Much to the dismay of cricket fans all over the world, the India-England fifth test match that was scheduled to start today at Manchester, has been cancelled due to fear of further spread of Covid-19. The Indian team contingent has already been affected by the virus with head coach Ravi Shastri and several support staff…
Bhubaneswar: Three Universities from Odisha have found place in top 100 list of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). As per the NIRF Rankings 2021 released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today, Bhubaneswar based Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan was ranked 20th followed by the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). While the state-run Utkal University was…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Indian team for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today. Virat Kohli will lead the 15-men squad while opener Rohit Sharma is going to be the vice captain for this multi-nation event that will be played in the UAE in October-November. The team includes Virat…
Odia Paralympian Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal at the recently concluded Tokyo Paralympics, is all set to get cash reward of Rs 6 Crores from the Odisha government and a Group A level government job. On his arrival in the state, he will be handed over the cash prize by Chief Minister Naveen…
Bhubaneswar: Disability rights activist and quadriplegic actor, Jitendra Biswal, suffering from Myopathy since his early childhood, was predicted by the doctors that he wouldn’t survive past the age of fifteen. However, defying all odds and predictions of the doctors, he celebrated his 50th birthday on September 2 this year. The actor-filmmaker, who can hardly move…
Bhubaneswar: The Manda buffalo found in the Eastern Ghat and Koraput plateau in Odisha has been recognised as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in the country by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR). NBAGR gave the indigenous recognition to this breed after thoroughly assessing a survey report submitted by Odisha’s Animal…
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack is among the six cities put up by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be included in the auction process for expansion of the Indian Premier League (IPL). From the six cities shortlisted, two would be added in the IPL in the coming years. Currently, there are eight teams…
India’s ends its Paralympic campaign with record highest 19 medals from Tokyo today. On the ultimate day of the quadrennial event, shuttler Krishan Nagar won another gold medal taking the number of yellow metals for India to 5. In addition to the 5 golds, India’s para-athletes won 8 silver and 6 bronze medals, mostly in…
Two employees of a news portal have been arrested by Commissionerate Police Cuttack-Bhubaneswar for allegedly publishing defamatory and objectionable content against ace sprinter and Olympian Dutee Chand. Police took the editor of the portal Sudhansu Rout into custody on Friday after Dutee lodged a police complaint against him and three other people including reporter of…
Ace badminton player from Odisha, Pramod Bhagat and 19-yea-old shooter from Haryana, Manish Narwal clinch gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday to take India’s gold tally to four. Besides, shooting star Sighraj Adana added a silver to make his personal medal tally two in the ongoing event, while shuttler Manoj Sarkar won bronze medal….
