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Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Two tribal rights activists, Randall Sequeira and Laxman Naik, were arrested in connection with a clash in Odisha's Rayagada district six months ago during an anti-mining protest, prompting a civil society organisation to condemn the police action and allege that it was aimed at...

Nagoya: Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey scripted history by becoming India's first para table tennis players to make the podium in the standing category at the Asian Para Games, as the country secured four bronze medals in Nagoya Tuesday. Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel, Sonalben...

Nagoya: India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in the Asian Para Games' women's 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36 sec in Nagoya Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district police in Odisha arrested a cyber fraudster for allegedly cheating a woman of a total of Rs 15 lakh by posing as an Additional Secretary-rank officer in the Chhattisgarh Government on a matrimonial app, Puri SP Prateek Singh said. The accused, identified...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he was observing a subdued Durga Puja to express his solidarity with farmers who faced crop loss due to heavy rain this year. "Expressing solidarity with the rain-affected situation in various regions of the state and...

Bhadrak: Two persons, including a patient, were killed when an ambulance carrying them collided with an SUV and then crashed into a divider on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Malati Dandapath (65) and her granddaughter,...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, expressing "grave concern" over Andhra Pradesh's announcement of elections in Kotia, which he described as an integral part of Odisha. In his letter, Patnaik said that during...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint against a Bhubaneswar-based miner in connection with an illegal mining, theft, dacoity and explosives supply case, the central agency said Monday. According to the official statement by the ED, the prosecution...

New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been added to the senior men's selection committee, with ex-left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha taking over as chief selector. The BCCI said Monday that Ojha has been elevated to the chairman of the selection panel on the basis...

Toyota: Indian shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara clinched gold and silver medals in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery Monday. Mona shot an Asian Para Games record score of 250 to bag the gold, while...