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Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match Friday. Abdul Samad and Mukul Choudhary came in for LSG, while for CSK handed Spencer Johnson his debut in a yellow...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners. With the revision, the DA has been raised from 58 per cent to 60 per cent, a statement from the Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday targeted the BJP government in Odisha over long queues and panic buying at petrol pumps, even as the state administration maintained that there was no fuel shortage and appealed to people not to stockpile petrol and diesel. Odisha Pradesh...

Cuttack: A patient died after an ambulance ran out of fuel on the Kathajodi River bridge while being shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar Friday, triggering outrage among locals and the victim’s family. The patient, a youth from Kendrapara who had consumed poison, was being transferred...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Odisha, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Friday said there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state. He said Odisha has adequate fuel stock and urged people not to panic. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a notification to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to regulate stamp duty and simplify the registration of housing apartments, officials said Friday The state government had earlier obtained approval of the cabinet for promulgation of an ordinance to...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Ministry has approved a new tri-weekly express train service between Puri and Koraput in a major push to rail connectivity in Odisha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday. The 18407/18408 Puri-Koraput Express will provide direct rail connectivity between Puri and parts of...

Bhubaneswar: Conditions are becoming favourable for the arrival of the southwest monsoon. The monsoon is likely to advance into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by May 16. However, temperatures have started rising again across...

Nabarangpur: Lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension have emerged as major health concerns in Nabarangpur district due to changing habits, irregular food intake and rising mental stress. Once considered diseases affecting mostly elderly people, both ailments are now increasingly being detected among younger generations. According...

Patana: The struggle and hardships endured by Jitu Munda, who carried the skeletal remains of his sister Kalara Munda to the Mahulapashi branch of Odisha Gramya Bank (OGB) as proof to withdraw money from her account, may soon be portrayed on the silver screen. Noted...