Cuttack: The second phase of the OCA U-16 Inter-District Cricket Tournament 2025 witnessed exciting matches across venues, with Sonepur, Sundargarh and Kalahandi among the notable winners on Day 2. At Bidanasi Ground, Sambalpur-A defeated Nayagarh by 82 runs. Batting first, Sambalpur-A made 183 in 32.3 overs, with Samridh S Bedi scoring 55 and Abinash K…
Kanpur: Odisha managed to put up 243 runs in their first innings before being bowled out by Uttar Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy 2025–26 clash at Green Park Stadium here on Saturday. In reply, Uttar Pradesh reached 17 for no loss at stumps, trailing by 226 runs. After winning the toss…
New Delhi: More than 10,000 runners, including army officers, soldiers, athletes, fitness enthusiasts and civilians, participated in the ‘Shauryaveer – Run for India’ held in the national capital on Sunday to commemorate the 79th Shaurya Diwas. The event, celebrating the courage and sacrifice of India’s Armed Forces, was flagged off by Chief of Army Staff…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved a Rs 4,182-crore scheme titled Building and Management of Aviation Assets and Network (B-MAAN) to accelerate the growth of the state’s aviation sector. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Mohan Majhi on Saturday. The B-MAAN scheme aims to position Odisha as a major…
Chennai: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized hydroponic ganja worth around Rs 1.47 crore that was being smuggled from Thailand, officials said on Saturday. Acting on a specific tip-off, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted an Indian passenger who arrived from Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight early Thursday. A search of his checked-in…
Cuttack: Commissioner of Police S Dev Datta Singh on Friday refuted media reports claiming a scuffle broke out between security personnel and members of a Kali Puja committee during an idol immersion procession in Cuttack’s Chandni Chowk area. Some media outlets had reported that a few members of the Bakharabad Puja Committee were allegedly assaulted…
Cuttack: Bhubaneswar-B produced a record-breaking performance to outclass Gajapati by a massive 378 runs in the OCA U-16 Inter District Cricket Tournament 2025 (Preliminary League, 2nd Phase) on Friday. Batting first at the Bidanasi Ground, Bhubaneswar-B piled up an imposing 465/6 in 50 overs, thanks to a sensational double century by Midhansu Das, who smashed…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaborative research and development, officials said. The agreement was signed on October 17 between IIT Bhubaneswar and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), a key wing of ISRO. The announcement…
Pune: Swedish furniture giant Ikea is set to open its first store in Pune, having leased 37,000 sq ft of retail space at Phoenix Marketcity Mall in Viman Nagar’s Lohegaon area. According to documents accessed by real estate data platform CRE Matrix, Ikea India Pvt Ltd has signed a 59-month lease with Vamona Developers, the…
New Delhi: The Delhi government has announced that children must be at least 6 years old to be admitted to Class 1 in all government, government-aided, and recognised private schools from the 2026-27 academic session. The decision aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which recommends a uniform age for school admissions across the…
