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Brahmapur: Odisha Police Sunday arrested 13 people, including five women, in connection with their alleged involvement in attacking a village in Ganjam district September 14, an officer said. Raids were conducted in Kukudakhandi village under Brahmapur Sadar police limits in the morning and the accused...

Thiruvananthapuram: Batting maestro Virat Kohli Sunday completed 15,000 runs in One-Day International cricket, becoming only the second batter in history after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the feat. Kohli reached the landmark during the opening ODI between India and the West Indies here at...

Kendrapada: A 78-year-old woman, swept away by the swollen Brahmani river in Odisha's Jajpur district, was rescued in Kendrapada after floating around 12 hours in floodwaters, officials said. Kasi Dalei, a resident of Kalakhanda village in Jajpur, was carried away by strong river currents around...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Tourism Department Sunday signed MoUs to facilitate the establishment of homestays and promotion of adventure and heritage tourism in the state. The department signed an MoU with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide financial support for homestays, in the presence...

Bhubaneswar: The five orangutan babies rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district earlier this month will be shifted to a larger enclosure at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here soon, a senior forest official said Sunday. The five cubs were shifted to the zoo following...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kuldeep Yadav's sorcery mitigated a maiden 50-over format hundred by Justin Greaves as India restricted the West Indies to an underwhelming 295 for seven in the first ODI Sunday. Greaves (101, 108b) and his opening partner John Campbell (62, 60b) added 135 runs in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested four more employees in connection with the alleged embezzlement of over Rs 9.24 crore from the office of the Superintending Engineer, R&B Division-I, Bhubaneswar, taking the number of arrests in the case to six. Those arrested were Dipak Kumar Routray...

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: A court in Odisha's Boudh district has reportedly issued a warrant of arrest against sitting BJP MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan for "failing to appear in a case alleging incorrect disclosures in his 2024 election affidavit." Chief Judicial Magistrate, Boudh, posted the matter to October...

Thiruvananthapuram: India skipper Shubhman Gill opted to bowl against the West Indies in the series-opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram Sunday. India have handed debut to spin all-rounder Naman Dhir as star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also return to action. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman...

By Jayanarayan Menduli, OP Sundaragada: The century-old PM-Shri Bhawani Shankar Government High School in Sundaragada, one of the district’s oldest educational institutions, is facing a shortage of basic infrastructure and hostel facilities, with boys currently staying in the school’s old classrooms. Established in 1907 as...