Mumbai: Global pop icon and Grammy Award winner Enrique Iglesias set the stage ablaze in Mumbai on Sunday night with his maiden concert in the city, performing some of his biggest hits including Hero and Bailamos to the delight of thousands of fans. The 50-year-old Spanish singer performed before an audience of over 25,000 people…
Ashok Mahapatra, an umpire in the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) panel passed away aged 49. A lawyer by profession, he had been active as an umpire in the cricket circuit. He passed away in the evening of January 12 while being treated at MKCG Hospital in Berhampur. Office bearers and members of OCA expressed their…
Bhubaneswar: Demonstrating exceptional skills in hotel management, students from the School of Hotel Management (SHM) at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) clinched significant victories at Odisha Skills 2023-24, the state’s premier skill competition held from March 12 to 15. The competitions included various hotel management disciplines such as hotel reception, restaurant service, cooking, bakery, patisserie and…
In order to encourage the railwaymen to practice yoga for a healthy and disease-free life, Indian Railways organised a yoga practice session at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The session was attended by Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, chairman and CEO Railway Board VK Tripathi, other Members of the Railway Board,…
The Day 4 of the Kalahandi Cup 2026 (1st Phase Preliminary League) delivered several commanding wins, but the standout contest came at BJB School Ground, Khordha, where Nayagarh pulled off a thrilling two-wicket victory over Kendrapara. Nayagarh vs Kendrapara – Match of the day After winning the toss, Kendrapara opted to bat and posted a…
University life is the time where a student gets a chance to nurture and groom himself or herself before entering the world of professionals. The twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in Odisha also has some of the best and renowned universities. Xavier University, Bhubaneswar Xavier University first opened in Odisha in 2013 and is…
New Delhi: One of the two Amrit Bharat Express that was recently flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya, will have eight stoppages in Odisha. The Malda Town-Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express will have stops at Jaleswar, Balasore, Soro, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road and Brahmapur. The train is equipped with LHB coaches and…
Bhubaneswar: A total of 93 players attended the Khurda zonal venue where talent hunt camp for spinners was conducted by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) at BJB High School Ground here on Sunday. Players from Nayagarh, Khurda, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Koraput, Ganjam, Kandhamal and Rayagada had turned up. Also read: Talent hunt camp for spinners begins…
After successfully hosting the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup, Bhubaneswar will stage the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup from 24th November to 5th December, 2021. The announcement was made in Bhubaneswar on Thursday by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. This marquee event in the international hockey calendar will feature 16 teams which are: India,…
Bhubaneswar: A two-day orientation workshop on approval of building plan for municipal engineers started on Thursday. Inaugurating the workshop, G Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary H&UD department emphasised on transparent and efficient delivery of planning services to ensure satisfaction of citizens and to ensure ease of doing business by generous use of technology. He also sensitised…
