Legendary athlete PT Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). She becomes the first women President in the IOA’s 95 years of journey. She filed her nomination on Sunday for the post and has been elected unopposed as no one else filed their nomination. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju,…
New Delhi: The legendary PT Usha is set to be elected as the first women President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). She has filed her nomination on Sunday for the post and is set to be elected unopposed as no one else filed their nomination. A multiple Asian Games gold medallist and a fourth-place…
Gajapati: The Mahendragiri hill in the Gajapati district has been declared a biodiversity heritage site. Odisha government declared this on Friday to preserve the local habitats rich in plants and animal life. A notification issued by the Forest, Environment & Climate Change (FE&CC) department read, “The government has been pleased to declare an area of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Women’s League will begin on November 27 at Kalinga Stadium. A jersey launch event was held on Saturday in presence of Sports minister Tusharkanti Behera and Football Association of Odisha Secretary Ashirbad Behera. Six teams will participate in the league which is being jointly organised by Sports and Youth Services Department and…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has taken up the Learning Recovery Program (LRP) in Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) to provide a learning opportunity to students to make up for losses in studies due to the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, a study conducted by the NGO Atmashakti Trust found that the…
Bhubaneswar: The online sale of tickets for FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 will be available on Paytm Insider (www.insider.in). After purchasing the tickets online, one will have to redeem them for a physical ticket at the box office of the stadiums in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Each person can purchase two tickets only. The…
Bhubaneswar: Since its release Odia movie DAMaN has been garnering the attention of audiences across the country for its inspiring story, and the state Government has asked collectors to arrange a special screening of the movie at the district and sub-divisional level in Odisha. Inspired by the real-life story of Dr. Omkar Hota, the film…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will travel to Malaysia to take part in an international tournament. The U-14 and U-17 men’s and women’s teams will participate in the 1st National Hockey Development Program (NHDP) international tournament to be held in Kuala Lumpur from November 26 to December 3. This is the first time…
Ahead of its theatrical release on December 2, the makers of the Odia movie ‘Pratikshya’ has a reason to cheer as Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Wednesday announced the remake of the movie in Hindi. He announced this at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. Directed by Anupam Patnaik, ‘Pratikshya’ was selected…
Bhubaneswar: To make Odisha anaemia free, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched AMLAN- Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan on Wednesday. The mission is expected to benefit over 1.37 Crore people in the state. It is a multipronged approach for accelerated reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be carried out by several departments including Health…
