Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The activists of Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged a demonstration today against the Centre’s decision of changing the funding pattern of post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste students. A month-long signature campaign was also launched in this regard today. The signature campaign will be launched in every […]

High drama unfolded on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

Bhubaneswar: Top four teams of the world Australia, Belgium, England and Netherlands will lock horns with each other to book a place in the finals of the on-going Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here today. While Belgium will take on England in the first semi-final, Australia will face the Netherlands in […]

Bhubaneswar: As the competition gets tougher in the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here, sports pundits have now started to speculate team India’s prospects of good performance in the upcoming matches. In an exclusive interview to OTV, former International hockey player from Odisha, Roselin Dung Dung sounded confident of a superb […]

Bhubaneswar: In case you are too engrossed in men’s Hockey World Cup in Odisha and the players fighting out on the striking blue astro turf; here’s an interesting fact about the brains that run the show from the touchline. Very few know that the coaches of several teams share a strikingly common trait – as […]

Bhubaneswar: After a thumping win over South Africa in its first match, the confident team India is ready to take on Belgium in a Pool C match of the on-going Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium here today. Team India must be eyeing consecutive wins in the tournament by defeating the Belgium team which […]

Bhubaneswar: After the scintillating and vibrant inaugural ceremony of the Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Celebrations event in Cuttack, talks are doing rounds that noted Bollywood celebrities and cricketers including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar are likely to join the closing ceremony of the on-going sporting extravaganza. Speculations […]

Bhubaneswar: The stage is all set for the historic fight among the teams across the globe to win the 14th Men’s Hockey World Cup title. While Hockey fever has already gripped people, it is the third time that India is hosting the event. The eight time Olympic champion India had participated in all the 13 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Hockey fever has reached its zenith with teams continuing to arrive in Bhubaneswar for the mega men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to start from November 28. As per latest reports, team Canada, Netherlands, Belgium and Pakistan arrived on Saturday while Germany and Ireland arrived on Sunday at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Malaysia is […]

Bhubaneswar: With less than a week remaining for the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, preparation of the Indian team for the mega event is in final stage. The Indian team, under Coach Harendra Singh, is practising hard at the stadium ahead. Here’s a look at the performance of team India […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to digitally empower the women in the State, Odisha government today announced to provide smart phones to all the 70 lakh women working with the six lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) across Odisha. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the women entrepreneurship sectoral session on the fourth […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the ‘Mo Bus’ services under the ‘City Bus Modernisation’ programme in the capital city today ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to begin later this month. Patnaik officially launched the new bus service near the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) and dedicated it to the residents […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is all set to roll out new its – ‘Mo Bus’ services in the capital city from tomorrow ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup. According to sources, the service will be launched as a part of state government-owned Capital Region Urban Transport’s (CRUT) ‘City Bus Modernisation’ programme. The services will be […]

Bhubaneswar: Hailing the achievement of Vigilance department which recorded a conviction rate of 51 per cent this year, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stressed on capacity building of the anti-corruption wing to improve the skills of officers. While addressing during the State-level Vigilance Awareness Week 2018 event in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik informed that Odisha government is […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police today busted an illicit firearms racket by arresting four dealers. Semi-finished improvised firearms, ammunition and other objectionable items have been seized from their possession. Though five firearms, 10 rounds of live ammunition have been seized, the cops are now in a fix after it came up during investigation that many sophisticated weapons […]