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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to relocate villages located on hilltops and foothills to prevent casualties from landslides during disasters, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Wednesday. Of the six deaths reported during Cyclone Arnab in the state, five people died in landslides in Kandhamal and...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to take up with the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government the escalating tension over the neighbouring state's move to hold rural elections in the disputed Kotia region. Patnaik's...

Auckland: A young pace unit headlined by the imposing Gurnoor Brar scarred New Zealand with disconcerting bounce before Virat Kohli decided to celebrate his 38th birthday a day in advance by striking a chiselled 74 as India earned an easy five-wicket win in the rain-curtailed...

Bhabanipatana: Former Odisha minister and Kalahandi MP Rasa Bihari Behera died at his residence in Bhabanipatana Wednesday following prolonged age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 88. Born April 12, 1938, Behera began his political career with the Indian National Congress and was elected to...

Ganjam: An eight-member central team Wednesday visited several flood- and cyclone-affected areas in Odisha's Ganjam district to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods last week, officials said. The team, led by Ravi Shankar, joint secretary in the Union Ministry of Home...

Auckland: Rain stopped play in the first ODI between India and New Zealand here on Wednesday with the visitors chasing 186 for victory. India dismissed New Zealand for 185 in 40.2 overs and were 54/1 in 10.5 overs when the downpour started. Virat Kohli (29)...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches in Odisha and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged investment fraud with depositors involving funds of Rs 120 crore, officials said. The probe stems from an Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: The multi-agency search and rescue operation at landslide-ravaged Gidipabali village in south Odisha was halted Wednesday due to inclement weather, as families of 10 missing persons prepared to perform their final rituals, a senior official said. The decision to temporarily suspend the operation was...

Auckland: The imposing Gurnoor Brar repaid skipper Shubman Gill's faith by intimidating the New Zealand batters with speed and disconcerting bounce as India's young pace attack, led by the consistent Arshdeep Singh, dismissed the hosts for a below-par 185 in the first ODI in Auckland...

Auckland: India captain Shubman Gill and batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma met rugby legend Keven Mealamu before the start of the first ODI against New Zealand here Wednesday and were presented with personalised jerseys by the All Blacks great. Mealamu, who made 132...