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Bargarh: Police seized 960 bottles of cough syrup and arrested seven persons during a surprise raid at a football ground here, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip-off about an illegal cough syrup trade at Behera football ground, a team from Bargarh Sadar police station...

Mumbai: Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer struck their second successive half-centuries and shared a 139-run partnership for the third wicket as Punjab Kings cruised to a seven-wicket win with 21 balls to spare against the Mumbai Indians in Match 24 of Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Thursday, with the mercury crossing 40 degrees Celsius at 12 places, according to the IMD. Titlagarh town in Bolangir district recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the state for the day....

Mumbai: Quinton de Kock blasted a scintillating unbeaten 60-ball 112 to power Mumbai Indians to 195 for six against Punjab Kings in their IPL match Thursday. De Kock forged a 122-run alliance off 68 balls with Naman Dhir (50) and then added another 41 off...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 non-BJP parties, including Congress and BJD, Thursday staged a protest accusing the Centre of weakening the Odisha-based East Coast Railway Zone. Under the banner of United Opposition Parties, Odisha, senior leaders of the BJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), Forward Bloc,...

Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday. The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district. During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha...

Bhadrak: Police busted a major sex racket in Bhadrak town Thursday, arresting four persons and rescuing two young women. According to reports, police received a tip-off about illegal activities being carried out in the Rajghat Bridge and Dhamra Bridge areas of the town. Acting on...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday launched a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) aimed at promoting coastal economic growth while ensuring environmental protection. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the initiative was signed between the state government's department of science and technology and the National Centre for...

Sonepur: Police seized a Scorpio SUV loaded with ganja on National Highway-57 under Puintala police limits in Bolangir Wednesday. According to reports, around 3.6 quintals of ganja were recovered from the vehicle (registration number CG 04 QD 4385). The seized contraband is estimated to be...