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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state's urbanisation rate is expected to more than double to 40 per cent by 2036, and asserted that the BJP government has already commenced developing state-of-the-art infrastructure and establishing modern institutions to support this growth....

Kataka/Paralakhemundi: Orissa High Court has declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Bidyabharati Panda, wife of late Assistant Conservator of Forests Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, in connection with the case relating to his death. Panda had sought interim relief while her anticipatory bail application was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state government was fully prepared to deal with the impending cyclone and expressed confidence that it would achieve zero casualties this time as well, drawing on its past experience in managing cyclones and floods. Speaking...

Christchurch: Tilak Varma smacked 51 not out as India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday. Chasing 180, India slipped to 112 for six in the 15th over but Tilak...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs 169-crore data centre at Info Valley-II, Jatani, in Odisha’s Khordha district October 25, 2026. The data centre, located near Bhubaneswar, is designed to operate as a secondary backup to the...

Jajpur: A woman stopped her husband’s second marriage Saturday while their divorce case was still pending in a court in Jajpur district. According to reports, the incident took place at Trinath Temple in Jarka under Dharmasala block, where Bibhudendra Padhi was reportedly preparing to marry...

Mumbai: Kieron Pollard will take over the role of Mumbai Indians' head coach ahead of IPL 2027, the five-time champions announced here Saturday. Pollard had been working as the batting coach of Mumbai Indians for the past few seasons and will take over the role...

Christchurch: India won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International here Saturday. India made two changes, replacing injured Ishan Kishan with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi while Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav. For New Zealand Jacob Duffy came in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday cancelled holidays for its employees and placed disaster response teams on standby as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm and move toward the north Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts. A...

SUBHAKANTA NAYAK, OP Hatadihi: More than 150 students of nine classes are forced to take lessons in just three crammed rooms at a government school in Kendujhar district, where a shortage of teachers and basic facilities is disrupting the learning process and raising safety concerns....