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Bhubaneswar: Nearly 1,000 couples tied the knot in mass weddings in 27 of 30 districts of Odisha under a state government scheme Tuesday, officials said. The Department of Women and Child Development has organised the programmes under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana, launched with an...

Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma scythed through a hapless Delhi Capitals bowling attack with a scintillating unbeaten century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted an imposing 242 for 2 on a placid track in an IPL match here Tuesday. Abhishek (135 not out off 68 balls) was at his...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore, which would generate employment for 7,565 people, an official said. The projects got the state government's nod at the meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary...

Jajpur: Headmaster of a state government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district was suspended Tuesday following allegations of subjecting at least ten students to punishment with stinging nettle, officials said. After examining the allegation, the authority suspended Basudev Dehury, the headmaster of Saruabili Upper Primary School...

People will give befitting reply to those who derailed bill on women"s quota: Odisha CM Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday lambasted the Congress, days after the Centre's bid to implement 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures in 2029 was derailed in...

Hyderabad: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field in their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad Tuesday. DC made one change from their previous match playing XI, with Nitish Rana coming in for Auqib Nabi. For SRH, Harsh Dubey is back...

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...

Rourkela: Launching projects worth Rs 158 crore at Rourkela in Odisha's Sundergarh, President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday said overall development of the country is possible only through the progress of every section of society, including women and tribals. Murmu, who was in the steel city on...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India Tuesday to ensure that the names of voters should not be deleted without a rigorous, documented, and independently verifiable field inquiry. Patra, in a letter to the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, said, It has...

Thuamul Rampur: MPs in Odisha across party lines have escalated concerns over unrest in the Sijimali hills, raising the issue with central authorities and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). The MPs’ intervention comes amid reports of unrest in the Sijimali hills of Rayagada...