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WPL Toss: Delhi Capitals opt to bowl against RCB

Vadodara: Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues won the toss and elected to field against table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Women's Premier League match Saturday. The Capitals made a couple of changes, bringing in Chinelle Henry and Minnu Mani for Lucy Hamilton and the injured...

UNESCO

UNESCO tentative list includes three Buddhist sites from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday lauded the inclusion of three major Buddhist sites from the state - Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, and Udaygiri- in the Tentative List of India by UNESCO for consideration of granting World Heritage Site recognition. Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who is...

Villagers take on Maoists in Chaibasa, kill PLFI commander, another rebel

Nabarangpur becomes ‘Naxal-free’ following surrender of Maoists

Nabrangpur : Odisha's Nabrangpur district has been declared "Naxal-free" after nine Maoists surrendered in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Seven women were among these surrendered Naxalites. They were carrying a total bounty of Rs 47 lakh. The surrendered Naxalites were operating in Nabarangpur and Chhattisgarh's...

Koraput ginger farmers

Poor marketing, low prices hit Koraput ginger farmers

Nandapur: Ginger growers in Koraput district have alleged that weak marketing arrangements are denying them fair prices despite large-scale production of the spice, which has received recognition as a single-crop speciality of the district. The district Horticulture department has set a production target of 58,121...

Crime

Two held for murder over past enmity

Patnagarh: Police Friday arrested two men in connection with the murder of a youth whose blood-soaked body was recovered near Kadopani Chhak under Larambha police station limits in Bolangir district. The arrested accused were identified as Sudam Bariha and Arjun Bariha. Police produced them before...

Arrest

Youth held, minor detained for raping 10-yr-old

Ranapur: A 23-year-old youth was sent to judicial custody and a minor was detained for questioning in connection with the alleged rape of a minor girl in Nayagarh district, police said Friday. The incident was reported from Ranapur police station limits Thursday. Acting on a...

South Eastern Railway

Three wagons of goods train derail

Balasore: Three wagons of a goods train derailed in Balasore district Friday, officials said. There was no report of any injury in the goods train derailment at Rupsa station in the Bhadrak-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway (SER), they said. The incident occurred at around...

 

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