Bhubaneswar: For the development of a robust electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the city, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to set up seven EV charging stations in the city. A virtual meeting chaired by BMC Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh was held today, in which distinguished market leaders in EV infrastructure in India and…
Indian women’s cricket team ended the 26-match winning streak of their Australian counterpart in style by registering their highest ever run-chase in the third ODI of the ongoing series at Harrup Park in Mackay on Sunday. Set a target of 265, the Mithali Raj-led team chased down the score in the 50th over by two…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday forecasted that the cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ is likely to hit the coasts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh somewhere between Gopalpur-Kalingapatnam on 26 September at a speed of 95 km per hour. The deep depression has intensified into cyclonic storm and lay centred about 370 km east-southeast of…
Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, senior television journalist Arindam Das working with a local channel drowns while covering an elephant rescue operation in the flooded Mahanadi on Friday. Arindam and his cameraman Pravat Sinha had accompanied ODRAF personnel in an operation to rescue a tusker trapped in Mahanadi river near Mundali bridge in Cuttack. ODRAF…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday has issued a set of comprehensive guidelines for Durga Puja celebration. The guidelines will be effective from October 11 to 15. In an official order, BMC commissioner informed that the puja committees and organisers have to follow the guidelines during the festival. Following are the guidelines of…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that Odisha will host the Junior Men’s World Cup Hockey at Kalinga Stadium during an event held at Convention Centre in Lokseva Bhawan today. Making the announcement during an event held at the Convention Centre in Lokseva Bhawan, the Chief Minister said that the state is ready to host…
Bhubaneswar: The 40th Junior Kho Kho National Championship 2021 commenced at Biju Patnaik Indoor Hall, KIIT Deemed University here today. The championship is being hosted by Odisha Kho Kho Association with from the Sports and Youth Services Department and KIIT (deemed University) under the aegis of the Kho Kho Federation of India. Over 600 players…
The Indian U18 Girls Rugby team won silver at the Asia Rugby U18 Girls Rugby Sevens Championship 2021 held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan today. Indian team lost the final to UAE by 21-17. This was the first international championship that Indian team has competed and they have have excelled with their amazing performance throughout the championship….
The remaining matches of the 2021 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in the UAE from today onwards. Five-times champion Mumbai Indians (MI) are facing three-times winner Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the first match of the much awaited restarting of this high-profile league. IPL-2021 that was held in India earlier this…
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has recommended the names of ace parashuttler Pramod Bhagat, shooter Manish Narwal, high jumper Sharad Kumar and javelin-thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. Recently the para-athletes have brought laurels for the country by winning medals at the Tokyo Paralympics. Deepa Malik, the President…
