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Khurda: The mobile unit of the Khurda Excise department seized 20.4 kg of illegal cough syrup packed in 120 bottles at Palla village under Khurda model police station limits Monday. Three persons, including a woman, were arrested in this connection, officials said. The arrested persons...

Bhubaneswar: The statue of eminent musician Prafulla Kar was unveiled on his birth anniversary Monday at Rabindra Mandap under the auspices of the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department. Minister for Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj, unveiled the statue and paid floral tributes...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka produced an emphatic all-round performance headlined by Pathum Nissanka's superb unbeaten hundred to outclass Australia by eight wickets in a group league fixture of the T20 World Cup and enter the Super Eight stage of the event Monday. Chasing a...

Sambalpur: Former Odisha MLA and popular doctor Raseswari Panigrahi died on Monday at her residence in Sambalpur district, her doctor said. She was 79 and unmarried. Panigrahi was undergoing treatment due to neurological complications. Her condition worsened Sunday when she was in her residence at...

 Pallekele: Travis Head and skipper Mitchell Marsh hit attractive half-centuries, but Sri Lanka bowled Australia out for 181 in a must-win T20 World Cup group league fixture Monday. Marsh, who was playing his first match of the tournament, smashed 54 off 27 balls and added...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday said that it is fully prepared to conduct the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, and the exercise will begin soon. The state government's statement followed a recent direction of the Orissa High Court to...

Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Gangavati, in Karnataka's Koppal district, Monday sentenced three men to death in connection with the gang-rape of an Israeli tourist and an Indian woman, and the killing of a male tourist from Odisha. The incident took...

Pallekele: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in their T20 World Cup match here Monday. Sri Lanka replaced Kamil Mishara with Kusal Perera, while skipper Mitchell Marsh came back into the Australia XI after missing the side's...

Kolkata: Will Jacks delivered a fiery all-round performance as England overcame a spirited Italian fightback to beat them by 24 runs and seal their Super Eights berth, in their T20 World Cup Group C clash at Eden Gardens Monday. Opting to bat, England rode on...

Kendrapara: Migratory birds from the trans-Himalayan region have begun their return journey from Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district after a four-month winter stay. As many as 152,762 birds of 106 species arrived at the Bhitarkanika wetlands this season to escape the harsh winter...