Bhubaneswar: Odisha health minister Naba Kisore Das has written to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan to urgently supply Covishield vaccines to the state. Das informed that Odisha will run out of the Covishield vaccines in the next two days. “We have stock of 3.38 lakh doses of covishield which will be utilised within two days….
Patiala: Sprinter Dutee Chand again misses the mark to qualify for Tokyo Olympics next month. Dutee secured fourth position by clocking 11.62 seconds in the 100-metre sprint at the 60th National Inter-State Athletics Championships held in Patiala, Punjab on Saturday. The qualifying time for the Tokyo Olympics is 11.15 seconds. On June 21, Dutee set…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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….
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 record by clocking 11.17 seconds in the 100 metre race. However, she could not achieve…
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 goalkeeper Savita Punia are the two vice-captains of the team. Under Rani’s Captaincy, the Indian team over the…
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 Leadership Summit has been launched in association with the private office of his highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi to…
