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Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Odisha Information Commission (OIC), led by State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) Manoj Kumar Parida, paid a courtesy call on Governor Brajmohan Ram at Lok Bhavan here Monday and highlighted the commission’s efforts to reduce the number of pending cases from...

Malkangiri: A youth who was detained by Haryana Police in connection with a drug peddling case and lodged in a hotel in Malkangiri town was found dead Monday morning, triggering tension in the locality. The deceased was identified as Tanup Dey of MV-65 village in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP workers Monday staged a demonstration Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Patna, and accused him of crossing all limits of political decorum. The party has launched a nationwide agitation after Kharge...

New Delhi: Premier India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to feature in the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A, while Rishabh Pant is also in contention for a place in the playing XI for the match, starting November 7 in Lincoln, according to a...

London: Former England off-spinner Gareth Batty will step down as Surrey head coach to join five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an assistant coach for the tournament’s 2027 season, the county club said Monday. CSK had previously got former India...

Kashipur: A pregnant woman was carried on a makeshift stretcher for about 5 km to reach an ambulance in Odisha’s Rayagada district after poor road connectivity prevented the vehicle from reaching her village. She later delivered a stillborn baby at the Rayagada district headquarters hospital....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has placed several districts on high alert and stepped up preparedness as Cyclone Arnab is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm before crossing the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast on the forenoon of October 28. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal Monday criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his recent remarks, saying political leaders must maintain linguistic decorum and uphold national pride while expressing their views. Samal said that political differences were natural in a democracy,...

Khordha: Contractual electricity workers staged a massive protest in Khordha Monday, raising the slogan ‘Tata Hatao, Odisha Bachao’ (Remove Tata, Save Odisha) against the alleged retrenchment of employees working across 18 sections under the Khordha Electricity Division. The protesters took out a large procession, performing...

Brahmapur: Eleven truck drivers were arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal sand mining from the Rushikulya riverbed in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Monday. All sand-laden vehicles were seized in the Suramani area under the Belaguntha Police Station limits Sunday, a senior officer said....