The Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) will kick off on February 23 at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, featuring an opening clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the inaugural edition’s runners-up, Delhi Capitals. Maintaining the format of the previous edition, WPL 2024 will witness all five participating teams facing each other twice. The team securing…
Cuttack: VK Pandian, chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, conducted an inspection of Barabati Stadium on Wednesday, reviewing proposed designs and drawings for its upcoming renovation. The visit included discussions with Pranab Prakash Das, MLA and president of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and Sanjay Behera, secretary of OCA. During the inspection, Pandian explored various facilities…
New Delhi: The ‘Delhi Chalo’ march by farmers has been temporarily halted for two days after a clash at the Khanauri protest site resulting in the death of a protester and injuries to about 12 police personnel. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated that the next course of action will be decided on Friday evening….
Mumbai: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a prominent joint venture between steel giants ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, has appointment Dr Arvind Bodhankar as its chief sustainability officer. In his new role, Dr Bodhankar will spearhead the sustainability initiatives for AM/NS India, concentrating on defining and executing medium and long-term strategies for decarbonisation, minimizing environmental…
Bhubaneswar: The Housing & Urban Development department inaugurated a state-level Water Quality Assurance Cell (WQAC) here on Tuesday. G Mathi Vathanan, additional chief secretary, marked the event by emphasising the cell’s role in enhancing water quality monitoring and surveillance across the state’s cities. Er. Sisir Kumar Ratho (Retd. IFS), former principal chief conservator of forests…
Bhubaneswar: The minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced the approval of the Puri-Konark rail line by prime minister Narendra Modi. A significant fund of Rs 492 crore has been allocated for the construction of this 32 km rail line. Vaishnaw confirmed that the project is now sanctioned and with…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the results of the Chandigarh mayoral polls, determining the AAP-Congress candidate as the rightful winner instead of the initially declared BJP candidate. The court found that the presiding officer intentionally defaced eight votes, originally cast for the alliance candidate, with the purpose of invalidating them. Find below a low-down…
A recent study suggests that an unprecedented triple-dip La Nina event, exacerbated by climate change, led to an unique air quality shift during the 2022-23 winter season in India. The research, led by Gufran Beig, chair professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, highlighted the significant impact of rapidly changing climate alongside local emissions…
Sambalpur: The union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off a special train from Sambalpur to Ayodhya on Tuesday, carrying 1,512 devotees from western Odisha. The Sambalpur-Darshan Nagar-Sambalpur Astha special train, with 20 sleeper coaches, left Sambalpur station and will stop at Rourkela and Jharsuguda before reaching Ayodhya on Wednesday. The devotees will return the next…
Pune: The Pune police have mandated the closure of bars and permit rooms by 1:30 am to prevent potential law and order issues. The order, issued under section 144 of CrPC on Monday, follows incidents affecting public peace in and around such establishments. Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar emphasised the need to address disorderly behaviour causing…
