Bhubaneswar: The construction of a new airport at Malkangiri in Odisha has been put on fast track after chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra directed works department to operationalise the airport by January 2024. “As Malkangiri is the farthest district from state headquarters, the airport will add to boosting the quality health and education services in…
Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Sunday announced an 18-member Odisha U-19 men’s squad for the opening two matches of the Cooch Behar Trophy (BCCI Domestic Season 2025–26). The team was announced during a press conference addressed by Natraj Behera, chairperson of the junior men’s selection committee, alongside Pravanjan Mullick, head coach of the…
Bhubaneswar: Researchers at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here have developed simple, economical and innovative pharmaceutical formulations to treat various chronic medical conditions for which the Deemed to be University has signed technology licensing agreement with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology recently for societal benefits. The formulations developed…
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Bhubaneswar: Athamalik NAC was felicitated by Odisha Urban Housing Mission (OUHM) for being awarded the second-best performing NAC in India under the PMAY (Urban) Awards 2019. MLA Athamalik, Ramesh Chandra Sai was the chief guest at the event. Debasis Singh, Additional Secretary to Govt H&UD department-cum-Mission Director OUHM welcomed the guests and briefed about the…
To commemorate Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal at Tokyo Olympics on August 7, last year – Odisha Athletics Association along with KIIT organised a javelin competition at KIIT and KISS Athletics Stadium, Bhubaneswar. As many as 63 men and women athletes participated. In the men’s category Kishore Kumar Jena of Cuttack secured first position while Dipankar…
Kashipur: Uttarakhand registered a dominant victory over Odisha, winning by an innings and 105 runs in their Cooch Behar Trophy (U19) multi-day match at the Highlanders Sports Academy, here on Wednesday. After being bowled out for 146 in their first innings on Day 1, Odisha were immediately put under pressure. Uttarakhand responded strongly, reaching 149/2…
Yugal Kishore Joshi has taken charge as principal chief security commissioner (PCSC) of East Coast Railway. He joined the Indian Railways from the 1997 batch of IRPF Services. Prior to this post, Joshi was in deputation to Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Ministry of Jal Shakti and worked as the director, Swachh Bharat…
Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: The first annual conference of TODACON-2023 was organised by the Telangana Odisha Doctors Association at AIG Hospital in Hyderabad, recently. The conference was inaugurated by Odisha’s Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak. Speaking on the occasion, Nayak said there is a need for solidarity among the people of Odisha, especially the…
New Delhi: Environmental experts say Delhi’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) helps control pollution during emergencies but does little to tackle the root causes of the city’s worsening air quality. Environmental analyst Sunil Dahiya said GRAP works as a short-term response but has not led to any meaningful reduction in overall pollution levels. He pointed…
