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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Crime Branch busted an inter-state cyber fraud gang and arrested seven of its members for cheating a man of Rs 1.4 crore, an officer said Sunday. Out of the seven arrested accused persons, four are from Karnataka and three others belong to...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions continued to prevail in several parts of Odisha Sunday as eight places recorded a maximum temperature of above 40 degree Celsius. Boudh town in western Odisha was the hottest place in the state at 41.8 degree Celsius. The weather bulletin issued by...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished that the festival bring peace, progress and happiness in everyone's lives. "Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of fasting and prayer during the holy month of Ramadan. This festival strengthens the...

Visakhapatnam: Faf Du Plessis' excellent fifty and Mitchell Starc's five-wicket haul were the lead acts in Delhi Capitals' comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Visakhapatnam Sunday. Du Plessis (50, 27b, 3x4, 3x6) added 81 runs with his opening partner Jake...

Bhawanipatna: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday launched 'Antyodaya Gruha Jojana' (AGJ), a flagship housing scheme of the state government, at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. Under the scheme, all eligible households left out from the ongoing housing schemes, victims of natural/man-made calamities, households displaced...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday said his office is in touch with the Odisha government following the train accident in the coastal state. Seven people were injured as an express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district, officials said. "I am aware of...

Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district Sunday, an official said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. There is...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a postgraduate student was found lying in a pool of blood inside the hostel complex of Utkal University in Bhubaneswar Sunday morning, police said. Tapas Ranjan Nayak, a second-year student in the Philosophy Department, is suspected to have fallen from the...

Keonjhar: Residents have expressed dissatisfaction over the poor quality of construction on the Haldiatangiri-Kholapa road near Keonjhar, accusing the district administration of negligence. The road, a key connectivity project in Sadar block, is being built under the Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana by the Rural Development...

Rourkela: Hopes of an election for the Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) were rekindled with the formation of the new BJP government. However, with each passing month, that optimism continues to fade. There seems to be no serious effort from the government in this regard, as...