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….
Bhubaneswar: Foodie in the city have finally got a new destination to drool over authentic Odia cuisines from across the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated ‘Nimantran’ restaurant at Rupali Square near Ramadevi Women’s University. With an aim to popularise authentic Odia cuisines and promote culinary tourism, the Odisha Tourism envisaged the initiative. The…
Archer Harvinder Singh made history by winning first medal in para archery at Tokyo Paralympics on Friday. He beat South Korea’s Kim Min Su in the shoot-off and won the bronze medal. Praveen Kumar and Avani Lekhara were the other Indian players who had won medals in their respective events. India is currently placed 37th…
Bhubaneswar: A health university will come up in Odisha to regulate and administer all the medical and paramedical institutions. Odisha University of Health Sciences Bill, 2021 was passed on in the state assembly on Thursday. Health Minister Naba Kishore Das said the objective of the bill is to bring uniformity in various academic programmes in…
Tokyo: India bagged two medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Friday with Avani Lekhara winning her second medal. She won bronze in Women’s 50 m Rifle shooting. Earlier, she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in Paralympic in the 10 m air rifle event. 18-year-old Praveen Kumar winning the silver…
