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Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district was closed for three months as the mating and nesting season of the saltwater crocodiles began, officials said Saturday. The park was closed to tourists May 1 to ensure that the estuarine crocodiles do not get...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "compassionate intervention" over an incident in Odisha, where a tribal man exhumed his sister's skeleton and produced it as proof to withdraw money from a rural bank. Patnaik, in a letter, also urged...

Thuamul Rampur: A tragic case from Ranpur village under Gunupur panchayat in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district highlights how negligence can devastate a poor family. Neka Majhi (34), sole breadwinner of his family, has been bedridden for a long time after suffering a fractured...

Bolangir: A mild earthquake was felt in Odisha’s Bolangir district early Saturday morning. The tremors were reported around 4:40 am. Household items shook briefly while most people were asleep, but many woke up after feeling the tremors. Glass doors and windows rattled loudly, and many...

Jaipur: Delhi Capitals pacer Kyle Jamieson has been handed one demerit point for giving a fiery send-off to Rajasthan Royals teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during their Indian Premier League match here. "Kyle Jamieson has accumulated one Demerit Point and received a warning for breaching Level...

Jaipur: KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, and Nitish Rana powered a strong chase after Mitchell Starc’s timely wickets had kept the target within reach as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets in a high-scoring Match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Friday alleged that the BJP is the lone political party in the country that feels uncomfortable implementing reservation for women in the legislature without raising the number of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The BJD's statement came a day...

Jaipur: Facing criticism, skipper Riyan Parag returned to form with a 50-ball 90, his first fifty-plus score of this season, while Donovan Ferrira made a quick-fire 47 not out (14b) as Rajasthan Royals posted a strong 225/6 against Delhi Capitals in an IPL match here...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a daily increase in Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) by Rs 10, which will come into effect from April 1. Majhi announced while addressing a function marking the celebration of International Labour Day here. The declaration came...

Keonjhar: The Odisha man who hit the headlines for carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank as proof of death to withdraw her money has been made the beneficiary of a slew of government schemes and received private donations. After the intervention of Chief Minister...