Chandigarh: The World Bank has approved USD 305 million in financial assistance for the Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD), a major initiative aimed at significantly improving air quality and making the state pollution-free by 2030. According to a state government spokesperson, the approval follows a high-level meeting held in November last year…
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, has initiated steps to set up an advanced Rheumatology Centre to promote research and reach patients with the latest treatment regimen. The institute had become the first centre of medical science in Odisha which has been permitted…
Para Olympics gold Medallist and a shuttler from badminton academy of East Coast Railway Sports Association (ECoRSA), Pramod Bhagat was felicitated on Wednesday for his feat in Tokyo. He was felicitated by ECoRSA general secretary and deputy general manager/ECoR Ashoka Mishra at Railway Indoor Stadium, in presence of other members of the badminton academy of…
Bhubaneswar: Three coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed in Odisha on Thursday, reported PTI. The derailment disrupted freight movement between Cuttack and Paradip, an East Coast Railway official said. The incident took place at a loco shed near Cuttack station, additional divisional railway manager (Khurda Road) Kalyan Patnaik said. No one was injured due…
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…
A five-day NSS training in collaboration with Ravenshaw University’s NSS wing got underway on Monday. Taking forward the efforts under the ‘urban resilience project’, the camp was inaugurated by Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s (CMC) joint commissioner, Sumita Sarkar. The main goal of the camp is to strengthen disaster response by utilising locally accessible resources and forming…
Govinda Poddar starred again with his all-round show as Odisha Orange beat Jharsuguda by seven runs in Kalahandi Cup Super League T20. Put in to bat at Sunshine Ground in Cuttack, Poddar slammed a 48-ball 95 as Orange put up 166 for 8 in 20 overs. For Jharsuguda, Md. Y. Qureshi picked two wickets. Jharsuguda…
Gurugram: In a significant drug bust, Gurugram Police confiscated 549 kg of ganja (cannabis) worth Rs 1 crore in Gurugram district, leading to the apprehension of two individuals, as revealed by police sources on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Crime Branch team of Gurugram Police intercepted a truck near Lakhuwas village, successfully apprehending the…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day state-level workshop on “MUKTA goal-setting” was held on Wednesday by H&UD department. In his opening address the principal secretary of the department Mathi Vathanan highlighted that the state government has been actively working towards improving urban capacities and resources through various means such as strengthening scheme implementation, process re-engineering, and developing robust…
Bhubaneswar: With 15 Covid deaths on Saturday, Odisha reported the highest in nearly five months, as daily new infections dropped to 4,842, a health department bulletin said. The total fatalities rose to 8,575, and the total number of Covid positive cases climbed to 12,41,068, it added. Khurdha district which also includes capital city Bhubaneswar, logged…
