Three players from Odisha have been selected in the East Zone team for the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal One Day Trophy for the 2025–26 domestic season. Madhuri Meheta, Sushree Dibyadarshini and Tanmayee Behera have been included in the 16-member East Zone squad. The tournament will be held in Bangalore from March 5 to 15. The…
The Day 2 of the Kalahandi Cup 2026 (OCA Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) delivered another action-packed schedule, with eight matches played across venues in Odisha. From dominant bowling spells to tense last-over finishes, the preliminary league continued to heat up. At Adashpur Ground, Sundargarh defeated Nayagarh by 47 runs in a low-scoring encounter….
The opening day of the Kalahandi Cup 2026 (Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) witnessed nine matches across venues in Odisha, with some dominant wins and a few nail-biting finishes. At BJB School Ground, Khordha, Sundargarh chased down 182 to beat Sambalpur-B by four wickets. Sambalpur-B were bowled out for 182 in 39.5 overs, with…
Rajkot: Odisha women pulled off a hard-fought two-wicket win over Baroda in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2025–26 (Elite) at Sanosara Cricket Ground ‘A’, here on Monday, thanks to an outstanding all-round performance from Sushree Dibyadarshini. After winning the toss and opting to field, Odisha produced a disciplined bowling effort to bowl Baroda out…
Cuttak: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming Women’s Under-23 One-Day Trophy (Elite-D) for the 2025–26 domestic season. The team will compete in the one-day format tournament organised by the BCCI. Alipsa Biswal has been named captain of the side, while Jyoti Kumari Prasad will serve as the vice-captain….
Meerut: Police have arrested a woman here and registered a case against her daughter over allegations of illegal stay, forged documents, and suspected links to Pakistan’s intelligence agency. The accused woman, identified as Saba Farhat, lives in the Delhi Gate area of Meerut. The action was taken after a complaint was filed by a local…
Kurukshetra: A 19-year-old student from Telangana was found dead in his hostel room at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra in Haryana on Monday, police said. Shiva hailed from Maheshwari village in Telangana’s Rangareddy district and had recently joined the institute as a first-semester Computer Science and Engineering student. He was living in the hostel…
Mumbai: Centuries from Ayush Jethwa and Manan Bhatt helped Mumbai take firm control against Odisha on day two of their Col C K Nayudu Trophy (U23) match at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, here on Saturday. At stumps on day two, Mumbai had reached 293 for 3 in 89.2 overs in their first innings, taking a…
Rajkot: A superb century by Tanmayee Behera helped Odisha seal a tense two-wicket win over Pondicherry in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (Elite) at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C, here on Saturday. Chasing 247 for victory, Odisha reached 247 for 8 in 49.4 overs to complete an impressive run chase. After Odisha opted…
New Delhi: Deaths caused by pothole-related road accidents have risen by 53 per cent between 2020 and 2024. A total of 9,438 people lost their lives across the country during this period, the Centre informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh accounted for more than half of these deaths, making it the worst-affected state. In a written reply,…
