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Paradip: A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day in separate places by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help and then thrown off a four-storey building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said Friday. Police arrested both the accused and...

Colombo: Already qualified for the semifinals, England restricted New Zealand to 159 for seven in a Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup Friday. Opting to bat, New Zealand batters got the starts but couldn't convert them into big scores. Glenn Phillips (39), Tim...

Bhubaneswar: Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested a 31-year-old cybercriminal from Bihar for his alleged involvement in an Rs 2.06 crore investment fraud case, informed a senior police official Friday. The accused was identified as Prins Raj of Ratanapur in Begusarai district of Bihar....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg Friday said growth must remain inclusive, environmentally sustainable and institutionally robust to transform Odisha into a developed state. Garg was speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day conclave 'Vikash Manthan 1.0 - Governance in Action', organised by the...

Chennai: Chennaiyin FC will face a stern test at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar when they take on Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 Sunday,  with the Marina Machans seeking their first win of the campaign. A brace from Farukh Choudhary powered...

Kolkata: Defending champions India will face West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal at the Eden Gardens Sunday. The semifinal equation is quite simple for both teams; the winner of the encounter will reach the next round along with South Africa from Group A. However, things...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police Y.B. Khurania Thursday warned Maoists to renounce violence and surrender, saying security forces would intensify operations against those who refuse. Khurania said the Special Operations Group is carrying out an intensified operation in the Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district...

Bhubaneswar: A 12-year-old girl, who had been missing for the last two days, was found dead under a bush in Odisha's Angul district Friday, police said. The incident was reported in NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) police station area. The deceased was a Class-VIII student...

Balasore: Two officials deputed for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by mistake had entered a village in neighbouring Odisha's Balasore district and were assaulted by locals over suspicion of being members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday. The incident...

Kendrapara: In a tragic incident that has raised serious questions about the paddy procurement system in state, a middle-aged farmer from Junagadi village under Rajnagar block in Kendrapara district reportedly died of cardiac arrest after facing prolonged harassment during the sale of his paddy. The...