Chennai Super Kings scored 200 batting first at Chepauk but not enough as Punjab Kings chased it down for a thrilling four-wicket victory on Sunday. Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan rates the win as “very very special”. “Beating Chennai in Chennai is a very big thing. This shows the great character of our side, leaving that…
Bhubaneswar: The two-day Utsav Odisha, a festival on culture and national integration, organised by Utkal University and the Institute of Media Studies, ended with a closing ceremony here on Saturday. Vice-chancellor of Utkal University Prof Sabita Acharya said every Odia must take pride in its heritage as the state moves forward on the path of…
Bhubaneswar: Prof Debi Prasad Ray, chancellor of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University, passed away here on Saturday after a brief illness. Prof Ray, 73, was ailing for some time and was under treatment at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital. Prof Ray, who served as vice-chancellor of Orissa University…
In the Qualifier match No.2 of Kalahandi Cup (senior) inter-district cricket preliminary league, Sambalpur beat Dhenkanal by 44 runs on Friday. Opting to bat, Sambalpur scored 294 in 49.2 overs, with Sayed Zaki scoring 64 of 46 balls and Prasanta Das 56 off 69 balls. For Dhenkanal, Soumendra Das picked four wickets. In the run-chase,…
Cuttack: As many as 125 players turned up at Odisha Cricket Academy here on Friday for the OCA talent hunt camp for spinners. The zonal venue (Cuttack) saw players’ participation from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Paradeep, Jagatsinghpur and Dhenkanal districts. The Odisha senior men’s team head coach Dinesh Mongia along with senior and junior selectors of…
Bhubaneswar: The two-day Utsav Odisha, a festival on culture and national integration, organised by Utkal University and the Institute of Media Studies, kicked off with a patriotic spirit and pride here on Friday. Inaugurating the festival at MKCG Auditorium, state chief electoral officer (CEO) and additional chief secretary to Odisha government Nikunja Bihari Dhal urged…
Bhubaneswar: Four startups developed by students of the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) were showcased at the six-day Future of Work Exhibition held on the sidelines of the G20 3rd Education Working Group meetingwhich concluded at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology here on…
Bhubaneswar: All the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs are to be upgraded to pavered roads to enhance the livability of the cities. As part of transformative urban governance under 5T the state government has decided to upgrade all the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs to pavered roads. G Mathi…
Bhubaneswar: Utkal University in association with Institute of Media Studies (IMS) is organising ‘Utsav Odisha’ – a two-day festival on culture and national integration to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and India’s G20 Presidency – from April 28 to 29. The festival aims at promoting the rich cultural heritage of Odisha and its role in…
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has received 975 entries for the talent hunt camp for spinners, which started this morning at Cuttack. In order to provide opportunity to each player, the camp has been spread across five different venues on different dates. Odisha senior men’s team head coach Dinesh Mongia along with senior and junior…
