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Bhubaneswar: Days after allegations of custodial torture at Chandaka, Kabisuryanagar and Talachua Marine police stations, yet another case has emerged from Khordha district, where a family has accused Banpur police of "torturing a man to death." The deceased was identified as Tofan Nayak of Bhimpur...

Malkangiri: Odisha Police arrested a couple from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu in connection with an alleged robbery case in the eastern state's Malkangiri district, officials said Monday. According to Malkangiri SP Vinodh Patil H, a jewellery shop in the district headquarters town was robbed five...

Nottingham: New Zealand won a test series in England for the fourth time by wrapping up a 160-run victory in the third test at Trent Bridge Monday, bringing an end to the international career of home captain Ben Stokes. Resuming on 103-4 and chasing an...

Jajpur: A court Monday sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, a university student, five years ago. The Jajpur Additional District and Sessions Judge, Biswseswar Biswa Prakash Ray, awarded life imprisonment to Rakesh Kumar Swain and imposed a fine of Rs...

Bhubaneswar: A 54-year-old man was apprehended Monday in connection with the lynching of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable in Odisha, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 20, police said. GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a pole...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Monday said that revised version textbooks will be distributed to every government-run school to enable teachers to teach corrected content to the students. Speaking to media persons, Gond said, "Whatever errors were found in the textbooks...

New Delhi: The Indian women's cricket team has become one of the first sides to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, while the men's team will have to finish as Asia's highest-ranked side in the ICC Men's T20I rankings by the end of...

Puri: Braving hot and humid weather, lakhs of devotees Monday witnessed the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, followed by the unique 'Gaja Besha' (elephant attire), at the 12th-century shrine in Odisha's Puri. The 'Snana Yatra', one of the most significant rituals...

Bhubaneswar: A 35-year-old man was booked for allegedly flying a drone over the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar without authorisation, police said Monday. Acting on information about the unauthorised flying of a drone over the protected monument, police registered a case under relevant provisions of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has approved a Rs 42-crore interest subvention scheme aimed at strengthening fertiliser distribution through cooperative societies, a statement said Monday. The decision was taken on the recommendation of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC), chaired by the secretary of the Cooperation Department, it...