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Cuttack: Badal Biswal picked a four-wicket haul as Odisha Panthers beat Odisha Cheetahs by seven wickets to win the Odisha T20 Cricket League on Wednesday. Opting to field, the Panthers bowled out the Cheetahs for 88 in 18.4 overs with Biswal taking four wickets and Abhishek Yadav two. For the Cheetahs, Kissan Ratha (36) was…
Bhubaneswar: In a first in Odisha’s medical history, multiple organs were retrieved from a brain dead patient at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on Saturday. The organs were rushed to three different cities for transplantation providing a new lease of life to four critical patients. In an exceptional achievement, multiple organs including two kidneys,…
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack district finished as champions and Sundargarh runner-up as the 69th Odisha State Athletics Meet 2023 concluded at KIIT Athletics Stadium, here on Sunday. For the first time in the meet history, a total of 41 records were created. Sailendra Prasad Jena, joint secretary, Sports & YS, was the chief guest and declared the…
The OCA inter-district women cricket tournament on Saturday saw two low-scoring games where the teams were bowled out under the scores of 20. In a match played at Sunshine ground in Cuttack, Nayagarh were bowled out for 10 in 8.1 overs against Cuttack. Suryasnata Swain picked four wickets while Banalata Mallick took three wickets. Cuttack…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recently approved action plan under the Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan (MUKTA) for 2023-24 – where a total of 10,945 projects with an investment of Rs 833.21 crore – are to be implemented across 115 ULBs of the state. These projects will be executed through community partnership led by the…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Bhubaneswar, here for mutual cooperation in the field of academics and research. As per provisions of the MoU, both ICMR-RMRC and SOA would undertake joint collaborative research by applying for taskforce studies…
Bhubaneswar: Thirty six international students of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here, were awarded their degree certificates in a graduation ceremony held on Sunday. The students, belonging to Syria, Uganda, Bhutan and Nepal, graduated in the disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences, agricultural sciences and hospitality and tourism management. Prof (Dr) Amit Banerjee, the…
Cuttack: Swayambhu Palai hit an unbeaten double ton as Bhadrak thrashed Rayagada by 263 runs in a OCA U-16 inter-district cricket tournament at Sunshine ground here on Friday. Opting to bat, Palai did the bulk of the scoring by slamming 207 off 135 balls as Bhadrak reached 346 for 8. In reply, Rayagada were bowled…
Cuttack: Saideep Mohapatra scored a century and Rama Behera picked a six-wicket haul as Cuttack-A beat Rest of Odisha-D by 173 runs in the final of Kalahandi Cup at Ravenshaw ground here on Thursday. The match being two-day format, Cuttack-A after being put in to bat scored 361 for 7 in 70 overs, with Saideep…
Siba Prasad Tripathy, a member of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has been appointed manager of women’s India A team for ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023. The tournament starts June 13 where India have been placed in Group A alongside Hong Kong, Thailand and Pakistan. The office-bearers of OCA congratulated Tripathy on his appointment.
