Cuttack: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will conduct a talent hunt camp for spinners from April 27 to May 6 here, as part of OCA’s much ambitious programme VISION@2024. Players between 15–30 years age group can enroll provided they would never have had represented Odisha in any age group category. A maximum of 300 players can…
Bhubaneswar: Prof Sitikantha Mishra, who was recently appointed pro-vice chancellor of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University here, was felicitated by the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), recently. Prof Mishra is a member of the Board of Governors of IITTM, an organisation under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The…
A run-chase of 136 runs which Lucknow Super Giants had it in their pockets until something happened and they lost to Gujarat Titans by seven runs in an IPL match on Saturday. LSG were comfortably placed at 105 for 1 after 14 overs, requiring 31 off 36 balls. Noor Ahmad struck and things got a…
Bhubaneswar: As a precursor to the third meeting of the G20 education working group to be held here on April 27 and 28, a Mock G20 conclave involving students from various institutions was held at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on Friday. The Mock G20 on the theme of ‘Future of Work’…
After leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an IPL match on Friday, MS Dhoni said it is the last phase of his career and he wants to enjoy it. “I am definitely old, you know, you can’t really shy away from that. Whatever said and done, it’s the last…
Chennai and Ahmedabad will be the two venues for the Playoffs and final of IPL 2023, which was announced on Friday. The first Qualifier and Eliminator will be held on May 23 and May 24 respectively at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier 2 on May 26, followed…
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…
