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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 3,700 crore for his home district Keonjhar. Majhi made the announcement after laying the foundation stone for a peripheral development project for the Maa Tarini temple complex at Ghatagaon. Listing...

Doha: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won a silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions, completing a full set of medals at all possible world and continental championships at the ISSF World Cup Final debut here Sunday. Jiri Privratsky of the Czech Republic, who...

Balasore: Three persons were arrested for allegedly thrashing a youth with lathis and dragging him on a road in Odisha's Balasore district over a property dispute, police said Sunday. According to the police, the victim, identified as Debasis Hati, was allegedly beaten up and dragged...

New Delhi: Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana Sunday put an end to weeks of speculation about her personal life, confirming that her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been "called off". The star batter has urged fans and the media to respect the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set an ambitious target to have at least 15 fully operational airports by 2047, when India is going to celebrate 100 years of independence, an officer said Sunday. The programmes undertaken to achieve the target were discussed at the 4th Meeting...

Baripada: A sharp fall in temperatures has intensified the cold wave across Mayurbhanj district, with Similipal recording a minimum of 2°C in the past 24 hours. The biting cold has begun to affect wildlife in the Similipal Tiger Reserve, while human activity in urban areas,...

Rajanagar: Forest officials seized a trawler and arrested 19 persons for allegedly fishing illegally inside the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary near Agarnasi, authorities said Saturday. The patrol team intercepted the trawler Maa Kalijai, reportedly operating from Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, while it was engaged in unlawful...

Bhubaneswar: In a first for the country, Odisha has translated and contextualised 55 new NCERT textbooks developed under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Grade V and VIII books were reviewed and approved at the 4th Core Committee Meeting on Syllabi and Textbook Development,...

Kabisuryanagar: A 72-year-old man was killed by his minor neighbour with a sword at Patharapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Krushnachandra Mohanty. According to reports, a neighbour’s domesticated mongoose entered Mohanty’s house Friday and ate chicken...

Anandapur: A bridge over the Kukurua nullah on the Tartara–Kantipal main road in Keonjhar district’s Anandapur block collapsed Saturday morning, cutting off travel for residents of five panchayats who depend on the route. Residents said the bridge had developed cracks months back, but despite repeated...