Satish Sharma

Rourkela: Birendra Lakra heaved a sigh of relief on June 18 when he found his name in the 16-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the Tokyo Olympics. Though he has been the unbreachable wall…

Rourkela: Like all sports-crazy Indians, Lazrus Barla is hoping that the men’s hockey team can fulfil the country’s high expectations and achieve a podium finish at the upcoming Tokyo…

What does Amit Rohidas have in common with hockey legend Dilip Tirkey? Well, both hail from Saunamara village in Balisankra block of Odisha’s Sundargarh district. No wonder Rohidas…

Rourkela: From a remote village named Lulkidihi-Bahamnibahal of Sundargarh district’s Balisankra block to being a double Olympian -- Deep Grace Ekka has indeed come a long way. “It’s a…

Rourkela: The date April 25 will always be etched in the minds of tribal people, particularly those from Sundargarh district. It was on this day, in 1939, that British police massacred…

Rourkela: The Steel City will soon have two major sports infrastructure catering to various sporting activities. The work of Birsa Munda multi-purpose stadium and Biju Patnaik Indoor…

Rourkela: Former hockey Olympian Lazrus Barla distributed masks to hockey-playing young tribal children during his visit to a village hockey coaching centre in Sundargarh district on Monday.…

Rourkela: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has been undertaking massive cleaning and sanitisation drive in the steel township to contain COVID-19. The Public Health Unit of the Town Engineering…

Rourkela: The NIT-Rourkela has bagged an international collaborative project under the Indo-German partnership. Two faculty members of the NIT's Chemistry department, Dr Debayan Sarkar…

Rourkela: The under-construction 126-km stretch of NH-143 in Sundargarh district that was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020 has been delayed by COVID-19 pandemic and now…