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Bhadrak: A 17-yearold student, son of a local BJP leader, was rescued with multiple stab injuries from the Nalang canal under Rural police limits in Bhadrak Tuesday morning, police said. The victim, Rajiv Lochan Pani, son of BJP leader Sumitra Pani of Motel Square, was...

Kendrapara: A QR code has been launched to collect donations for the proposed Suna Besha (golden attire) of Lord Baladevjew at Kendrapara, an initiative estimated to require at least Rs 200 crore. Though the particular ritual is closely linked to the Jagannath culture of Puri,...

Dr Alok Srivastava is heading Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar as Chief Operating Officer. He completed Post Graduation Masters in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. He had been a faculty of Advanced Trauma Life Support at School of Medicine, University of Utah, USA....

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 1,000 couples tied the knot in mass weddings in 27 of 30 districts of Odisha under a state government scheme Tuesday, officials said. The Department of Women and Child Development has organised the programmes under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana, launched with an...

Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma scythed through a hapless Delhi Capitals bowling attack with a scintillating unbeaten century as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted an imposing 242 for 2 on a placid track in an IPL match here Tuesday. Abhishek (135 not out off 68 balls) was at his...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore, which would generate employment for 7,565 people, an official said. The projects got the state government's nod at the meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary...

Jajpur: Headmaster of a state government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district was suspended Tuesday following allegations of subjecting at least ten students to punishment with stinging nettle, officials said. After examining the allegation, the authority suspended Basudev Dehury, the headmaster of Saruabili Upper Primary School...

People will give befitting reply to those who derailed bill on women"s quota: Odisha CM Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday lambasted the Congress, days after the Centre's bid to implement 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures in 2029 was derailed in...

Hyderabad: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field in their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad Tuesday. DC made one change from their previous match playing XI, with Nitish Rana coming in for Auqib Nabi. For SRH, Harsh Dubey is back...

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...