Cuttack: In a low scoring game of Kalahandi Cup, Rest of Odisha-D beat Rest of Odisha-B by five wickets at Sunshine ground here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Rest of Odisha-B were bowled out for 164 in 41.3 overs, with Jamala Mohapatra picking three wickets and Ankitkar Jaiswal two. Subham Naik (55) and Devendra S…
Three teams and one playoff spot which was decided on Sunday night with Gujarat Titans thumping win in Bangalore. The scenario was simple. Royal Challengers Bangalore needed a win, Mumbai Indians also needed a win provided RCB lost their match. For Rajasthan Royals, it was an outside chance, if RCB and MI both lost their…
Former Odisha cricketer Bhabatosh Paramanik passed away on Saturday at the age of 28-years. He had represented Odisha in various age group categories (U16, U19 & U23). The office-bearers of Odisha Cricket Association extended their condolences to his bereaved family.
Bhubaneswar: Medical professionals including nurses, paramedics and laboratory technicians from different hospitals across Odisha attended a day-long conclave on ‘Infection Prevention and Control’ held at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on Saturday. The event, conducted by the hospital in collaboration with Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), included theoretical lectures as well as practical sessions. Dr…
Prashant Thakkar took a five-wicket haul as Sambalpur beat Rest of Odisha-C by five wickets in a 50-over match of Kalahandi Cup, played at MGM SOS Ground on Friday. Opting to bat, Rest of Odisha-C were bowled out for 108 in 28 overs with Thakkar doing the damage and Sayed Zaki chipping in with three…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved extension of Mo Bus service to the districts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Ganjam covering nine cities. The service extension will be part of Sambalpur-Jharsuguda-Brajarajnagar-Belpahar and Berhampur-Gopalpur-Chhatrapur-Hinjilicut-Digapahandi clusters. This extension of services of Mo Bus will help in public transportation of about 11,61,000 urban population in the three…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express for Odisha on Thursday, and laid foundation stone for the redevelopment of Puri and Cuttack railway stations. He also inaugurated the Bichhupali-Jhartarbha rail line, dedicated Sambalpur-Titlagarh doubling, Angul-Sukinda new line, Manoharpur-Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Jamga third line and 100 per cent electrification of railway lines in Odisha through…
Bhubaneswar: The fact that eradication of tuberculosis in India is a huge challenge has to be accepted and accordingly steps needs to be taken, Prof (Dr) Sachidananda Mohanty, Odisha’s director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) said on Thursday. “The diagnosis of tuberculosis cases in the eastern region has remained very low and there is…
Cuttack: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Central Institute of Plastic Engineering Technology (CIPET) on Wednesday, in the presence of CMC commissioner Nikhil Pavan Kalyan. The aim is to provide job opportunities for the younger generation in the CMC area. Eighty students will receive training for six months,…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day induction workshop for elected representatives of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on transformative urban Odisha was held here on Wednesday in line with the 5T mandate. The primary objective of the workshop was to sensitise the representatives of the ULBs on various ongoing programmes and the implementation modalities for the benefit of the…
