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Bhubaneswar: After stalling proceedings of the Odisha Assembly over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, opposition MLAs Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati seeking the resignation of the health minister. In a joint memorandum...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday imposed a heavy fine of 20 million rupees on fast bowler Naseem Shah for posting sarcastic tweets, which it deemed a breach of the clauses of his central contract. The PCB announced that the disciplinary committee of the...

Bhubaneswar: Names of 7.68 lakh voters in Odisha were deleted from the electoral roll due to various reasons from June 2025 to March 22 this year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state assembly Monday. Replying to a written question of BJD legislator Ranendra...

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League opener Monday. Royals have beaten CSK four times in their last five matches. Both teams struggled in the 2025 season. CSK are without charismatic MS Dhoni,...

Bhubaneswar: Proceedings of the Odisha assembly were severely disrupted Monday, with the House being adjourned multiple times as opposition members demonstrated, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital. This was the...

Rourkela: In a boost to anti-Maoist operations, a woman Maoist cadre active in the Saranda forest surrendered before Rourkela police Monday. The surrendered cadre, a Group B member of the Anmol team, laid down arms in the presence of Western Range DIG Brijesh Rai and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has arrested a sub-treasury employee in Nayagarh district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a pensioner to process a pension case. The accused, Saroj Kumar Sahu, a senior assistant in the Khandapada sub-treasury office, was caught red-handed while taking...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 1,399 incidents of attack on government officials and misbehaviour towards them were reported in various districts of Odisha during the last two years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in the assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question by...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs the attention of a "mental doctor" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik. Condemning Dubey's remark, the BJD chief said, "I think the BJP MP needs some...

New Delhi: Cricket Australia has responded to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane, who said that only the Australian board knows why, Cameron Green didn't bowl in the team's heavy loss to the Mumbai Indians, saying the they had informed the franchise in advance...