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Glasgow: India’s Jaismine produced a commanding performance to defeat Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh by a unanimous 5-0 decision and win the women’s 57kg boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 Saturday. The Indian boxer controlled the contest from the opening bell, using her sharp...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's exports have the potential to grow up to USD 50 billion by financial year 2029-30, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by the Export Import (Exim) Bank of India, and the report was released by its deputy managing director Tarun...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Odisha districts in the downstream of the Mahanadi have been put on high alert as the Hirakud Dam kept discharging water into the river through 22 gates, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying the floods have impacted eight lakh people. Chief Minister...

Glasgow: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar won the gold medal with a dominant 5-0 victory over Canada's Scarlett Delgado in the women's 54kg bout at the Commonwealth Games Saturday. Preeti made a commanding start to the gold-medal bout, winning the opening round unanimously with all five...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked officials to launch an immediate drive to repair rural infrastructure damaged by recent floods and incessant rain, with priority given to restoring road connectivity in affected areas. In a directive issued July 31, Rural Development Commissioner-cum-Secretary Yamini Sarangi instructed engineers...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, allowing voters to file claims and objections until August 19. According to a notification issued by the Commission July 31, the...

Bhubaneswar: Rainfall activity across Odisha is expected to remain subdued for the next few days as the depression over central India weakens into a low-pressure area. However, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an increase in rainfall intensity after August 6. According...

Thuamul Rampur: Nearly eight decades after India gained Independence, pockets of Odisha remain at disconnected from the promise of development. Hidden amid the dense forests and Bundel Mali hills of Kalahandi district, Tal Kandaguda village continues to struggle without a motorable road or basic civic...

Sambalpur: With inflows into the Hirakud reservoir rising steadily due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, authorities Saturday opened two more gates of the dam, taking the total number of open sluice gates to 22. The decision was taken to regulate the increasing...

Bhubaneswar: A woman allegedly jumped into the Kuakhai River near Hi-Tech Square in Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar. Upon receiving information about the incident, two fire services teams from Mancheswar and Pahala rushed to the spot and launched an intensive search operation in the river. However,...