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Education
MBBS and BTech quota: Odisha Govt constitutes High Power Committee
Bhubaneswar, January 7: The Odisha Government has constituted a High Power Committee led by Dr Justice A.K. Mishra, retired Orissa High Court judge for making necessary recommendation regarding reservation of seats for the students of Govt High Schools in Engineering and Medical courses of the State pursuant to the decision of the Cabinet held on […]
Sports
High-performance workshop for Odisha’s Kho Kho coaches begins
Bhubaneswar, December 28: A two-day high-performance and sports science workshop for Kho Kho coaches began at the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex on Monday here. Being jointly organised by the Sports and Youth Services Department and Odisha Kho Kho Association, the workshop will impart training to at least 33 khokho coaches from 16 districts in the […]
Jayanti, Deep Grace get Biju Patnaik Sports Award; Purnima & Sabita receive Bravery Award
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday presented Biju Patnaik Sports Award to outstanding sports persons and coaches on the occasion of National Sports Day celebrated through video conferencing.Jayanti Behera and Deep Grace Ekka received Biju Patnaik Sports Award for outstanding performance in sports and games. Both of them received Rs 2 lakh cash award […]
Entertainment
Sabyasachi Mahapatra’s “Sala Budha” to premiere in Germany!
New Delhi, September 18: Multiple National and international award winning filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s film Sala Budha has been officially selected for the prestigious Indo-German Film week 2020 in Germany, scheduled from September 24 to 30 at the historic Babylon theatre, Berlin. The film will be screened multiple times including one on the opening day of […]
‘Super 22’ to showcase talents of differently-abled on Nov 4
Bhubaneswar: Sabyasachi & team Smile Please – a social welfare organisation – will stage ‘Super 22’ show on Monday here. As part of the show as many as 22 persons with disabilities (PwDs), including eight females having extraordinary talents will showcase their skills. The 22 differently-abeled talents have been selected by the Sabyasachi and team […]
Kallola-2019: Entries invited for short film competition
Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, an Odisha-based voluntary organisation launched Season 5 of KALLOLA, a short film contest on child rights, on the theme of Nutrition – Every child’s right for a healthy life on Monday here. Kallola 2019 invites entries for short films (30, 60 and 90 seconds) on the theme Nutrition […]