Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has sanctioned 1576 EV charging stations across 16 highways and 9 expressways under Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) India scheme. This was informed by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in…
Bhubaneswar: The Mid-Day Meals (MDM) in government schools of Odisha which was stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume from April. Nodal Officer (MDM) in the School & Mass Education Department Sanat Kumar Mohanty, has written to the collectors of all districts in this regard. PM Poshan (MDM) at schools has been stopped following…
Bhubaneswar: The IWLF Youth, Junior & Senior National Weightlifting Championship 2021-2022 commenced today with 800 weightlifters from across 30 states participating in the event. Declaring the event open by Sports Secretary, R. Vineel Krishna said, “We are very glad to be hosting this National Weightlifting Championship in Odisha, across categories. Weightlifting is a very important…
Doha: The 24-time world champion Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship 2022 on Saturday. He defeated Dhruv Sitwala 6-2 in the final. Earlier in the day, Advani overcame a stiff challenge from Pauk Sa of Myanmar to enter the final. “I am extremely delighted to win my 8th Asian Billiards Title which makes it…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s ace hockey player Amit Rohidas will lead the Indian hockey team as captain for two FIH Men’s Pro League matches against Argentina. Hockey India had named the 22-member Indian team for the two matches are scheduled to be held at the Kalinga Stadium on March 19 and 20. The new squad include players…
Rourkela: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Secretary to CM (5T) V K Pandian visited Rourkela to review the progress of work on the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium and other development projects. The team first reviewed the progress of the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium at BPUT Campus and advised the concerned officials to…
Over 100 vultures have been found dead on Thursday evening at Milanpur, Chaygaon in Assam. While many vultures have been found in critical condition. The Assam Forest Department officials reached the spot and tried to treat the critical ones. Taking to social media, the forest department posted about the incident. “About 100 vultures have been…
The ‘Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan’ of the Arunachal Pradesh government has finally started showing good results, as Mandarin Duck has been sighted at the Siikhe Lake in Ziro valley. The bird was first sited on February 20 in 2021. Appreciating the effort of the state government, the Divisional Forest Officer of Hapoli Forest Division, Abhinav…
Khurda: Over 22 people including seven police personnel were seriously injured when suspended BJD leader and Chilika MLA Prasant Jagdev mowed down a crowd with his vehicle at Banpur in Khurda district in Odisha on Saturday. As per reports, the crowd was gathered outside the Block Development Office at Banpur while the election for the…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will host the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships, 2021-22 for Men & Women under Youth, Junior & Senior Category from March 19. Over 1300 athletes, support staff & technical officials from 30 states and UTs are expected to participate in this national Championships. Indian Weightlifting Federation in association with Odisha Weightlifting Association with support…
