully decorated palanquins in a procession. Swinging on the shoulders of palanquin bearers, the deities…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace hockey player Amit Rohidas will lead the Indian hockey team as captain for two FIH Men’s Pro League matches against Argentina. Hockey India had named the 22-member Indian team for the two matches are scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium on March 19 and 20. The new squad include players…
Rourkela: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Secretary to CM (5T) V K Pandian visited Rourkela to review the progress of work on the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium and other development projects. The team first reviewed the progress of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium at BPUT Campus and advised the concerned officials to…
Over 100 vultures have been found dead on Thursday evening at Milanpur, Chaygaon in Assam. While many vultures have been found in critical condition. The Assam Forest Department officials reached the spot and tried to treat the critical ones. Taking to social media, the forest department posted about the incident. “About 100 vultures have been…
Bhubaneswar: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) announced free accommodation and transport for para-athletes for the upcoming 20th Para Athletic Championship to be held in Bhubaneswar. This was announced after disability rights activist Jitendra Biswal raised concerns about PCI asking the para-athletes to bear their own expanse of traveling, lodging & boarding. In his social…
Bhubaneswar: Actor-comedian Kapil Sharma and writer-director-producer Nandita Das met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar today. During the meeting, Sharma and Das had a brief interaction with Patnaik. Later, CM gifted them a silver filigree Konark wheel and jersey of the Indian Hockey team. Kapil Sharma in the city for…
The ‘Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan’ of the Arunachal Pradesh government has finally started showing good results, as Mandarin Duck has been sighted at the Siikhe Lake in Ziro valley. The bird was first sited on February 20 in 2021. Appreciating the effort of the state government, the Divisional Forest Officer of Hapoli Forest Division, Abhinav…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to clarify their plan of removing encroachments from the Sisupalgarh and facilitate the construction of a boundary wall around the heritage ruins. Hearing to the PIL filed by Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) 15 years back for the protection of…
On Tuesday, fans of Shah Rukh Khan got excited as the actor in his social media post about the upcoming SRK+ app. However, it turned out to be a promotional gimmick for a new ad campaign for the Disney+ Hotstar featuring Shah Rukh Khan. Disney+ Hotstar today launched its new commercial featuring Shah Rukh Khan…
