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Women’s T20I: India opt to field against Australia

Sydney: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the first Women's T20 International Sunday. The toss was delayed by 15 minutes due to a drizzle. India is fielding the same XI they played in the warm-up game but...

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Odisha govt sets deadline for land patta & RoR corrections

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed officials to complete all pending corrections related to land pattas and Record of Rights (RoR) particularly Column-2 entries within a fixed timeline in mission mode across all districts of Odisha. District Collectors have been asked to personally monitor the...

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Boyfriend arrested for abetting girl’s suicide

Kendrapara: In a significant breakthrough, police have unravelled the mystery behind the tragic death of a 21-year-old female college student in Kendrapara district. After days of investigation, police arrested the victim’s boyfriend on charges of allegedly forcing her to commit suicide. The case has sent...

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Missing man’s partially burnt body found

Nayagarh: A partially burnt body of a 65-year-old man, who had been missing for six days, was recovered from a forest near Gudupangi village in Nayagarh district, police said. The deceased, Gokul Pradhan of Gudupangi, went missing February 9. After searching forests, ponds and relatives’...

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Man dies during 30th wedding anniversary trip to Khandadhar

Bonai: In a tragic turn of events, a 59-year-old man, who had come to celebrate three decades of marriage at Khandadhar Waterfalls, returned home in a coffin after he suddenly collapsed following a night of anniversary celebration. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Gupta of...

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Hubby among 5 held for woman’s murder

Binjharpur: Four days after the death of a woman, whose half-burnt body was recovered behind her in-laws’ house under the police limits in Jajpur district this Wednesday, police arrested five members of the family including the husband Saturday. According to police, the woman’s husband confessed...

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Social worker held in Rs 22L fraud case

Hatadihi: Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar arrested a social worker and BJD leader on charges of Rs 22 lakh fraud, sources said Saturday. The accused was identified as Sureswari Sagarika Jena, the president of a philanthropic organisation Jaydurga Foundation and a native of Jalkalang village under...

Kendrapara

Stalemate ends after caste row over Dalit helper at Anganwadi

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an Anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, the Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been resolved through negotiations, ending an 85-day stalemate that had disrupted child and maternal...

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Odisha CEO engages radio broadcasters over SIR

Bhubaneswar: With the objective of ensuring all eligible citizens in the state are included in the electoral roll and to strengthen a transparent electoral process, a state-level capacity building workshop for radio broadcasters was held at the conference hall of the Office of the Chief...

 

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