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Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to have found their mojo and with the win against Punjab Kings they have moved to fifth position in the points table. However, Virat Kohli, who captained RCB in Thursday’s IPL game at Mohali, says that the points table can’t really define a team. “The table can’t define your team. It’s…
Bhubaneswar: An innovative startup idea focusing on mitigating the risk of accidental electrical fires developed by students of the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering and technology of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, is among four such ideas put on show at the three-day Skill Odisha Conclave 2023 which started on…
Odisha’s right-arm fast bowler Ashutosh Chhuria has been selected to be part of U-23 National Cricket Academy High Performance camp, to be held at Puducherry from May 30 to June 18. In the recently concluded domestic season, Chhuria picked 11 wickets in U-25 (One-Day) State A Trophy and 31 scalps in Col CK Nayudu Trophy,…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day state-level orientation of MUKTA coordinators and community organisers (COs) was held at Lok seva Bhawan here recently. G. Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary H&UD department addressed the participants and urged them to strive to achieve speed and scale without negotiating quality and transparency in the implementation of MUKTA. He too directed all the…
V Venkatram was appointed as the technical director of Odisha Cricket Academy on Tuesday. A BCCI Level 3 coach has had a stint at National Cricket Academy for five years. He too was the head coach of Jharkhand, Tripura and Assam senior men’s teams. Besides being the head coach of Uttarakhand U-23 team and also…
The Minister of State for Railways & Textile Darshana Jardosh inspected Puri Railway Station and reviewed its redevelopment work with railway officials on Sunday. During her visit she stressed on the need and significance of facilities provided to the passengers. She also advised officials to focus work around all types of passengers, especially the poor…
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana and Mumbai Indians’ player Hrithik Shokeen have been fined 25% and 10% of the match fee respectively for breaching IPL code of conduct. The incident happened in the ninth over of KKR innings after Shokeen dismissed Rana cheaply for 5 runs. As Rana was walking back, Shokeen said something…
Bhubaneswar: Delegates from eight countries, currently on an exposure trip to India to learn more about parliamentary governance system, on Saturday hailed the country’s democratic ethos. “India is not only the oldest, but the greatest of democracies in the world and it is about freedom, tolerance and equality of gender,” Miguel Costa Matos, MP from…
Like father, like son – a saying which on Sunday became apt when Arjun Tendulkar made his IPL debut in Mumbai Indians match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Arjun’s debut meant that he and his father Sachin Tendulkar became the first father-son duo to play in the IPL. Sachin played for Mumbai Indians since the start…
The day was April 18, 2008, maiden match of Indian Premier League and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Brendon McCullum slammed an unbeaten 158 off 73 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Cut to today, the 15-year wait for a century is finally over as Venkatesh Iyer scored KKR’s second century in the history of IPL. Also read:…
