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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s heritage lives not only in royal chronicles, monumental temples and protected archaeological sites, but also in caves, village festivals, weathered palm-leaf manuscripts, wooden images and oral traditions passed down through generations. Sunday’s heritage walks in the Chilika-Barakul region and Dhenkanal brought several of...

Bhubaneswar: App-based transport drivers in Bhubaneswar staged a protest Monday demanding a fare hike, disrupting cab and other app-based transport services. Thousands of drivers associated with Uber, Ola, Rapido and other platforms joined the protest, backed by several driver associations. They demanded higher fares, arguing...

Baripada: Train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route under Bangriposi “Rupsa Section in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district were suspended for nearly 24 hours after soil under the railway tracks was washed away due to a heavy rain-induced landslide, officials said Monday. The earth and concrete under around...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Monday claimed the state would not lose any revenue from the recently passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, but would instead benefit from a more competitive mining market. The assertion came as the Opposition BJD...

Brahmapur: Odisha Police has recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 50 lakh, which were looted from a jeweller in Chhattisgarh last month, officials said Monday. The recovered ornaments, comprising 300 grams of gold and 1.4 kg of silver, were found in the locked...

Bhubaneswar: A government doctor was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a Rs 30,000 bribe from an NGO, officials said. Acting on a complaint, Odisha Vigilance officers caught an assistant surgeon of the Capital Hospital while allegedly accepting a bribe for signing work certificates of...

Amstelveen: India conceded three second-half goals to suffer a 2-4 defeat to the higher-ranked England in their second pool match of the men's Hockey World Cup here Monday. Nicholas Bandurak put England ahead in the 13th minute but India fought back and took 2-1 lead...

New Delhi: Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and storm into the men's singles second round, while PV Sindhu also advanced...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Pravati Parida Monday called upon newly joined members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to ensure that the “best interest of the child” remains central to every decision and intervention. Parida, who also holds...

Galle: Rain forced an early end to the third day's play in the opening Test with India in the driver's seat against Sri Lanka, having taken a huge lead of 178 runs in the first innings here Monday. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284...