Bhubaneswar: A total of 93 players attended the Khurda zonal venue where talent hunt camp for spinners was conducted by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) at BJB High School Ground here on Sunday. Players from Nayagarh, Khurda, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Koraput, Ganjam, Kandhamal and Rayagada had turned up. Also read: Talent hunt camp for spinners begins…
Odisha’s Bapi Hansda bagged a silver medal in 400m hurdles event at the 5th Asian Youth Athletics Championship at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He clocked 51.38 seconds in the finals of the event on April 27. Maamat Abakar Abdraham of Qatar secured the gold medal with a time of 50.91 sec while bronze medal went to Sri…
Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School Pokhariput celebrated its 32nd Foundation Day, here on Monday. In his address, the chief speaker on the occasion, Col. Prof. Sanjay Kumar Satpathy stressed on the transformation of negative thoughts to positive thoughts and accepting the untrodden roads to be really distinct in life. Dr KC Satpathy, RD of DAV institutions,…
May 1 is also known as International Workers’ Day or Labour Day, and it is celebrated in India and many other countries around the world. The significance of Labour Day in India lies in its association with the labour movement and the struggle for workers’ rights. The origins of Labour Day can be traced back…
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…
