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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to visit Odisha separately in the last week of this month, official sources said. While Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha for the inauguration of the Reserve Bank's greenfield data centre and...

New Delhi: Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas is set to take over as Delhi Capitals’ fast bowling coach as the franchise reshapes its coaching staff ahead of the next IPL season. Earlier this month, the franchise officially parted ways with its existing coaching...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Located near Padmapur village in Erasama block, Siali Beach was once known for its natural beauty, lush coastal vegetation and tourism potential. Today, the beach tells a different story—one of disappearing sand, damaged infrastructure, uprooted trees and growing uncertainty. Arindam...

Sunabeda/Semiliguda: Fifty-five pupils of six classes from Shishu Vatika to Class V at Deula Primary School in Hataguda panchayat of Semiliguda block in Koraput district are forced to study in a single classroom amid a shortage of teaching staff and a lack of basic infrastructure....

Nabarangpur: A serving junior clerk and a retired government schoolteacher have been sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in a bribery case by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Jayapur, Friday. The convicts are Tapan Kumar Khosla, a junior clerk currently posted at New...

Nabarangpur: The alleged production and sale of adulterated liquor in tribal-dominated Nabarangpur district have raised concerns ahead of the festive season, prompting women’s groups to take to the streets and demand stronger enforcement against illegal traders. Members of women’s federations have submitted petitions to the...

Brahmapur: Former MLA Bikram Panda was questioned again Friday at Gosan inuagaon police station over allegations of issuing threats to a witness in advocate Pitabas Panda’s murder case from inside jail. Panda appeared with his lawyer in response to a police notice. Inspector Pratap Das...

Jajpur: A 67-year-old man was dragged into the Patia River by a crocodile in Barei village under Tandara panchayat in Jajpur district Friday. The victim, Gajendra Majhi, had entered the river to wash himself when a crocodile lurking near the bank attacked him, bit his...

Balangir: A joint team of the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has rescued a baby girl after she was allegedly handed over to another family by a nurse at a private hospital in Balangir, raising suspicion of child trafficking....

Bhubaneswar: The Status Committee of Lord Lingaraj Temple Friday submitted its third interim report to Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday, outlining recommendations for the systematic conduct of temple rituals, religious services and repairs to the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. The two-member committee, headed...