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Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu registered a straight-game win over Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching to progress to the women's singles second round at the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Tokyo Tuesday. World No. 10 Sindhu, a 2019 world champion, produced a compact...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple here will conduct a special inventory of the shrine's Ratna Bhandar July 19 when the deities will be at the Gundicha Temple for a week-long stay during Rath Yatra, a senior official said. The sibling deities of Lord...

Mathili/Malkangiri: Three tribal families staged a sit-in and hunger strike outside the Mathili tehsil office Monday, alleging they had been denied compensation for land acquired for a railway project due to irregularities in the land acquisition process. The protest was led by a former senior...

Bhubaneswar: Baripada Railway Station under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur Division in Mayurbhanj district and Kesinga Railway Station in Kalahandi District have been transformed into modern, accessible and passenger-friendly railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Baripada, the district headquarters of Mayurbhanj, serves as a...

Baleshwar: Baleshwar Police have arrested six alleged contract killers in connection with the sensational broad-daylight murder of a businessman in the busy Arad Bazar area under Sahadevkhunta police limits and seized firearms and live ammunition from their possession. The arrested accused have been identified as...

Bhanjanagar: A 35-year-old man committed suicide after allegedly failing to repay multiple loans taken from self-help groups and a finance company in Ganjam district, police said. The deceased was identified as Akshaya Mallick of Chhedabhumi village under Bhanjanagar police limits. He is survived by his...

Bhabanipatana: A gharial weighing about 100 kilograms was rescued from a canal in Kalahandi district Monday, forest officials said. The reptile was spotted at Bhalubutura village under Kalampur block and was rescued by a forest department team led by South Kalahandi Divisional Forest Officer R...

Lanjigada: Police in Kalahandi’s Bijepur area are investigating an alleged abduction of a 15-year-old schoolgirl by a 28-year-old man from her village at Pajibahali. The girl, Purnima Harijan, a Class X student at Bengaon High School and daughter of Kapil Harijan of the village, went...

Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a massive influx of devotees during this year’s Rath Yatra in Puri, the Health department has put in place extensive medical arrangements to ensure prompt emergency healthcare services. As part of the preparedness, the department has established a comprehensive emergency response system at...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed Revenue officials to strengthen the protection, management and maintenance of land records of properties belonging to Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Bije Puri. Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Padhee has written to the Board of Revenue,...