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Chennai: Skipper Rajat Patidar rode on his luck to make a vital 51 and, along with Tim David (8-ball 22), lifted Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 196 for seven against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match in Chennai Friday. Patidar was dropped thrice by CSK...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions prevailed in several parts of Odisha Friday as 17 places in the state recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Jharsuguda town the hottest place in the state at 43 degrees Celsius. A bulletin issued by the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Friday raised questions on Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's silence over the clash between party supporters and the police, which left several people injured during the ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao' programme the previous day. At a press conference in Bhubaneswar, state Congress...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday appointed former chief secretary Pradeep Jena as chairperson of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC). The energy department in a notification said the appointment would be effective from the day Jena, a 1998-batch IAS officer, assumes office. The post of OERC...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League contest in Chennai Friday. Both CSK and RCB are coming off wins in their respective season-opening matches. CSK made one change to...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera Friday claimed that women's safety has turned out to be a ‘joke’ in Odisha, alleging there is no end to the rise in crimes against women in the state, both during the previous BJD and the current BJP regimes....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed concern over the devastating earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and Myanmar Friday. At least three people were killed in Bangkok,...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 2,483 cases of atrocity against people in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories have been recorded in various police stations of Odisha in the last nine months, a minister informed the Assembly Friday. These cases were registered between June 2024...

Bhubaneswar: Cutting across party lines, Odisha lawmakers Friday requested Speaker Surama Padhy to issue a ruling directing the government to raise the salaries of MLAs and pensions for former legislators. The issue was raised during Zero Hour by Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, who highlighted...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from the Odisha government, UGC and NAAC within four weeks in connection with the suicide of a 20-year-old B.Tech student from Nepal at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar. The...