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Arlington: Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina's group stage finale against Jordan. Messi scored on a free kick after being taken down just outside the...

Kendujhar: A 'gram sabha' was held Sunday at Baru village in Jamunaposi panchayat under Patana tehsil in Odisha's Kendujhar district to seek public opinion on the acquisition of private land for a proposed mega steel plant. The gram sabha was chaired by Jamunapasi Sarpanch Shashibhushan...

Baleshwar: Police have detained four juveniles for allegedly attacking a teenage catering worker with a sharp weapon after he "refused to serve them mutton" at a wedding feast in Athantara village under Remuna police limits in Odisha's Baleshwar district. According to police, the incident took...

Baripada: A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday when the accused "forcefully" took the 14-year-old girl to a deserted place from a marriage ceremony and allegedly raped her, ASP Deepak...

Malkangiri: A large cache of arms and ammunition were seized by the police from a Maoist dump in Odisha's Malkangiri district Sunday, officials said. Based on information provided by surrendered Maoists, police launched a search operation in the district along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border area,...

Kendujhar: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking relief for the victims’ families following the deaths of 11 Juang tribal workers from Odisha in an ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu. The commission...

Muribahal: Tension prevailed at an Anganwadi Centre (AWC) in Ward No. 6 of Ghusuramunda village under Gudighat panchayat in Balangir district after villagers locked the facility in protest against the appointment of a new cook from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, sources said Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm coupled with heavy rain is likely in several parts of Odisha till July 1, the IMD said Saturday. For June 28-29, an orange warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) was issued by the IMD for places including Baleshwar,...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court (HC) has granted the state government three months to take a policy decision on a monthly pension scheme for journalists aged 60 years and above, observing that the matter is under active consideration, sources said Saturday. Justice SK Panigrahi passed...

Sundaragada: A 26-year-old man was brutally hacked to death allegedly for trying to intervene in a domestic dispute between a couple in Sundaragada district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred at Dehuripada in Mayabahal village under Jamuna panchayat of Talsara police limits. The victim was...