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  goalkeeper Savita Punia are the two vice-captains of the team. Under Rani’s Captaincy, the Indian team over the…

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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 Leadership Summit has been launched in association with the private office of his highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi to…

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International Airport To Come Up At Sipasarubali in Puri

Puri: The proposed International Airport at Puri will come up at Sipasarubali for which the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved 1,500-acre land. Informing about the site, Puri Collector Samarth Verma said the district administration had identified four locations Girala, Sipasarubali, Samagara and Baliguali for the proposed international airport. A 5 member technical team…

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Plus 2 Students in Odisha to be Awarded Marks on the Basis of Performance In Class-10 Exam

Bhubaneswar: The Council for Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has decided to award marks to Plus-2 students in Odisha on the basis of their performance in the 10th board examination.  The CHSE has issued a criteria for the alternative assessment of the examinees of Annual Higher Secondary Examination, 2021 as the examination has been cancelled in…

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