Melbourne: Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds died in a car crash outside Townsville in Queensland state on Saturday night. He was 46. In his cricket career he had played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009. Police informed emergency services attempted to revive him, but he died from his injuries….
Bhubaneswar: After the emergence of reports about low attendance of students in offline classes in various schools in the state, efforts are on to bring back all those students who have either dropped out, moved elsewhere with their parents, or lost interest in studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned over the low attendance of students…
India beat Denmark by 3-2 points to reach the final of the badminton championship Thomas Cup held in Bangkok on Friday. This is for the first time that the Indian team has assured of a medal in the event. During the semi-final match, Indian Badminton player HS Prannoy defeated Danish player Rasmus Gemke to seal…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved the proposal of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to start the Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Talcher, Angul. As per the proposal, the Health and Family welfare department will run the medical college and hospital, while MCL will provide the necessary funds. Initially, MCL…
New Delhi: In a bizarre case, a couple in Uttarakhand sued their son and daughter-in-law for a grandchild. As per, reports SR Prasad sued his son and daughter-in-law demanding either a grandchild within a year or ₹ 5 crore as compensation. “We just wanted a grandchild,” said Prasad. Prasad said he has spent all the…
Berhampur: The forest department officials of the Berhampur division fear that the high tides due to severe cyclonic storm Asani in Odisha, could have damaged the maximum number of eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle. Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Amlan Nayak said the eggs buried on the beach might have been exposed…
Bhubaneswar: With the severe cyclonic storm Asani moving close to Kakinada and Vizag of Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha government on Tuesday deployed 60 ODRAF teams and over 132 teams of Fire Service personnel in different districts of the state which are likely to experience heavy rainfall. Asani is likely to reach Kakinada and Visakhapatnam coasts…
Bhubaneswar: The Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday. The name was given by Sri Lanka, ‘Asani’ means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese. let us try to understand why cyclones are named. Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists prepared by the…
Bhubaneswar: The Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre on Sunday. The meteorological department further stated that ‘Asani’ lay centered 880 km away from Puri in the north-northeast direction over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclonic storm moved nearly northwestwards…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Grand Prix 3 and 4 will be held at the Kalinga Stadium on May 21 and 24. The Odisha government in association with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and Odisha Athletics Association (OAA) will conduct the event. Leading athletes from across the country are expected to take part. The two Grand…
