Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha on Friday announced the results of annual High School Certificate (HSC) Examination-2021. This is the first time that Class 10 results were declared without conducting the examination. Due to the COVID situation exams have been cancelled. As per the results, 97.89 percent students in Odisha cleared…
Shillong: Scores of 100 year old English pine trees planted during the British regime at the iconic stretch in Upper Shillong have been cut down for the road expansion and four-lane construction. The pictures and videos of falling trees went viral on social media which has irked the residents of Shillong and they criticized the…
A UK couple has broken the record for the greatest height differential of a married couple (different sexes or taller woman). Setting a new Guinness World Record, the wife is 2 feet taller than the husband. James (33) and Chloe Lusted (27), got married in 2016. While James is 109.3 centimetres tall (3 feet 7…
Bhubaneswar: A COVID-19 relief package of Rs 11 crore for OMFED farmers of Odisha has been announced to support their livelihood amidst the pandemic. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced the package under which each milk farmer will receive a financial assistance up to Rs 6,000 to meet their expense towards purchasing of fodder. …
Itanagar: Ever since the inauguration of Kimin-Potin double lane road by defence minister Rajnath Singh on June 17, there has been unrest in Arunachal Pradesh over Border Roads Organisation (BRO) renaming Kimin as Bilgarh and as a part of Assam. While the event took place in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police headquarters in Kimin in Arunachal…
New Zealand defeated India in the final of ICC World Test Championship played at Southampton, England. Despite rain playing spoilsport in the final of the first-ever test championship and causing wash-out of two full days of cricket, the match went on to the reserve day in which the Kiwis chased down the 139 runs set…
A COVID care centre set up by Gram Vikas in Kalahandi district has been helping in improving local healthcare infrastructures in the region. The 50 bed Covid care centre set in the Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan, a Gram Vikas residential school in Kumudabahal village of Thuamul Rampur block is being accessed by people from villages…
New Delhi: Olympic medalist weightlifter Karnam Malleswari has been appointed as first Vice Chancellor of Delhi Sports University by Delhi government on Tuesday. In 2019, the Delhi Assembly had passed a bill to set up a Delhi Sports University (DSU), which will offer graduation, post-graduation and doctorate degrees in cricket, football and hockey among other…
Aizawl: A Mizoram minister has announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh to any family with the highest number of children under his constituency. In order to encourage the Mizo community to have a big family, Mizoram’s sports minister Robert Romawia Royte, who represents the Aizawl East-2 constituency announced on the occasion of Father’s…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Birendra Lakra along with Harmanpreet Singh has been appointed as the vice-captain of the 16 member Indian Men’s Hockey team for Tokyo Olympics to start from next month. Midfielder Manpreet Singh will lead the squad at the olympics. A vetran defender in the indian hockey team, Birendra had played in the London Olympics….
