New Delhi: Fresh tremors were reported in Delhi on Thursday following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale that struck Afghanistan. The quake’s epicenter was identified by the US Geological Survey as 44 km SSW of Jurm in Afghanistan, occurring at a depth of 206.6 km. The seismic activity sent…
Bhubaneswar: The Queen’s Baton for 2022 Commonwealth Games made a tour of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The Baton commenced its journey from Kalinga Stadium with Olympians Dutee Chand and Sunita Lakra carrying it. It made a historic tour to Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri Blue Flag Beach and Konark Sun Temple. It later arrived…
New Delhi: Former Indian Women’s Hockey Team player Jaspreet Kaur has embarked on a new journey as a coach, participating in an intensive training program alongside fellow former drag-flickers and goalkeepers under the guidance of High-Performance Director Herman Kruis at SAI Bengaluru. The initiative, spearheaded by Hockey India, aims to standardize coaching methodologies nationwide and…
Indian junior wrestler Priya Malik won a gold medal in the 73kg category at the Cadet World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. The Cadet World Championship is a tournament where the best Greco-Roman, freestyle and women wrestlers below the age of 17 compete from across the world. Priya won by defeating Bulgarian wrestler Kseniya…
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…
Sundargarh: Former international hockey players from Odisha Lilima Minz and Stanli Victor Minz got married on Friday. The wedding ceremony was held at a church in Rajgangpur, Sundargarh in the presence of the family members of the bride and the groom. Former hockey player Stanli is a coach of the East Coast Railway hockey team….
Bhubaneswar: The CSC CSR Conclave 2025 marked a significant milestone in India’s journey toward inclusive growth, with a focus on rural empowerment through technology. Inaugurated by Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the event spotlighted the crucial role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in bridging the urban-rural…
Bhubaneswar: The 78th Senior National Aquatics Championships came to a thrilling conclusion at Kalinga Stadium on Thursday, with Karnataka’s Shoan Ganguly stealing the spotlight by setting a new national mark in the men’s 400m Individual Medley. Ganguly clocked 4:24.64, bettering Aryan Nehra’s 2023 national record of 4:25.62 and clinching the gold in style. Ganguly’s feat…
New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, is set to honour 19 outstanding children with the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2024, during an award ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan on January 22, 2024. The esteemed awards, recognizing excellence in categories such as Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Science & Technology, Social Service, and…
Bhubaneswar: Five edited volumes of the ‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes in Odisha’ published by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute and Odisha State Tribal Museum have been released. The edited volumes contain 418 research articles covering all the 62 Scheduled Tribe Communities and 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. All the articles were earlier…
