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Puri: Thousands of devotees Thursday thronged the pilgrim city of Puri and made a beeline for the 12th-century shrine to have darshan of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - on New Year's Day. The gates of the temple opened...

Melbourne (Australia): Australian selectors have named a spin-heavy squad for the defending champions for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India. The 2021 tournament winners decided Thursday not to pick a left-arm paceman in the absence of the T20-retired Mitchell Starc. Cooper...

Kesinga: A community feast in Belkhandi village under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district turned into nightmare as more than 100 people were afflicted with diarrhoea after consuming the food. According to reports, a feast was organised at the residence of Subash Chhatriya in the colony...

Bimalgarh: With an aim to provide better passenger amenities and infrastructure, Bimalgarh railway station in Sundargarh district is undergoing major redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Indian Railways is redeveloping more than 1,300 stations across the country under the scheme, with 59 stations selected in...

Sundargarh: A tragic incident occurred during the annual sports meet at Bhawanipur Eklavya Model School in Sundargarh district Wednesday, when a student collapsed while running and later died at hospital. The deceased was identified as Jayadeep Sagar Beck, 18, a Plus II first-year Science student...

By Janaki Ballav Dash From 598 AD, when Maharaja Jai Singh founded the realm, until 1949, Mayurbhanj stood as one of India’s best-administered princely states. That year Maharaja Sir Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo signed the Instrument of Merger with Union Home Secretary MK Vellodi, and...

Bantala: A 35-year-old woman was trampled to death by a tusker at Sunabhuin Sahi under Bantala panchayat in Angul Forest Division Wednesday morning, triggering road blockade by the locals. Reports said the victim, identified as Jhili Behera, wife of Sumanta Behera, was going to a...

Puri: Ending a long wait, the Odisha government Wednesday officially upgraded Puri city from a municipality to a Municipal Corporation, an official said. According to a release by the Chief Minister's Office, a notification was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department regarding the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre's nod to widening a portion of the National Highway 326 that passes through the state's tribal districts. He also thanked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for the Union Cabinet's...

Puri: Puri was placed under an unprecedented security blanket Wednesday as thousands of people thronged the pilgrim town to celebrate the New Year and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Anticipating the arrival of over 3.5 lakh people Wednesday night and Thursday, the administration has...