Bhubaneswar: Utkal University in association with Institute of Media Studies (IMS) is organising ‘Utsav Odisha’ – a two-day festival on culture and national integration to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and India’s G20 Presidency – from April 28 to 29. The festival aims at promoting the rich cultural heritage of Odisha and its role in…
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has received 975 entries for the talent hunt camp for spinners, which started this morning at Cuttack. In order to provide opportunity to each player, the camp has been spread across five different venues on different dates. Odisha senior men’s team head coach Dinesh Mongia along with senior and junior…
Rajasthan Royals needed a win to get back on track and they did so by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 32 runs in their first home game at Jaipur on Thursday. Opting to bat, Rajasthan put up 202 for 5 with Yashasvi Jaiswal slamming a 43-ball 77. He along with Jos Buttler (27) provided the…
Cuttack: A mass cleaning drive was undertaken at Balisahi resettlement area here this week as part of ‘Udyam’, an endeavour of CMC for a Swachh Cuttack. Cleaning of streets, lanes, drains along with septic tanks and river front was undertaken. Also read: USAID delegation visits SeTP at Cuttack CMC commissioner Nikhil Pavan Kalyan along with…
Cuttack: As part of rejuvenation of water bodies initiative, Cuttack mayor Subhash Singh visited the Odia Baptist Church and inspected the pond on its premises here on Thursday. Singh was accompanied by deputy mayor, CMC commissioner Nikhil Pavan Kalyan and other officials. Also read: USAID delegation visits SeTP at Cuttack The rejuvenation of the water…
Cuttack: A delegation of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), led by mission director Veena Reddy, a senior foreign diplomat of the US government, visited the Septage Treatment Plant (SeTP) at Cuttack on Thursday. The plant is the first-ever Urban Local Body (ULB) in the state, to engage transgender SHG. The team highly appreciated…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the notification for Central Armed Police Forces (Asst. Commandant) Examination 2023. A total of 322 posts for which applicants can apply through the official website of UPSC. The last date to apply is May 16. Details Total vacancy: 322 posts BSF: 86 posts CRPF: 55 posts CISF:…
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances on Wednesday. “To be honest we handed them the game. We did deserve to lose. We were certainly not up to standard. If you look at the game, we didn’t capitalize our chances. We dropped…
East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Manoj Sharma inspected the Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak railway section on Wednesday and reviewed the train traffic facilities. Principal heads of departments, divisional railway manager of Khurda Road Railway Division and senior officials from ECoR HQs and Khurda Road Division were present during the inspection. During the inspection Sharma reviewed the traffic…
Bhubaneswar: The Anthropology department of Utkal University and the School of Tribal Studies and Indigenous Research (STIR) recently organised a workshop to promote the preservation of tribal languages. The event, titled “Tribal Languages at Crossroads: Alternatives for the Future,” aimed to create awareness about the endangered tribal languages of India and the need to preserve…
