Goa were defeated 1-2 by a strong Odisha side in their second match of the quarter finals league in the Junior National Football Championship for Girls U-18. Odisha, which has 10 India international players, started to take control of the…
Pramila Kirsani of Odisha selected best weightlifter in Junior at Commonwealth championship
Pramila Kirsani of Odisha was selected the best lifter in the junior category of Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Pune. She bagged a gold medal in junior 58kg category and a silver in the 58kg segment for seniors. Approximately 139 weightlifters from 22 countries participated…
No meetings in first week of month for Odisha ministers and Secretaries : Field visits instead
IOCL Paradip refinery scheduled to go live in Jan in presence of PM Narendra Modi
IOCL Paradip going to commission the project very shortly i.e. in January 2016. The refinery is one of the largest in the world and the technology used in it is of international standards. Apart from Rs 35,000-crore investment in the refinery, the…
Alstom T&D India to strengthen Odisha’s electric grid infrastructure
Alstom T&D India has bagged orders worth 20 million euros (around Rs 140.3 crore) from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation for supply of air insulated and gas insulated substations. “Alstom T&D India has been awarded contracts by Odisha Power Transmission Corporation…
Odisha Girls Defeat Mizoram in Quarters of U-19 National Football Championship
Odisha started their quarterfinal league campaign in the U-19 National Football Championships with a 3-1 victory over Mizoram in Goa. Odisha took the lead in the 28th minute when Arati Sethi scored. Odisha play their next game October 17, against hosts…
Rasagolla originated in Odisha 600 years ago: Government
Amid the ongoing row between Odisha and West Bengal over origin of rosogolla, an Odisha minister has said that a committee has discovered that the sugary delicacy of eastern India originated in the state 600 years ago. “The committee constituted…
A nice citizen blog on Akshaya Mohanty from a NRO
Today is the Birthday of the legendary Odia singer Akshaya Mohanty. Like Kishore Kumar, he was a virtuoso, a multifaceted artist. Though more famous as a versatile singer, the lyricist in him penned many songs. The all rounder in him…
An old Interview with Legend Of Odia Music : Akshaya Mohanty aka Khoka Bhai
Pramila Kirsani of Odisha wins Gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
Prominent woman weightlifter of Odisha Pramila Kirsani won a gold medal in the junior 53kg event of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Pune, Monday. Pramila lifted a total of 189kg, including 80kg in snatch and 109kg in clean & jerk…