Day: March 7, 2023

Reigning World Champion Germany Arrive In Rourkela For FIH Hockey Pro League

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Axhievers News: The German men’s hockey team, who won the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 in January, reached here on Monday for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 which will begin on March 10. The Mats Grambusch-led German team touched down at the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. From the Jharsuguda airport, the team travelled to Rourkela, which will host all six matches at the newly-built crown jewel of hockey — Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, where India, Germany, and Australia will clash with each other. Germany,…

All Arrangements In Place For Smooth Conduct Of Matric Exam

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Achievers News: All arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the Summative Assessment-II of the Class X board (Matric) exam which is scheduled to begin on March 10, informed School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. The Minister said that question papers for the exam have been despatched to the question hubs. He said that most of the schools have installed CCTV cameras. He also said that special squads have been formed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha for surprise checking to prevent malpractice. People have been…

Incidents Of Forest Fires In Odisha Highest In Country: Forest Survey Of India

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Achievers News: With the mercury soaring, several Odisha districts are witnessing an alarming rise in incidents of forest fires. According to experts, the dry forest floors and absence of rain are responsible for these forest fires, which are destroying the flora and fauna in the state. Forest fires have been witnessed in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Koraput, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Deogarh, Khurda, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar districts of the state. According to the Forest department, fire incidents have been reported from the Champua division of Keonjhar,…

Odisha Bans Obscene, Ambiguous Dialogues During Jatra & Musical Performances

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Achievers News: The Odisha Language, Literature and Culture Department on Monday wrote to all District Magistrates and SPs to clamp down on obscene, ambiguous dialogues and dance performances on Jatra, music and dance programmes. In a letter, the department allowed holding dance and song performances during festivals stipulating that all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones. Directing the police to allow the events, the letter read that “there should not be any kind of obscene dance or vulgar dialogues during the performance by any one of the…