Bhubaneswar: The 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed at the non-violence site of Vani Vihar with the support of National Service Scheme (NSS) of Utkal University, here on Monday. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, vice-chancellor of Utkal University Prof Sabita Acharya, warden Prof Prabodh Kumar Hota, Prof Kabir Mohan Sethi, teachers and…
Bhubaneswar: The 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated at East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters here on Monday. The principal heads of departments, senior officials and staff of ECoR led by its additional general manager Sharad Kumar Srivastava paid floral tributes to the father of the nation. To mark the occasion, ECoR had organised…
Cuttack: The squad for Women’s U-19 One-day Trophy was announced by Odisha Cricket Association here on Monday. A 16-member squad led by Suchismita Panda has been selected to represent Odisha U-19 women’s team in the tournament. Squad: Suchismita Panda (capt), Priyanka Muduli, Dibya Routray (wk), Sai Krippa, Ankita Giri, Sulaghna Nayak, Bijaylaxmi Behera, Jyoti Prasad,…
Bhubaneswar: The Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), the multi-disciplinary Deemed to be University here, has taken a big jump in the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings for 2024 to be placed in the 801-1000 bracket. SOA was placed in the 1001-1200 range by THE in its 2023 rankings having made continuous progress from the 1201…
The Indian Railways participated in the ‘Shramdaan for Cleanliness’ programme as part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign to mark Swachhata Pakhwada. To mark the occasion, the railways also conducted mega campaign all over its network where railwaymen, their family members, passengers, rail users also participated. East Coast Railway (ECoR) also conducted massive cleanliness drive…
Bhubaneswar: The legal profession has emerged as one of the most attractive vocation for students with multiple avenues, Justice Subash Chandra Parija, former judge of the Orissa High Court, said on Friday. “The profession then was described by people as the last resort for students which was not attractive, but the scenario has changed today,”…
Northern Railway beat South Eastern Railway 2-0 in the finals of All-India RPF Hockey Championship 2023 at KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. East Coast Railway’s (ECoR)general manager Manoj Sharma handed over the tropies to both the teams after the final. ECoR’s principal chief security commissioner and IG/RPF Alok Bohra was also present. Principal heads…
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in the group stage will be played in a round-robin league format, with all 10 teams playing each other once, which means each team will be playing nine matches in the group stage. The top four teams at the end of the round-robin stage will progress to the knockout stage….
Veteran offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has replaced Axar Patel in India’s 15-member squad for the World Cup 2023, which begins October 5. The left-spinner Patel who sustained quadriceps strain during the Asia Cup would need three more weeks to fully recover. Ashwin was earlier not part of the 15-man squad for the World Cup that was…
Bhubaneswar: The World Pharmacists Day was celebrated at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, here on September 25. Sunita Rani Patra, registrar-cum-secretary of the Odisha Pharmacy Council said, “India is known as the world’s pharmacy as 50 per cent of the drugs manufactured in the country are exported.” “The Indian pharma industry is…
