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Chennai: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahid won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third and final ODI  Saturday. India lead the series 2-0. Afghanistan made four changes to their playing XI from the last game, while India brought back Prasidh Krishna, Harsh...

Rourkela: Two persons, accused of murder, were shot in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Rourkela on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunfight happened in the Jhirpani police station area, they said. Chunu Haripa and Sushant Nayak were allegedly involved in the murder of...

Patnagarh: Tension gripped Saora Pada under Patnagarh NAC in Odisha's Balangir district Saturday after a woman allegedly died due to loud music from a DJ vehicle. The deceased was identified as Lochana Bahu, a resident of the locality. According to reports, alleging that excessive noise...

Udala: A crucial breakthrough has emerged in a two-and-a-half-year-old murder investigation after a man identified a pair of slippers belonging to his missing father, helping police and Crime Branch investigators establish a possible link to an unidentified body recovered in 2023. The development came Wednesday...

Keonjhar: An elderly follower of the Alekh faith was bludgeoned to death in Amuni village under Upara Raigoda panchayat within Keonjhar Sadar police limits Friday. The deceased was identified as Srikanta Mahakud, 65, a resident of Bharali Sahi in the village. Police recovered his bloodied...

Berhampur: Nearly 3,000 households in Ganjam district paid no electricity bills in May, highlighting the growing impact of rooftop solar adoption under the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and utility-led initiatives. According to officials, 2,943 consumers in the district recorded zero electricity bills...

Bhubaneswar: Three days after a young woman from Delhi and her Gujarat-based male colleague were allegedly attacked by a mob in Rayagada district, with villagers mistaking them for child kidnappers, police have arrested 16 people in this connection. According to the police, the victims were...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has drawn up an ambitious plan to invest Rs 274 crore over the next five years to promote the development of all four varieties of silk produced in the state, Textiles and Handlooms Director Somesh Kumar Upadhyay announced Friday. As part...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is set to prepare three new town planning (TP) schemes 5, 6 and 7 covering more than 863 acres under the state government’s Samrudha Sahar initiative, a senior official said Friday. “The proposed TP schemes under the Samrudha Sahar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for apartment registration to bring greater transparency, uniformity and efficiency to the process across the state. The SOP, jointly issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department and the Housing and Urban Development Department, seeks...