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New Zealand Win the First World Test Championship
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…
Karnam Malleswari Appointed First Vice Chancellor of Delhi Sports University
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…
Odisha’s Birendra Lakra Named Vice-Captain Of Indian Men’s Hockey Squad For Tokyo Olympics
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…
Dutee Chand sets national record in 100m Race, misses Olympic Qualification Time
Patiala: Ace Sprinter Dutee Chand from Odisha has set a new national record in women’s 100 metre race at the Indian Grand Prix-4 organized by the Athletics Federation of India held in Patiala on Monday.
Dutee broke her own national…
Odisha’s Deep Grace Ekka Named Vice-Captain of Indian Women’s Hockey Squad for Tokyo Olympics
Bhubaneswar: Hockey India on Monday announced Odia player Deep Grace Ekka as vice-captain of the Indian women’s team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics next month.
While veteran striker Rani Rampal will be the captain, Ekka and experienced…
Dubai-based Odia woman wins top business award
Bhubaneswar: UAE based Odia entrepreneur Madhusmita Nayak has been awarded with the Inspiring Woman Business Leader Award 2021 during the Women Leadership Summit 2021 held in Dubai recently. She hails from Bhubaneswar.
The Women…
Odisha Launches ‘Ashirbad’ Scheme For COVID Orphan Children
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday launched the ‘Ashirbad’ scheme for the children orphaned or lost single earning parent due to COVID-19.
As per the scheme, Rs 2500 per month will be given to the children who have…
India-England one-off women’s test ended in a draw
The one-off test match played between Indian eves and England at Bristol ended in a draw. Indian women after asked to follow on, showed stellar resolve in the second innings and batted out whole of the final day of this four-day test to…
Popular Odia Singer Tapu Mishra is No More
Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia playback singer Tapu Mishra passed away due to post-Covid complication while undergoing treatment at the Private Hospital on Saturday.
Her father also succumbed to Covid on May 10.
Tapu developed mild…
Bhubaneswar tops in Citizen Perception Survey
Bhubaneswar: Smart City Bhubaneswar has ranked fourth among the top 10 Livable Capital Cities in the country. The city has topped in the Citizen Perception Survey with a score of 94.8 out of 100.
As per the New Delhi-based Centre for…