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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's industrial town of Jharsuguda Tuesday emerged as the hottest place in the country with mercury level reaching 46.2 degrees Celsius while 15 places in the state recorded maximum temperature at or above 40 degrees Celsius, IMD said. Chandrapur in the Vidarbha region of...

Bhubaneswar: Condemning the terrorist attack on tourists, including one from Odisha, in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday directed the resident commissioner in Delhi to take steps to ensure that the body of the deceased Odia man reaches his residence in Balasore district. The...

Lucknow: A fantastic exhibition of clever variations by Delhi's pace troika, couple with an injury to skipper Rishabh Pant, left Lucknow Super Giants in complete tatters as the hosts managed only 159 for 6 in an IPL match here Tuesday. The trio of Mukesh Kumar...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Tuesday sought the intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) into the death of a tribal man during a recent eviction drive conducted by the administration in Rourkela. A 35-year-old tribal protester, identified as Ettua Ekka from Barkani village...

Bhawanipatna: A woman and his son were killed after they came in contact with a live wire in Odisha's Kalahandi district Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred at the Dungarpada hamlet of Turchi village under the M Rampur police station limits, a senior officer...

Lucknow: Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl against hosts Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. DC made one change in their playing XI, bringing in Sri Lankan quick Dushmantha Chameera in place of Mohit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will launch the distribution of new ration cards among 5.90 lakh beneficiaries April 24, a minister said Tuesday. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said 9 lakh people have applied for ration cards, and of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to promote cattle rearing and the dairy sector in a bid to check migration of people, particularly labourers, from the state, a minister said Tuesday. The state government has several schemes for increasing milk production in the state, which...

Bhubaneswar: A day after temperatures in Odisha crossed 45 degree Celsius for the first time this year, mercury levels rose above 42 degree Celsius before noon Tuesday. In response to the severe heat, the state government has given district collectors the authority to make decisions...