Tokyo Paralympics: India bags three medals in a historic day
After Bhavina Patel’s silver win, High Jumper Nishad Kumar bags silver and Discuss Thrower Vinod Kumar brings bronze medal for the country.
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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bhavina Patel creates history, enters table tennis final
India’s Bhavina Patel creates history by entering the final of women’s singles table tennis Class 4 event at Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday morning. She will face China’s Yang Zhou in the gold medal match on Sunday. The 34-year-old Indian, despite losing the first set, came back hard against the world number 3 China’s Zhang Miao…
Sabyasachi & Friends hold ration for vaccine camp to ward off vaccine hesitancy
Bhubaneswar: Actor Sabyasachi Mishra and his friends from the US and Odisha conducted a “Ration for Vaccine” campaign at Chandaka on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar today to ward off vaccine hesitancy among local residents. Their unique effort of removing fear and misconception about vaccine from rural people and encouraging 500 local residents to take the…
Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia Film Eyes For Multiple OTT Release
Acclaimed Odia filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda’s first film in his mother tongue, Kalira Atita (Yesterday’s Past) is going to release on two national OTT platforms. The director informed The News Hashtag that the film would release on two video streaming and video on demand platforms MX Player and Mubi. “We had discussed with several platforms….
Jagannath Temple Yet to be Accessible For Wheelchair Bound Devotees
Bhubaneswar: After months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic, Shri Mandir in Puri has opened its gates for the devotees on Tuesday. While thousands of devotees throng to Shree Jagannath temple to get a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, wheelchair bound devotees are missing the opportunity due to lack of facilities for them inside the premises…
Afghanistan Returnee To be Administered Polio Vaccine in India
New Delhi: The Afghanistan returnee to India will be administered with Polio Vaccine. The Indian government has taken the step as a preventive measure as Afghanistan and Pakistan are two polio endemic countries in the world. “We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure…
Women Tie Rakhi to Trees in Ganjam District
Berhampur: Sending a message that trees are the true protector of earth to deal with pollution, women in Ganjam district observed Raksha Bandhan in a different way. The Ghumsur North Forest Division observed Raksha Bandhan in different forests of Bhanjanagar in the district where women tied Rakhi to trees. The initiative has been started under…
Lipika Singh Darai’s documentary on last generation puppeteers to be screened at an international film festival
Bhubaneswar: Four-time national award-winning Odia filmmaker Lipika Singh Darai’s documentary on puppeteers is going to be screened at an art film festival in Italy this week. Lipika, who has created a special place for herself in the Indian documentary film world, has again tried her best to give the lively touch to a dying art…
India to face Pakistan in their first match in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on October 24
India and Pakistan will lock horns in the group stages of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in UAE and Oman in October and November this year. The arch-rivals will take on each other in the opening match of Group-2 of the Super-12 stage on October 24 at Dubai. The…
Tokyo returnee Hockey players from Odisha get cash rewards, job offers for medalists
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated the Odia Olympians today and handed over cash rewards to the four Hockey players for their spectacular performances in the Tokyo Olympics. As Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were part of the men’s Hockey team that won bronze medal in the Olympic games, they were handed over cash rewards…