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Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in their vital Group 2 Super Eights clash in the T20 World Cup, here Wednesday. With only one spot remaining from Group 2 for the semifinals, both New Zealand...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said an exercise to make the inventory of valuables and ornaments of Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri is likely to begin in the first week of March. His comment comes a day after the Shree Jagannath...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the collapse of an unauthorised hoarding in Bhubaneswar's Khandagiri area rose to two after another injured person succumbed to injuries in the hospital, police said Wednesday. Two others, including a woman, are battling for life, they said. Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: Dry weather is very likely to prevail across Odisha in the next week, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar said Wednesday. Light to moderate rainfall occurred at one or two places across Odisha during the past 24 hours, IMD said....

New Delhi: England became the first team to seal their semi-final spot at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after beating Pakistan, whose chances for semi-final qualification have taken a hit. A defeat to England after a washout against New Zealand means Pakistan's fate...

Bhubaneswar: Stacks of notes packed in trolley bags, totalling over Rs 4.27 crore, were allegedly recovered from the house of an Odisha Mines Department officer, who was arrested in a corruption case, officials said Wednesday. The cash was seized from the Bhubaneswar flat of Deputy...

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur district administration Tuesday launched ‘Aame Padhiba Aama Bhasare’, a mother tongue-based early education initiative, at the Block Conference Hall. Collector and District Magistrate Maheshwar Swain chaired the programme. The initiative will be implemented in 30 anganwadi centres in Raighar block as a...

Keonjhar: As many as 27 leopards and three cubs have been spotted in the Atei and Karlapat reserve forests under the Keonjhar forest division, Divisional Forest Officer HD Dhanaraj said. While 18 leopards were found in the Karlapat reserve forest in Telkoi, nine leopards and...

Koraput/Borigumma: A 16-year-old girl has been detained for allegedly killing her 45-year-old mother and 14-year-old brother in Borigumma area of Koraput district, police said Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Anushka Parida (45) and her son Ahem Parida (14), residents of Borigumma town. The murder...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned global recognition by securing two new entries in the World Book of Records for terracotta craft at the ‘Grand Terracotta Craft Creation’ event organised by the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department. A total of 1,000 terracotta artisans participated in the competition,...