Keonjhar: The Odisha man who hit the headlines for carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank as proof of death to withdraw her money has been made the beneficiary of a slew of government schemes and received private donations. After the intervention of Chief Minister...
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag opted to bat against Delhi Capitals after winning the toss in the IPL here Friday. Aussie speedster Mitchell Starc is set for his first match of the season for DC after recovering from a shoulder injury. For the home...
Chennai: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Friday termed Riyan Parag's vaping incident during an IPL match as something that could have been avoided, urging young players to be mindful of their actions in public spaces. The Rajasthan Royals skipper, who has been in poor form...
Bhubaneswar: National record holders Dev Kumar Meena of Madhya Pradesh and Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu will be among the top draws in the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition which begins here Saturday. The two-day meet is being held at...
Bhubaneswar: Nor’wester storms lashed Odisha Thursday, bringing temperatures down by more than 2 degrees Celsius in several districts of the state. Only seven cities recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Bolangir posting the highest at 42.2 degrees, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre. The...
Bhubaneswar: The results of the Class 10 exams (Matric) conducted by Odisha's Board of Secondary Education will be published Saturday, and the certificates will be issued in Odia language besides English, said School and Mass Education Nityananda Gond. Interacting with reporters Friday, he said the...
Bhubaneswar: Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV in Odisha's Rayagada district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Chouhan handed over the PMGSY-IV approval letter to Majhi, in the presence of state Rural...
Koraput: Three police personnel were suspended over the custodial death of a 23-year-old man in Odisha's Koraput district, officials said Friday. Sub-Inspector Bikram Sahu and OAPF personnel Karn Pujari and Budhiram Majhi were suspended, they said. SP Sandeep Sampad Madkar said prima facie evidence established...
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday paid tribute to writer Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary, stating that through his farsightedness, he gave an identity to the Santali language. Raghunath Murmu, who developed the Ol Chiki script for the Santali language, was born in 1905 at...
Bhubaneswar: A Nor'wester storm battered the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Thursday, toppling iron hoardings at multiple locations and leaving three family members critically injured after a lightning strike. Three people from the same family were struck by lightning in Niladri Vihar slum area...
Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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