2nd Test toss: India elect to bat against Sri Lanka
Colombo: India handed a debut to spin bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain as captain Shubman Gill elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test Sunday. India have an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, having won the opening...
Female jumbo carcass found in Riamal forest range
Riamal: A female elephant was found dead in a protected forest near Jharabereni village under the Kundheigola section of Riamal forest range in Debagada district, forest officials said. The carcass was discovered in the forest under the jurisdiction of Chadheimara...
77-yr-old school runs under tarpaulin cover in Kendujhar
By BIRA KISHORE DASH, OP Patana: Seventy-seven-year-old Gopinath Narayan High School in this block headquarters town of Kendujhar district is in a dilapidated condition, with students forced to attend classes under leaking roofs. The school, established in 1949 through the...
Four held for bid to siphon funds by staging fake robbery plot
Jharsuguda: Police arrested four people, including a cash executive of Radiant Cash Management Services Ltd., for allegedly staging a fake robbery to misappropriate money collected from customers in Jharsuguda district, officials said Saturday. Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra...
SI arrested over dowry harassment
Baripada: A serving sub-inspector of Baripada Town police station has been arrested for allegedly torturing his newly-wed wife over dowry and attempting to kill her by strangling her, police said. The accused, SI Pravat Kumar Nayak, a native of Baniapat...
Two crew rescued, search continues for 22 after ship sinks off Odisha coast
Bhubaneshwar: Two of the 24 crew members of the Panama‑flagged cargo vessel, MV Ocean‑Winner, that sank in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued, and the search to locate the remaining missing crew members is underway, the Indian Navy said Sunday. MV Ocean‑Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal around...
Read moreDetailsBangladesh: Four of Hindu family found dead in suspicious circumstances
Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11:30 pm Saturday from a house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of the city. Nazmul Kader, officer-in-charge of Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station, said police recovered the bodies after entering the locked house, according to...
Read moreDetailsIran says any country joining US economic war to be considered ‘enemy’
Tehran: Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned that any country participating in the US economic war against Iran will be considered an "enemy" by Tehran. Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks Saturday. He said Iran would first negotiate with such countries and ask them to stay out of the conflict, but warned that if they refuse, Tehran will strike their interests, and that if...
Read moreDetailsNIA raids 10 locations in J-K in cross-border terror conspiracy case
Srinagar: NIA Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy case involving Pakistan-based handlers and a network of local Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly providing logistical and other support to infiltrated terrorists. The searches, conducted across Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam, were aimed at securing further documentary, digital and material evidence related to the conspiracy and ascertaining the roles of persons...
Read moreDetailsFIR registered against Abhijeet Dipke for ‘entering govt school without permission, threatening teachers’
Latur (Maharashtra): Police in the district have registered a case against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke and others for allegedly entering a government school without permission, disrupting official work and threatening teachers. The First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Ausa police station on a complaint filed by Sayyed Shamshadbano Khairatali (53), a teacher at a Zilla Parishad Urdu school. Dipke has been visiting schools in central Maharashtra's Latur...
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Bangladesh: Four of Hindu family found dead in suspicious circumstances
Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11:30 pm Saturday from a house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of the city. Nazmul Kader, officer-in-charge of Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali...
Two crew rescued, search continues for 22 after ship sinks off Odisha coast
Bhubaneshwar: Two of the 24 crew members of the Panama‑flagged cargo vessel, MV Ocean‑Winner, that sank in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued, and the search to locate the remaining missing crew members is underway, the Indian Navy said Sunday. MV Ocean‑Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal around 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast...
Congress submits memorandum to Odisha Guv demanding assembly session on mines bill
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress has demanded a special session of the assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that the proposed legislation would curtail the state's powers and cause a huge revenue loss. A delegation of Congress MLAs led by Ram Chandra Kadam submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati...
2nd Test toss: India elect to bat against Sri Lanka
Colombo: India handed a debut to spin bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain as captain Shubman Gill elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test Sunday. India have an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, having won the opening Test at Galle by a massive 165 runs. For Sri Lanka, batters Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooryabandara...
Female jumbo carcass found in Riamal forest range
Riamal: A female elephant was found dead in a protected forest near Jharabereni village under the Kundheigola section of Riamal forest range in Debagada district, forest officials said. The carcass was discovered in the forest under the jurisdiction of Chadheimara gram panchayat. The Kundheigola section forester informed Riamal range officer Niranjan Dharua about the elephant’s death at...
77-yr-old school runs under tarpaulin cover in Kendujhar
By BIRA KISHORE DASH, OP Patana: Seventy-seven-year-old Gopinath Narayan High School in this block headquarters town of Kendujhar district is in a dilapidated condition, with students forced to attend classes under leaking roofs. The school, established in 1949 through the efforts of residents and named after then Kendujhar ruler Gopinath Narayan Bhanj, has yet to receive proper...
Four held for bid to siphon funds by staging fake robbery plot
Jharsuguda: Police arrested four people, including a cash executive of Radiant Cash Management Services Ltd., for allegedly staging a fake robbery to misappropriate money collected from customers in Jharsuguda district, officials said Saturday. Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said during a press conference that Pinku Suna, alias Sana, 33, was responsible for collecting cash from...
SI arrested over dowry harassment
Baripada: A serving sub-inspector of Baripada Town police station has been arrested for allegedly torturing his newly-wed wife over dowry and attempting to kill her by strangling her, police said. The accused, SI Pravat Kumar Nayak, a native of Baniapat in Kendujhar district, was arrested following a complaint lodged by his wife, Sajani Biswal. Baripa da Town...
Two boys go missing in Nilagiri’s Blue Lake
Nilagiri: Two college students went missing Saturday while bathing in the Blue Lake near Mitripur and Machhua villages on the Swar nachuda foothills under Nilagiri police limits in Baleshwar district. The unsafe man-made lake has reportedly claimed several lives in recent years. Three friends, all Plus II second-year students, arrived at the lake on a motorcycle around...
Rainwater conservation helps farmers fight drought in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: Farmers in rain-dependent areas face recurring droughts because of inadequate and erratic rainfall when the monsoon fails, farmlands dry up and crop production is severely affected. To address the problem, a pilot project has been launched in Kosagumuda block of Nabrangpur district under the Odisha Agriculture Drought Mitigation Programme, funded through the National Disaster Mitigation Fund....

























































































