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Puri: A mega awareness campaign against single-use plastics was held at Puri Sea Beach Tuesday under Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), bringing together tourists, students and local residents to promote sustainable lifestyles and encourage collective action against plastic pollution. The campaign was organised by the...

SOUMYARANJAN ROUT, OP Bhubaneswar: As the international book fair in Abu Dhabi continues to attract many book lovers from September 11, several renowned Indian publishing houses are participating in the literary extravaganza. And BK Publications is the sole publishing house from Odisha at this prestigious...

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy (3/24) and Arshdeep Singh (2/35) led India's charge but Afghanistan fought back late in the innings to post 159 for 8 in the second T20I here Tuesday. Rashid Khan struck three fours and a six to make 28 off 16...

RABI NARAYAN JENA Bhubaneswar: The state’s fiscal deficit in 2025-26 was Rs 23,650.89 crore, as revealed a recent report submitted by Odisha Principal Accountant General (PAG) to the Finance Department. It was marginally lower than the Rs 25,042 crore recorded in 2024-25. On the one...

Brahmapur: Police on Tuesday arrested the brother of former Brahmapur mayor Siva Shankar Das and three others here for allegedly planning a crime, an official said. A pistol, four mobile phones, two motorcycles and Rs 66,700 in cash were seized from them, police said. The...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Tuesday alleged the BJP government in Odisha had neither fulfilled its promise to raise the old-age pension to Rs 3,500 per month nor ensured regular payment to beneficiaries. It alleged that lakhs of beneficiaries did not receive their monthly old age pension and...

New Delhi: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in their second T20I here Tuesday. India lead the three-match series, which is being hosted by Afghanistan, 1-0, having won the opening T20I by seven wickets. India were forced to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has rejected the plea of Hindutva activist Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh for premature release from prison in the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in Kendujhar in 1999, officials said Tuesday. Singh, who is serving life...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Odisha next month to address students as part of the Congress' 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme, said the party's state unit chief Bhakta Charan Das Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, Das said he...

Paralakhemundi: Opposing the proposed Neradi project in Andhra Pradesh, people staged a symbolic silent protest in front of the Gajapati Collector’s office Tuesday, demanding that the project be scrapped. The protest was organised with the support of the Dandakaranya Vikas Manch. Participants expressed resentment over...