Ahmedabad: India beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI, to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium, here on Wednesday. Riding on some fine bowling performances, West Indies restricted India to 237-9 in 50 overs despite a gritty fifty by Suryakumar Yadav (64 off 83)…
Bhubaneswar: To eradicate Filaria (Lymphatic Filariasis) disease from the state, a mass drug administration programme will be carried out from February 10. Initiated by the Health and Family Welfare department, 15 districts will be covered in the state under the programme in two phases. Informing about the initiative, Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said, “There…
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote tourism, the centre has initiated an action for the development of 65 lighthouses on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in the country. Union Minister for ports, shipping and waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal informed this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Under the initiative five lighthouses located at four…
Seven Indian Army personnel who were trapped in the avalanche that hit an army patrol party along the high-altitude area of Kameng sector in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday are dead. Indian army on Tuesday confirmed the death of the trapped perssonnel and that their bodies were retrieved from the avalanche site. Expressing his condolences to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to allow reopening of private pre-schools (Play & KG) for the academic session 2021-22 from February 14. The educational institutions from pre-school to class-VIII have remained closed since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. In a tweet , the I & PR Department informed about the reopening. It further mentioned…
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last at the Breach Candy Hospital today. Her health condition deteriorated again on Saturday, doctors put her back on ventilator support. As per the doctors, the 92 year old Lata was responding to the treatments. She was admitted to the hospital on January 9 after she tested Covid…
India colts win ICC U-19 World Cup for the record fifth time as they defeat England boys in the final played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on Saturday. Following their win, congratulatory wishes and accolades keep flowing for the team. At the same time, BCCI has announced reward of Rs 40 lacs per player…
New Delhi: India on Friday has decided to boycott the opening and closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics Games to be held in Beijing. The decision was taken after the Chinese government included a People’s Liberation Army commander involved in the June 15, 2020 Galwan Valley clash as the torchbearer. Qi Fabao, the PLA regiment…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to reopen educational institutions in the state from Class VIII onwards from February 7. This was informed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra today. As the state is witnessing a decrease in the number of Covid cases, Mahapatra informed that the decision to reopen schools, colleges and other educational…
In the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup 2022, Indian boys enter final after beating Australia by 96 runs on Wednesday (February 02) at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, West Indies. India will lock horns with England in the title clash on Saturday (February 05). Winning the toss, India decided to bat first and posted 290…
