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Pattamundai: A long-running land dispute escalated into a brutal acid attack in Bachhara village under Pattamundai Adarsha police station limits Monday evening, leaving a mother and her son seriously injured, police said Tuesday. The victims, identified as Rabindra Sahu and his mother, sustained severe injuries...

Navi Mumbai: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 43-ball 71 as Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans by seven wickets in their Women's Premier League match here Tuesday. Asked to bat first, Gujarat Giants rode on a late blitz from Georgia Wareham and Bharti Fulmali to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced that the state branch of the National School of Drama (NSD) will be established in Keonjhar district. The chief minister made the announcement while inaugurating a theatre workshop jointly organised by the NSD and dance academy...

Bhubaneswar: Preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha are in the final stage, though the EC is yet to announce the schedule for the exercise, a senior official said Tuesday. Additional Chief Electoral Officer and Special Secretary Sushanta Kumar...

Navi Mumbai: Georgia Wareham's unbeaten 43 and late fireworks by Bharti Fulmali (36 not out off 15 balls) helped Gujarat Giants post 192/5 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the sixth match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Dr. DY Patil...

Bhubaneswar: A youth was critically injured after a banned Chinese kite string slit his throat in Bhubaneswar on the eve of Makar Sankranti, prompting the Police to conduct raids and seize manja threads from markets across the state. The incident occurred in the Pokhariput area...

Bhubaneswar: A local organisation sprinkled cow dung water at Bhajan Mandap near Lord Lingaraj temple here as a symbolic protest after a women's bodybuilding championship was held at that place. The 12th East Zone Men's & Women's Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2026 was conducted...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday launched an education scheme for children in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and a 100-day campaign against child marriage under the Women and Child Development (WCD) department. The initiatives were inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida,...

Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday launched 71 developmental projects worth Rs 1,900 crore, including a Rs 50 crore Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC) in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. Majhi, who was on tour to his native district, laid foundation stones of 35...

Bhawanipatna: Miscreants torched three vehicles of a local contractor and put up fake Maoist posters in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. According to the police, miscreants set fire to three vehicles parked in the warehouse of the contractor, located on the Rupra Road Chatamahal Road,...