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New Delhi: Ahmedabad will host the IPL final for a second successive season May 31, replacing the "originally designated" Bengaluru, the BCCI announced Wednesday while allotting Qualifier 1 to Dharamsala and two other playoff games to New Chandigarh. Bengaluru was to host the final going...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons, including a girl, were killed in a major fire at a residential building in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, police said. The fire broke out on the ground floor of Basanti Villa Apartment in Laxmisagar area at around 4 am, a senior officer said. "Two...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Housing and Urban Development department has issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to ensure robust preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season. An official statement issued Tuesday said the SOP has been issued under the direction of...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a sharp rise in road accidents, the Odisha government has directed Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to take proactive steps to curb such incidents through stricter enforcement and greater public awareness about traffic rule violations. According to an official statement Tuesday, the directions were...

Koraput: A wheel of Goddess Subhadra’s chariot, Darpadalana, was installed at the Jagannath Temple in Kotia, the locus of contention between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, in Koraput district. The installation was performed Tuesday with traditional rituals and prayers in the presence of state Revenue and...

Bhubaneswar: In response to the ongoing severe heatwave conditions across several districts in the state, the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities department has issued an advisory to Madhu Babu Pension Yojana beneficiaries ahead of upcoming pension distribution scheduled for May 15. To...

Chhatrapur: The 33-day-long Thakurani Jatra began early Tuesday in Chhatrapur of Ganjam district with the presiding deity Maa Ramayanamma embarking on a ceremonial journey to Her paternal home, marking the start of one of the region’s major religious festivals. The festival will continue until June...

Nayagarh: Three members of a family were injured and their house was vandalised after a group of villagers allegedly held a ‘kangaroo court’ and attacked them in full view of police in Nayagarh district Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred in Jamusahi village under...

Chikiti: A migrant worker from Odisha was killed in a workplace accident at a private construction site in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram area, officials said Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Abhimanyu Pradhan, 57, was a resident of B. Nuapada village under Chikiti block in Ganjam district. He...

Bhadrak: A 26-year-old married woman is in critical condition after reportedly setting herself on fire in front of her father’s house in Bhadrak district Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident took place at Padhuan village under Basudevpur block. The woman, identified as Pratima Sahu, sustained...