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Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Rising Indian shuttler Isharani Baruah finished runner-up at the Vietnam Open Super 100 tournament after losing to Thailand's Sarunrak Vitidsarn in straight games in the final Sunday. The world No. 39 Indian, seeded third, went down 8-21, 15-21 to her...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said his business trip to the UAE has opened avenues for huge FDI for the state, as he termed the state government's investor outreach programme there a "huge success". According to the Odisha government, it has secured...

Malkangiri: Six people were arrested with 352 pangolin scales in Odisha's Malkangiri district, an official said Sunday. The operation was conducted on the Padmarigi-Pandripani Road Saturday, Malkangiri DFO Sai Kiran DN said. The seized scales weighed around 2 kg, he said, adding that three vehicles...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir administration reopened four sluice gates Sunday as rising rainfall in the upper catchment increased the inflow of floodwater into the reservoir, which is nearing its maximum storage level. With the latest opening, a total of five sluice gates are now releasing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the care of five baby orangutans rescued from Balasore district, officials said Sunday. The baby orangutans are at present kept at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, they said. The panel will assess issues...

Sambalpur: A man wanted in more than 24 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, police said. Md Irfan, a resident of Sunapali, was wanted in cases related to dacoity, robbery, theft, burglary and narcotics, Additional...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Saturday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) posted at Khalikote police station in Ganjam district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a person to extend a favour in a case. Vigilance sources said the accused...

Raurkela: Odisha Vigilance arrested Dhaneswar Barad, Excise Superintendent of Raurkela, Saturday after recovering Rs 5 lakh in suspected ill-gotten cash during an interception operation the previous night, officials said. Vigilance officials intercepted a Scorpio bearing registration number OD14-AD-1314 near the Excise Superintendent’s Office at Uditnagar,...

Anandapur: Unable to bear alleged harassment by an officer, an employee of the Ghasipura fire station reportedly threatened to commit suicide by climbing atop the three-storied office building at Shalapada under Anandapur Municipality in Kendujhar district Saturday. The employee, Hemananda Dehuri, was rescued after his...

Bheden: A 60-year-old man was killed allegedly by his younger brother with an iron pipe and an axe near a country liquor shop at Luisira Khaliapali under the Rusuda police outpost in Bheden police limits of Baragada district late Friday night. The deceased was identified...