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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday expressed joy and thanked the Ambassador of Japan to India, Ono Keiichi, for enjoying and praising the rich culinary heritage of Odisha, especially Dalma, a nutritious and traditional Odia dish. Taking to his X handle, the Chief Minister...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run, thrashing Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL match here Monday. Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma...

Balasore: A man and his sister-in-law were found hanging inside his house in Odisha's Balasore district Monday, police said. The incident took place at Sahada village within Chandipur police limits. Police said, prima facie, the deaths appear to be a case of suicide by hanging,...

Bhubaneswar: A heatwave warning was issued for six districts of Odisha for Tuesday, while hot and humid weather conditions were forecast in 11 others, officials said. Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in Jharsuguda, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Nayagarh and Sonepur districts, they said. Among the...

Keonjhar: A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said. The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bundled out Delhi Capitals for 75, lowest score of this season, in their IPL match Monday. Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma...

Mayurbhanj: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) said it will probe the death of a class 5 tribal student and the illness of more than 100 others after they allegedly consumed stale food at a state-run residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. The move...

Berhampur: The district administration in Odisha's Ganjam Monday launched free auto-rickshaw ambulance services to ferry pregnant women and children below the age of one year from remote areas to nearby health centres. The 'Nirikhyana Sathi' initiative was inaugurated by Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vassan at...

Astaranga(Puri): A school-level awareness programme on mangroves and coastal ecology was held in the Devi river mouth region of Puri district, with 62 students from communities dependent on wetlands and mangroves taking part. Hosted at Jhadling Upper Primary School and nearby institutions, the one-day programme...

Bhawanipatna: A man and his nephew were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a pick-up van in Odisha's Kalahandi district Monday, police said. The accident took place at Budipadar Chhak within Junagarh block when a pick-up van hit a motorcycle, resulting in...