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India elect to bowl against West Indies

Thiruvananthapuram: India skipper Shubhman Gill opted to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram Sunday. India have handed debut to spin all-rounder Naman Dhir as star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also return to action. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman...

Deprived Schools: Old classrooms house boys’ hostel

By Jayanarayan Menduli, OP Sundaragada: The century-old PM-Shri Bhawani Shankar Government High School in Sundaragada, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is facing a shortage of basic infrastructure and hostel facilities, with boys currently staying in the school’s old classrooms. Established in 1907 as...

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Odisha’s 2nd AIIMS in limbo

Balangir: Nearly two years after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to establish the state’s second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Sambalpur, an RTI query has brought to the fore the communication between the Chief Minister and the Centre casting a...

Similipal: Rescued tiger cub shows signs of recovery

Baripada: A tiger cub rescued from Khaparakhai village under Thakurmunda range in Mayurbhanj district is showing gradual improvement in its health, forest officials said. The seven to eight-month-old cub, rescued after it strayed into a cowshed Thursday night, has been kept in isolation at a...

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Two dolphins found dead in Odisha’s Baleshwar

Bahanaga: The carcasses of two more dolphins were recovered from the coast of Baleshwar district, taking the number of dead dolphins found along the shoreline to three in the past six days. The latest carcasses were found at Talapada and Ataspur beaches. Local residents spotted...

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Odisha: Elephant attacks leave two men dead

Lanjigada/ Kuanrmunda: Two men, including a farmer, were killed in separate elephant attacks in Kalahandi and Sundaragada districts, forest officials said. In Kalahandi district, 55-year-old farmer Drimba Majhi was trampled to death Saturday by a tusker while visiting his cotton field at Bethiapada village under...

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Six firemen suffer electric shock in Baleshwar; hospitalised

Baleshwar: Six firefighters were injured after coming into contact with an 11-kV power line during flood rescue operations in Darji Pokhari of Baleshwar, officials said. A fire services team was conducting rescue operations Saturday using a power boat when the boat came into contact with...

Indradhanu Market: A legacy of livelihoods & uncertainty

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Built in 1991 to streamline Bhubaneswar’s emerging retail sector, Indradhanu Market (or ID Market) spans 7 acres of General Administration department land. Developed by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), the site features multiple structures housing banks, government offices, and various shops....

 

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