North Sound: In a thrilling display of pace bowling mastery, Australian cricketer Pat Cummins etched his name in T20 World Cup history by securing the first hat-trick of the ongoing tournament during Australia’s Super Eights clash against Bangladesh at North Sound. The 31-year-old speedster achieved this milestone by dismissing Mahmuddulla and Mahedi Hasan on consecutive…
Bhubaneswar: To enhance child welfare services in Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday launched the Amari Shishu web portal (www.aamarisishu.odisha.gov.in) at the State Women and Children’s Institute in Bhubaneswar. The digital platform is designed to streamline coordination among multiple agencies involved in child care, protection, and rehabilitation across the state. The Amari Shishu…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). According to the policy, each organisation under the Ministry of Defence such as tri-services, Integrated Defence Staff, Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard, will transfer the records,…
New Delhi: Marking Good Governance Day, celebrated on the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled the transformative ‘Viksit Panchayat Karmayogi’ initiative. Aimed at strengthening grassroots governance, this initiative is part of the broader ‘Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur’ campaign. The ‘Viksit Panchayat Karmayogi’ initiative seeks to…
New Delhi: Indian bowlers came up with a clinical performance on a wicket on which their batters had crossed 200, to restrict Bangladesh to 135/9 and win the second T20I by 86-run to take an unsurmountable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. This is India’s ninth successive victory since June this year. After Nitish Kumar…
Bhubaneswar: The inaugural meeting of the State Level Steering Committee for drafting the Vision Document “Viksit Odisha @ 2036 for Viksit Bharat @ 2047” was held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Lok Seva Bhawan. The meeting, chaired by Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, marked a significant step towards shaping Odisha’s developmental trajectory in alignment…
Bhubaneswar: As of now Odisha has reported 130 cases of Black Fungus or Mucormycosis, of which 20 succumbed to the serious fungal infection, informed Director of Public Health Niranjan Mishra on Monday. As officials from the health department, around 86 cases of black fungus cases were admitted to different hospitals in Khurda, 16 cases at…
Bengaluru: Professor Urbasi Sinha, a prominent faculty member in the Light and Matter Physics theme at the Raman Research Institute (RRI), has been awarded the prestigious Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at Cambridge, UK. The award celebrates Prof. Sinha’s groundbreaking work in quantum technologies and her contributions to advancing…
Kochi: India has successfully concluded the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM-46) and the 26th Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP-26), which took place from May 20th to May 30th, 2024, in Kochi, Kerala. The prestigious event, organized by the Ministry of Earth Sciences through the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), witnessed significant…
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. …
