Cuttack: Raghvendra Tripathy’s century led Balangir to four-wicket win against Jagatsinghpur in a high-scoring third phase league (Silver A, B) game of Kalahandi Cup 2024. Opting to bat at Sunshine Ground on Monday, Jagatsinghpur put up a massive 354 for 8 in 50 overs. Dikshyant Das (77) and Kissan Ratha (73) did the bulk of…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) observed the 89th Utkal Divas on Monday, commemorating Odisha’s statehood on April 1, 1936. Led by vice-chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda, the university community paid tributes to key figures behind Odisha’s statehood, including Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das, Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo,…
Mohes Kumar Behera, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), has assumed the role of general manager (I/C) of East Coast Railway (ECoR). Behera, a graduate from the University College of Engineering, Burla in Civil Engineering, and further pursued his M.Tech in Ocean Engineering from IIT, Madras. His academic foundation complements a…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital’s Phulnakhara campus successfully extracted a 1.5kg tumour from a pregnant woman. Led by Dr Smrutishree Sahu, the surgical team ensured the safety of both the mother and the baby during delivery. The team performed a cesarean section to deliver a healthy baby boy while…
Cuttack: Pankaj Senapati scored a century and Ashit Sahu picked four wickets as Keonjhar thrashed Nayagarh by 104 runs in a second phase league (Gold-B) one-day match of Kalahandi Cup on Sunday. Put in to bat at Barabati Stadium, Keonjhar scored 210 in 50 overs with Senapati scoring 109 off 129 balls and Ashit chipping…
Cuttack: The third phase preliminary league of Silver-A and Silver-B groups of Kalahandi Cup 2024 will start from April 1 at various venues in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The preliminary league is being played in one-day format (50 overs). The Kalahandi Cup 2024 (OCA Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) has been categorised into six (6)…
Cuttack: Manoj Barik and Ashutosh Nayak took three wickets each as BBSR-B defended a low score of 116 to beat Keonjhar by one run in a 2nd phase league (Gold-B) game of Kalahandi Cup 2024. Put in to bat at DRIEMS Stadium on Friday, BBSR-B were skittled out for only 152 in 36 overs, with…
Lucknow: Tension prevailed between two communities in the Rajendra Nagar area of Lucknow, following a clash that resulted in stone-pelting, according to the police. Five individuals from both parties were detained by the Lucknow police in response to the incident, and adequate security forces were deployed to maintain control. The groups involved were reportedly from…
Cuttack: Dibyajyoti Pattnaik and Liladhar Pradhan scored fifties as Nayagarh beat Koraput by eight wickets in a 2nd phase league (Gold-B) match of Kalahandi Cup here on Thursday. Opting to bat at Ravenshaw Ground-1, Koraput were all out for 228 in 49.2 overs, with Niranjan Gouda (58) and Sandeep Pattnaik (52) scoring half-centuries. Nayagarh’s Dillip…
The Impact Player rule, first introduced in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been retained in IPL 2024 too. In simple words, the Impact Player rule allows each team to have one substitute player who can actively participate in matches with either bat or ball. This rule is distinct from regular…
