Guwahati: Saffron, which was only confined to the Kashmir region can now be cultivated in the northeast region of the country. North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under Saffron Bowl project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for the cultivation of saffron. This was informed by the Minister of…
India’s Neeraj Chopra, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist has been nominated for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. He is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for a Laureus Award, after wrestler Vinesh Phogat in 2019 and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who won the Laureus Sporting Moment Award 2000-2020. “I’m delighted to…
World No 5 Rafael Nadal on Sunday scripted history after defeating Daniil Medvedev in Australian Open 2022 final held at Rod Laver Arena. He became the first man tennis player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. He defeated Medvedev 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in an epic match that lasted five hours and 24 minutes…
Cuttack: Unnati Hooda and Kiran George registered contrastic victories to clinch the women’s and men’s singles title respectively in the Odisha Open Super 100 badminton tournament on Sunday. 14 year old Hooda defeated Smit Toshniwal 21-18, 21-11 in just 35 minutes to win the title while Kiran got defeated Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 in…
Cuttack: Teenager Unnati Hooda reached the finals of the 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament after beating Malvika Bansod in the women’s singles semi-final match held on Saturday. The 14-year-old Unnati secured her place in the finals beating Malavika by 24-22, 24-22. Unnati will face 21-year-old Smit Toshniwal for her first Super 100 title. Smit reached…
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri will reopen for devotees from February 1. Puri Collector Samarth Verma informed this after a meeting of the Chhatisa Nijoga through video conferencing. The temple will remain closed on Sundays for sanitisation purpose due to the COVID-19 situation. Verification of vaccination and RTPCR will be strictly followed. Local…
The 17-years Miram Taron who had gone missing from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh has finally returned to his state On Thursday, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China handed-over Taron to the Indian Army at Wacha-Damai interaction point in Arunachal Pradesh. Union Minister of Law & Justice, Kiren Rijiu through a…
Bhubaneswar: The ministry of Home Affairs announced the Padma awards 2022 on Tuesday evening. This year six personalities from Odisha will be conferred with the Padma awards.. Renowned Odia writer Pratibha Ray to get Padma Bhushan for Literature & Education. Where Tokyo Paralympics medalists para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, Social worker Srimad Baba Balia, Prof Aditya…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter. Recalling the contribution of Netaji, PM Modi said, “Soon this hologram statue of our Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be replaced by a granite…
New Delhi: Two time Olympics medalist, PV Sindhu won the Syed Modi India International 2022 tournament. She beat compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games of 21-13 21-16 in a lop-sided title clash which lasted just 35 minutes. It is Sindhu’s second Syed Modi India International title. The men’s singles final of the Syed Modi India…
