National Sports Day observed at ECoR

East Coast Railway (ECoR) observed National Sports Day on Monday at its headquarters at Rail Sadan to spread awareness of the importance of sports and also to commemorate the 117th birth anniversary of hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand. ECoR General Manager (I/C) Sharad Kumar Srivastava said that National Sports Day is dedicated to the nation’s…

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G Srinibas Patnaik

Srinibas Patnaik elected vice-president of AFI

G Srinibas Patnaik, president of Odisha Athletics Association, has been elected vice-president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Patnaik was elected unanimously at the Annual General Meeting at Chandigarh, after one vacancy for the post fell vacant after the death of the previous office-bearer. Asirbad Behera, secretary Odisha Athletics Association along with other members of…

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Covid19

Odisha reports 21 Covid-19 deaths, 1,480 new cases

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 8,818 on Thursday as 21 more patients succumbed to the virus, while 1,480 fresh cases pushed the state’s tally to 12,73,003, the health department said. The state had logged 1,712 cases and 22 deaths on Wednesday, reported PTI. Of the new fatalities, 12 were registered in Sundargarh, and…

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