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Dhaka: India's Ankita Bhakat secured a landmark victory by defeating Paris Olympics individual silver medallist Nam Su-hyeon of Korea 7-3 to capture the women’s recurve individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka Friday. Ankita took the lead in the opening set with a...

Bhubaneswar: Playback singer Humane Sagar was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar after his health deteriorated. Sagar, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the past few days, was moved to AIIMS due to complications related to his kidneys and liver, doctors said. Earlier,...

Bhawanipatna: A senior clerk of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Division in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district was caught red-handed by vigilance sleuths Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a retired employee. The accused, identified as T Venkatagiri Rao, was...

Jharigaon: Despite government prioritisation of quality education, students in tribal-dominated areas continue to face severe challenges due to inadequate infrastructure. At Phupugaon Government Upper Secondary School in Jharigaon block of Nabarangpur district, a shortage of classrooms has forced students to attend lessons in dilapidated dormitory...

Balasore: In a poignant incident in Aradabazaar under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore, a woman’s body was preserved in a freezer for four days as villagers waited for her son to return from Canada to perform the final rites. Chhabirani De, who had been living...

Keonjhar: On the run for 22 years, prisoner Jamdar, also known as Jayaprakash Laguri, 57, son of Nandalal Laguri of Tandaghutu village under Jagannathpur police station in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand was arrested by Keonjhar Town police and produced in court Thursday. Also Read:...

Tihidi: A clash between the residents of Talapada village and a school headmaster led to a standoff between the villagers and Pirahat police Thursday in Bhadrak district, sources said. Following the arrest of two villagers Wednesday night due to the initial clash, the locals refused...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The counting of votes for the Nuapada bypoll will start at 8am November 14 under a three-tier security arrangement, an official said Thursday. District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Nuapada Collector Madhusudan Dash said the counting will commence with postal ballots at 8am, followed by EVM at...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the deteriorating state of higher education in Odisha due to severe faculty shortages, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sought a report from the Higher Education secretary on vacant teaching posts across state universities and colleges. Acting on a petition...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Wednesday came down heavily on Berhampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravana Vivek M, accusing him of presenting a “web-series-style fabricated story” in the Pitabas Panda murder case, and questioned the state government’s silence even after the SP offered...