Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand is out of the women’s 100m event at Commonwealth Games-2022 in Birmingham as she failed to qualify for the semi-final round on Tuesday. She clocked 11.55 seconds to finish the race of heat no.5. The first three runners in each heat and the next three fastest runners qualified for the…
Bhubaneswar: Penguin Random House India has commissioned Bhubaneswar-based senior journalist Sandeep Sahu to write the comprehensive biography of President Draupadi Murmu, the first tribal person to be the head of India. Titled ‘Madam President: A Biography of Draupadi Murmu’, the book is poised to open a window to the life of India’s first woman tribal…
Bhubaneswar: Unicef provided government agencies in Odisha with three sets of communication equipment like megaphones, jukeboxes, and pico projectors for creating awareness on COVID appropriate behaviour, COVID vaccination, and other child health-related issues in the tribal and aspirational districts of the state. The State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW) and the Tribal Cooperative…
Bhubaneswar: Eminent singer Nirmala Mishra passed away on Sunday at her residence in Kolkata. She was a prominent singer in Odia and Bengali film industry during 1960s and 1970s. She was 81 and was suffering from old age-related complications. Nirmala was a household name in Odisha till 70s for her classic songs. She had rendered…
Indian weightlifter and Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu wins gold in women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Birmingham on Saturday. The 27-year old won the first gold for the country at the event. She lifted a total of 201 kg to win the medal. She lifted 109kg in her first…
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited battery-operated Mo-Ride and E-Bus services of Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) have been flagged off in the capital city on Friday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the services. In the first phase, 10 e-buses and 50 e-rickshaws will ply the selective routes to ferry passengers. While 50 more e-buses will be included…
Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Nandankanan Zoological park are planning to introduce a tiger rewilding project, in which tiger cubs born in the zoo will be released in wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Speaking on the occasion of International Tiger Day, Director of Nandankanan Biological Park, Manoj V Nair said, “Cubs born in the zoo having…
Bhubaneswar: Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) signed a MoU making FICCI as National Industry Partner for the Make in Odisha Conclave 2022, which is scheduled to be held from November 30th to December 4th. The MoU signing ceremony was presided over by…
Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia cuisines will be included in the menu of Rashtrapati Bhawan soon so that President Draupadi Murmu could relish some of her favourite culinary items from Odisha. Some of the traditional Odia food items like Pakhala and sajana saga among others will be included in the menu. President Draupadi Murmu is a vegetarian…
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will be the flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced this on Wednesday. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is delighted to announce shuttler PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, as the Flagbearer…
