Odisha beat Tamil Nadu to register their fifth successive win and storm into the quarters of the Senior women’s T20 League. In a thriller, Odisha clinched a narrow two-run win over Tamil Nadu on Sunday at Thiruvanathapuram. Opting to bat, Odisha put up 133 for 3 in 20 overs with Sarita Meher scoring 61 and…
The first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine has significantly improved mental health of people, a recent study in the US has found. The global coronavirus pandemic has affected people’s lives including jobs and finances – leading to mental distress According to a study mental health among people worsened in the US around March 2020 and…
Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic having inflicted enormous damage to the global tourism industry, the need of the hour is to adopt transformative strategies, seek new technological options to put the travel trade back on the road to recovery, union minister of state for education and external affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh said on Friday. “As…
Gourav Rout picked a six-wicket haul as Nuapada defended a low total to beat Kandhamal by 18 runs in a preliminary Silver group match of Kalahandi Cup on Tuesday. Put in to bat, Nuapada were bowled out for 179 in 38.1 overs with Kandhamal’s Neelkamal Behera picking five wickets. Prayash Singh top-scored for Nuapada with…
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Odisha has announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for Covid-19 death of any person engaged in panchayat election duty in the state. In an order, the SEC said the ex-gratia will be applicable to all civil persons including government (both Centre and State), corporation (including Central and State PSU),…
Mumbai: In a bid to intensify efforts towards gender equality in education, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), has officially renewed its partnership with Protean eGov Technologies. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday (March 7) at Protean’s Mumbai headquarters, solidifying their commitment to advancing the ‘Beti Padhao’ (educate daughters) scholarship initiative across…
New Delhi: In a resolute demonstration of their demands, farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh embarked on the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Tuesday morning. The march, triggered by an unfruitful meeting with two union ministers on Monday regarding their demands, notably the legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, has stirred echoes…
Shashang Rungata picked four wickets to help Nayagarh bag a two-wicket win over BBSR-B in a second phase league (Gold-B) match of Kalahandi Cup on Monday. Put in to bat at KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar, BBSR-B were bowled out for 194 in 44.1 overs, with Rungata picking four and Deepak Das two scalps. Anurag Sarangi…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Sunday was Rs 103.19 while the price of diesel at Rs 94.76 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday were Rs 103.56 and Rs 95.10, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The fuel prices are revised at…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) on Thursday that sought the merger of neighbouring cities such as Meerut, Faridabad and Gurugram with the national capital. The petitioner argued that these cities being distant from their respective jurisdictional high courts, should be incorporated into Delhi. Additionally, the petitioner proposed the…
