Bhubaneswar: Eminent researcher Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda has taken over as vice-chancellor of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here. Prof Nanda, who was formerly dean (Research and Development) at SOA was functioning as pro-vice chancellor of the university till his appointment as vice-chancellor. A graduate from VSS University of Technology (formerly…
Cuttack: A budget of Rs 303 crore has been sanctioned for the redevelopment work of Cuttack railway station, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed. He along with his cabinet colleague Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the inaugural run Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town-Bhadrak MEMU at Cuttack railway station on Thursday. Vaishnaw said the direct train link between Bhadrak and Nayagarh…
Bhubaneswar: Integration of multi-disciplinary expertise, observational dataset and prediction tools for early warning of drought in Odisha has been stressed by expert Prof. Binayak Mohanty, professor at Texas University, USA, who attended an international workshop organised at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here recently. He also underlined the importance of soil moisture dynamics, temporal variability, intensity…
Bhubaneswar: A young team of surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have successfully performed a highly complex surgery on a cancer patient which is being billed as the first of its kind in Odisha. The team performed the complex surgery on a 55-year-old man suffering from pancreatic cancer which was…
The second phase preliminary league of Diamond-B and Gold-B groups of Kalahandi Cup will start from March 30 to April 4 at various venues. The preliminary league is going to be played in One-day format (50 Overs). The Kalahandi Cup 2023 (senior men inter-district tournament) is categorised into six groups consisting of 37 teams.
Five U-19 women players of Odisha have been picked to be part of the National Cricket Academy camp. Priyankaree Muduli, Suchismita Panda, SB Lorence, Dibya Routray and Tanmayee Behera were selected for their outstanding performance in the recently concluded BCCI domestic season 2022-23. The office-bearers of OCA extended their best wishes to the five players.
Sunrisers Hyderabad packs a punch this time and have the right mix of players in the squad to go all the way to the playoffs. They have released Kane Williamson and have Brian Lara as head coach after Tom Moody’s exit. Aiden Markram will lead SRH, who has the experience of leading Sunrisers eastern Cape…
Delhi Capitals will miss the services of Rishabh Pant who is recovering from the serious car crash last year. In Pant’s absence, David Warner will lead the side. The big question in front of the Delhi management is that who would keep wickets. They have Phil Salt, Sarfaraz Khan and Manish Pandey as options. In…
Like Chennai, Mumbai Indians too had a bad IPL last year by finishing at the bottom. Come IPL 2023, they look a depleted side without Jasprit Bumrah and Jhye Richardson. With no Bumrah, Jofra Archer will be leading the bowling attack and likely candidates to share the fast bowling responsibility could be: Jason Behrendorff, right-arm…
After having a forgettable outing last season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led by their charismatic captain MS Dhoni would look to make amends. CSK play the opener of IPL 2023 against Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad. In the auction, Ben Stokes were their marquee signing. They too signed two left-arm allrounders Nishant Sindhu and Ajay Mandal….
