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New Delhi: The IPL players' auction for the 2027 season is set to be held in India, with league chairman Arun Dhumal saying that he is keen to bring the event back home after holding it overseas for the past three years. The past three...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a person allegedly killed his wife following a heated argument in Paikarapur village under the Chandbali police limits in Bhadrak district of Odisha during the wee hours of Wednesday, officials said. The police identified the 40-year-old deceased wife as Kamalini...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi September 17. The event brings together global semiconductor leaders, policymakers, researchers, and startups -- assuming key significance for Odisha as it positions itself as an...

Puri: The Puri district administration has identified 36 dilapidated, deserted and abandoned buildings in the city following concerns over the safety of old structures after incidents of building collapses in Delhi and other parts of the country, District Collector Dibyajyoti Parida said. The administration has...

Bhubaneswar: The Navnirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan, the student wing of the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS), Wednesday announced plans to gherao the Odisha Assembly September 22, demanding reforms and greater transparency and accountability in the state's education sector. The organisation has been observing a satyagraha for...

Sundaragada/ Ganjam:: Six children, including three girls, drowned in three separate incidents in Odisha's Ganjam and Sundaragada districts Wednesday, police said. The three girls drowned in Shankh river in Salangabahal village within Raiboga police limits in Sundaragada district while collecting sand for Karma Puja around...

Bhubaneswar: A man was killed, and his younger brother was critically injured after the two allegedly attacked each other with bombs over a family dispute in Mahul village under Chandaka police limits Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohan Padhi, while his younger brother, Madan...

Bhubaneswar: Forest officials Wednesday tranquilised and treated an injured tusker in the Bharatpur forest after it was found struggling to walk with an injury to its left front leg. According to reports, the elephant was spotted limping Monday, prompting the Chandaka Divisional Forest Officer to...

By Sadasiba Praharaj, OP Nabarangpur: Students of Biriguda Nodal Govt High School under Manchagaon panchayat in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district are being forced to study in cramped and unsafe conditions because of inadequate infrastructure and delays in completing a new school building. The school...

Daringbadi: For a family in the remote hills of Kandhamal district, the dream of becoming doctors is slowly turning into reality. Five members of an extended tribal family from Sikabadi village in Daringbadi are now pursuing or have completed medical education, despite growing up amid...