10 injured, as bus overturns in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: As many as 10 passengers were injured, two of them critically, when a private bus by which they were travelling turned turtle near Panchupandav under the Nuagaon police limits in Nayagarh district in wee hours on Sunday. The Phulbani-bound bus with about 60 passengers was going from Bhubaneswar. The incident took place as driver lost control over the vehicle, which hit an electric pole. The Nuagoan and Daspalla police along with Fire Services personnel reached the spot and rescued the injured passengers and shifted them to the Nuagaon Community Health Centre.
Jamboree of Scouts, Guides begins at Khordha
Khordha: On the occasion of te 100th year celebration of the Bharat Scouts and Guides (Senior Guide), a mini jamboree comprising rangers Rovers and Rangers was launched by of the Odisha State Bharat Scouts and Guides at the State training centre at Barunei here on Sunday. National Scouts Deputy Director Amar B Kshetri, Guides Deputy Director Surekha Srivastava, joint secretary Mihir Ranjan Patnaik, organisation Commissioners Anamika Das and Pranakrushna Behera, training Commissioer Surjit Sen and Ranger department Deputy Organiser Pushpanjali Mohapatra were present. About 1,000 Rovers and Rangers from 24 States are participating in the event. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal would formally inaugurate the jamboree on Monday. The jamboree would continue till December 7.
Bittu Memorial Cricket ends in Cuttack
Cuttack: The three-day 1st Bittu Memorial Cricket Tournament organised by the Wind 2000 concluded at the Khannagar ground here on Sunday. In the finals, the Rockstar team beat the Kingstar team and became the champions. Choudwar MLA Souvik Biswal and Orissa High Court Registrar Lalit Kumar Dash attended as guests and awarded the champion and the runners-up teams. The Rockstar were awarded with Rs 33,333 and Kingstar were awarded Rs 15,555 cash prizes and trophies. Kalia of the Rockstar was adjudged as the Man of the Series. Palas Mohanty, Subhrajeet Mulia, Sushant Pradhan, Somya Mohanty, Sarthak Rout, Rahul Mahar, Rinku Jena and Pulpul organised the event.
Sainik School win Sahodaya Football Tourney
Bhubaneswar: The final football match of the Sahodaya Schools affiliated to the CBSE was held at the Gandhi Stadium of the Sainik School Bhubaneswar. A total of 17 school teams participated. The final match was played between Sainik School and BJEM School, in which Sainik School defeated BJEM School by 1-0 goal. Commander Pritika Sharma, Indian Navy, Administrative Officer, Sainik School distributed the prizes to the winner team. Cadet Suraj Sundar Digal of Sainik School, the only scorer of the final match, was adjudged as the best player.
Jawahar College win cricket tourney
Nuapada: The final match of inter-College Cricket tournament of Sambalpur University was held between Jawahar College, Patnagarh and Panchayat College, Bargarh at the Khariar Autonomous College stadium on Sunday. Jawahar College batted first and fixed a target of 198 runs in 20 overs. Panchayat College was bowled out for 85 runs. Scoring 104 runs in 60 balls, Jawahar College skipper Sangram Bahuk led the team to win. He was declared man of the match. Khariar College Principal Prof Pramod Sahu, Prof Tarun Kumar Pradhan, Dr Saroj Kumar Panda, Dr Bishnudev Mallik, Nibedita Acharya, Harekrishna Mishra and Prof Aswini Padhi were present.
ZHL holds signature campaign on AIDS Day
Bhubaneswar: On the World AIDS Day, the ZHL, operating agency for 108 and 102 ambulances in the State, has organised a signature awareness campaign at Capital Hospital premises on Sunday. Capital Hospital Superintendent Dhananjay Das and ZHL HR head Deepak Srivastav attended as guests. The ZHL also organised such campaigns at Mayurbhanj, Ganjam, Sambalpur, Jajpur and Koraput. ZHL Odisha head Sabyasachi Biswal, officials and employees and hospital staffs were present.
Health Min opens Kabaddi tourney in J’suguda
Jharsuguda: The 67th State-level Kabaddi tournament was inaugurated by Health Minister Naba Kishore Das at Jharsuguda OSAP ground here on Sunday. Das said that the district would be a sports hub in the coming days. Das inaugurated the tourney in presence of Collector Saroj Samal, State Kabaddi Association secretary Ajay Behera and 2nd OSAP Commandant Asish Dubey. A cultural programme was also staged. Jharsuguda Athletic Association working president Bijay Behera, general secretary Tapas Ray Choudhury and Ganesh Naik were present in the meet in which a total of 700 players from 26 districts have participated.