‘National Cycle Polo championship begins
Bhubaneswar: The three-day-long 31st Sub-Junior Boys, 35th Junior Boys and 37th Senior Men National Cycle Polo Championship, which kicks started at Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday, being organised by Bhubaneswar Cycle Polo Association in association with Odisha State Cycle Polo Association. Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Hindalco, Territorial Army, Indian Army and Air Force are participating in the three day long meet. Cycle Polo Federation of India secretary Gajanan Burde, Vice-president Giris Parmar, treasurer Ml Nayak, executive member R Satya Narayan, Raj Kishor Mohanty and organising secretary Manoj Kumar Nishank were present.
KISS to meet Bangalore in Callaghan Cup Div-II
Bhubaneswar: KISS would cross swords with Bangalore RFC in the final of the Callaghan Cup Div-II Rugby Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. In the cup semifinal matches on Wednesday, KISS and Bangalore RFC defeated Bhubaneswar and Chhattisgarh by 16-0 and 29-0 points respectively. Similarly, in the plate semifinals, Kashis RFC and Bhubaneswar Bulls and Bihar by Chhattisgarh University by 19-10 and 68-0 points respectively. In the plate group final, Kashis RFC would meet Bhubaneswar Bulls on Friday.
Odisha chess champ KD Pillai passes away
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s 11th times State champion Krishna Durai Pillai passed away here on Wednesday. At age of 80 he suffered with prolonged illness. He survived with wife, son and daughter. KD Pillai emerged State champion in the year 1960. He retained his title in the year 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970,1971,1974,1976,1978,1979 and 1982. He worked hard for the development of chess in our State, he also served the State chess association as president. His death is a great loss to chess fraternity and his candid contribution and dedication towards the game will stand rock solid among the generation to coame, said Khurd District Chess Association secretary Subasis Pattnaik.