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Mullanpur: India skipper Shubman Gill won toss and opted to bat in one-off Test against Afghanistan here Saturday. India handed debut to left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who has played 29 first-class matches for Rajasthan. He has 129 wickets from those matches. This will be Gill's...

Bhubaneswar: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), New Delhi, has approved additional postgraduate medical seats for Odisha, boosting the state’s medical education and healthcare infrastructure. As per the approval, the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput has been...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Friday said Odisha’s culture and traditions have long celebrated a deep bond between people and nature. “On World Environment Day, let us strengthen this timeless commitment and work together to protect our forests, rivers, wildlife, and coastline,” he posted on social media platform...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant decision aimed at ensuring hassle-free procurement of paddy from farmers, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday approved a two-fold increase in rice milling charges across the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the revised milling rates are expected to address...

Bhubaneswar: Hitting back at Odisha minister Suresh Pujari for his remarks that the BJD would be extinct very soon, the Opposition party alleged the ruling outfit was riddled with internal conflicts and the Naveen Patnaik-led party would get a thumping majority if polls were held...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Representatives of 11 BRICS countries Friday discussed ways to ensure cooperation in disaster mitigation management, an official said. The delegates of the second technical meeting of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group attended the concluding session of the three-day event at a hotel...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha sizzled in extreme heat Friday, with eight places, including Bhubaneswar, registering day temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius, with the weather department predicting thunderstorm and rain for the next four days. Boudh town in western Odisha was the hottest place in the...

Kendrapara: A man died by a reported suic*de inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. The deceased was identified as Srichandan Das, alias Kalia, of Rayatundi village under Nikirai police station limits of Derabish...

Puri: Jagannath temple authorities of Puri Friday decided to send a delegation to President Droupadi Murmu or Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention into ISKCON holding Rath Yatra on random days across the world, contrary to the norms sanctioned by scriptures. The decision was...

Bhubaneswar: On World Environment Day, Odisha Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhuntia Friday called upon farmers and other stakeholders to adopt the old tradition of farming with new methods. Inaugurating the state-level celebration of World Environment Day-2026 in Bhubaneswar, Singkhuntia said the traditional farming system was...