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Singhpur: A fire broke out on a moving passenger bus at Fatepur under Binjharpur block in Jajpur district Tuesday. All passengers escaped unharmed after quickly jumping off the vehicle. The private passenger bus, Rahi, had departed from Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar at around 5am...

Balasore: TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) will organise the 4th National Lok Adalat and Settlement Camp December 13, Saturday. The camp will be conducted across all divisions, subdivision offices, and Court premises within the TPNODL operational area. The initiative is designed to provide consumers...

Malkangiri: One person was arrested Tuesday on the charge of beheading a tribal woman following which a group clash erupted leading to damage of around 200 houses in a village in Odisha's Malkangiri district, officials said. The Odisha government on Tuesday extended internet service suspension...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 as India defeated South Africa by a massive 101 runs in the first T20I at Barabati Stadium Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to lift...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday increased the monthly salary of its members more than three times -- from Rs 1.11 lakh to Rs 3.45 lakh, one of the highest in the country. The enhanced salary will be effective from June 2024, when the 17th Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found student dropout, lack of proper infrastructure, and low pupil-teacher ratio in government-run schools in Odisha, and observed that the objective of universal access to school education was not achieved in the state. The CAG...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 to lift India to 175 for six against South Africa in the first T20I here Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to provide the much-needed...

Cuttack: A host of Indian shuttlers, including top seed Tharun Mannepalli and second seed Kiran George, advanced to the men's singles second round after receiving byes at the USD 110,000 Odisha Masters Super 100 here Tuesday. Besides Tharun and Kiran, fourth seed Priyanshu Rajawat, sixth...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorising the state government to undertake a year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the national song, 'Vande Mataram', to instil patriotism among the youth, children and students. The resolution was moved by Culture Minister Suryabanshi...

Cuttack: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series here at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Markram said he elected to bowl with the dew factor in mind. For India, T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill...