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Sundergarh: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: More than 100 people, including 58 police men, were injured Tuesday after violent clashes broke out between tribals and security forces protesting a road project linked to the Sijimali bauxite mine allotted to Vedanta in Rayagada district, officials said. According to officials, the local...

Berhampur: A man killed his wife and then hanged himself from a tree in Odisha's Ganjam district police said Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Chitrasen Nayak (28), a labourer, and his wife Puja Naik (25), mother of two young boys. According to police,...

Berhampur: Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday urged mining leaseholders and industries to increase mineral production to meet the growing demand for iron ore amidst the state's rapid industrialisation. Presiding over a high-level meeting with mining leaseholders and industrialists, Majhi assured that the government...

Jajpur: At least 20 people were injured, eight of them critically, in a clash between two groups of villagers over comments made during a cultural event in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Tuesday. According to police, residents of Kasaba village had organised a pala, a...

Guwahati: The toss of the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians was delayed due to persistent rain here Tuesday. The toss was scheduled to be held at 7pm local time. "Next update to follow once the rain stops," the IPL's official X handle...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds are to continue across Odisha till April 10, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. An active cyclonic circulation over Odisha and neighbouring regions at about 0.9 km above sea level, along with another system over the...

Balasore: Odisha police Tuesday launched a coordinated raid against cattle mafia in at least 32 locations in Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak districts, an officer said. "On the instruction of the DGP, we have launched searches at 32 locations in connection with illegal cattle transportation and...

New Delhi/Bolangir: For Payal Nag, a quadruple amputee, life changed completely when a picture of her drawing, which she drew with her mouth, went viral on social media; that caught the attention of coach Kuldeep Vedwan. What followed was not just the discovery of archery...