In the financial year 2023-24, spanning from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a remarkable feat by loading 256.22 million tonne of originating freight. This figure marks an impressive growth of 6.1 per cent compared to the previous fiscal year of 2022-23, surpassing all records held by…
Cuttack: The ‘Gana Dauda’ organised by Cuttack District Athletic Association (CDAA) on the occasion of Utkal Divas saw participation of more than 800 participants. The run flagged off by CDAA general secretary Ashirbad Behera on April 1 from the Barabati Fort gate here covered the different localities in the city before culminating at the Barabati…
Brussels: On March 23, the Belgium Odia Association organised its inaugural Utkala Divas and Holi celebration in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Debasish Prusty, the deputy chief of mission in the Indian Embassy of Belgium, inaugurated the event. The event, marked by the true spirit of Utkal Divas, featured a variety of cultural programmes, songs…
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…
Cuttack: Raghvendra Tripathy’s century led Balangir to four-wicket win against Jagatsinghpur in a high-scoring third phase league (Silver A, B) game of Kalahandi Cup 2024. Opting to bat at Sunshine Ground on Monday, Jagatsinghpur put up a massive 354 for 8 in 50 overs. Dikshyant Das (77) and Kissan Ratha (73) did the bulk of…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) observed the 89th Utkal Divas on Monday, commemorating Odisha’s statehood on April 1, 1936. Led by vice-chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda, the university community paid tributes to key figures behind Odisha’s statehood, including Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das, Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo,…
Mohes Kumar Behera, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), has assumed the role of general manager (I/C) of East Coast Railway (ECoR). Behera, a graduate from the University College of Engineering, Burla in Civil Engineering, and further pursued his M.Tech in Ocean Engineering from IIT, Madras. His academic foundation complements a…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital’s Phulnakhara campus successfully extracted a 1.5kg tumour from a pregnant woman. Led by Dr Smrutishree Sahu, the surgical team ensured the safety of both the mother and the baby during delivery. The team performed a cesarean section to deliver a healthy baby boy while…
Cuttack: Pankaj Senapati scored a century and Ashit Sahu picked four wickets as Keonjhar thrashed Nayagarh by 104 runs in a second phase league (Gold-B) one-day match of Kalahandi Cup on Sunday. Put in to bat at Barabati Stadium, Keonjhar scored 210 in 50 overs with Senapati scoring 109 off 129 balls and Ashit chipping…
Cuttack: The third phase preliminary league of Silver-A and Silver-B groups of Kalahandi Cup 2024 will start from April 1 at various venues in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The preliminary league is being played in one-day format (50 overs). The Kalahandi Cup 2024 (OCA Senior Men Inter District Cricket Tournament) has been categorised into six (6)…
