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Led by Subhranshu Senapati Odisha have announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy, with the league matches to be held in Ahmedabad from 10 February. The final schedule for the tournament is yet to be declared by the BCCI as the Odisha team is scheduled to leave for Ahmedabad on 10 February. Before…
Bhubaneswar: Physical classes for all educational institutions resumed in Odisha on Monday, almost a month after remaining closed due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Following Covid-19 protocols, students of class 7 and above, colleges, ITIs, professional institutions and universities started physical classes on Monday. Also, hostels in colleges and universities reopened a…
ICSE, ISC Semester 1 Results 2021 were declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) for the ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 exams on Monday (Feb 7). The students can check the results on the official websites – cisce.org, results.cisce.org. Also, the students can access the results through mobile SMS…
The 2022 Ranji Trophy will be played over two phases between February 10 and June 26. The first phase of the tournament, which will be the league stage will feature 38 teams and 57 matches to be played in nine venues across India. The first phase will be held between February 10 and March 15….
Bhubaneswar: In the latest survey conducted at Chilika Lake, two new species have been spotted – the threatened ferruginous duck and Eurasian otter. Also, two uncommon species including the red-necked stint and the wooly-necked stork were spotted near Parikud and Mangalajodi areas of the lagoon. Near the Rambha Bay area of the Chilika Lake, Asia’s…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been allocated about Rs 9,734 crore which is the highest budgetary provision made so far and more than the state’s demands for railway infrastructure in the 2022-23 Union budget, a senior official said. The official said this year’s budget allocation for Odisha is Rs 2,738.5 crore more than the last year’s allocation…
Two players from Odisha have featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 players’ auction list Abhishek Raut and Subhransu Senapati will be among the 590 players that will go under the hammer in a two-day mega auction to be held on February 12-13 in Bengaluru. Both the players will feature in the ‘Uncapped Players’…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has said it will provide 15 per cent subsidy on the purchase of electric vehicles in the state. For two-wheelers, the subsidy will be 15 per cent of the cost, up to a maximum of Rs 5,000. The cap on 15 per cent subsidy for three-wheelers is Rs 10,000, and for…
Bhubaneswar: The Lord Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri has been reopened for devotees, officials said here on Tuesday. With the steep rise in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the Jagannath Temple remained closed for devotees from January 10 to January 31. However, the Chhatisha Nijog had decided to reopen the temple for the public following protest…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the Covid-19 rapid antigen test kit developed by a private company in Odisha. The kit has been developed by IMGENEX India Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar with intellectual input from Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC). The kit can detect different variants of Covid-19 by using nasopharyngeal swab…
