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Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of five police personnel killed in a road accident in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. The compensation will be paid from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund...

Ahmedabad: South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bat against India in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup Sunday. South Africa made four changes from their previous game playing XI, with Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, David Miller,...

Colombo: England produced a clinical all-round display to crush Sri Lanka by 51 runs in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super Eights clash, bundling out the hosts for just 95 runs in 16.4 overs after posting 146/9 in a gripping encounter. Defending a modest...

Phulbani: An exchange of fire broke out between Maoists and security forces in Odisha’s Kandhamal district Sunday. Initial reports indicated casualties among the insurgents. However, officials have not yet officially confirmed the number of casualties. The gun battle took place in the Karada forest near...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: Crime Branch of Odisha Police has placed the alleged gang rape of a Class VII student at a private English-medium school in Kendrapara district under its “red flag” category, a source said Sunday. While the investigating officer will remain the same, the Crime Against...

Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman who went into labour aboard the Duronto Express was rushed to hospital after the train halted at Bhubaneswar Railway Station, where she later delivered a baby boy. Both mother and child are reported to be in good health. The woman, identified...

Paradip: Over 50 shops were damaged in a blaze at a vegetable market in Odisha's Paradip town, a fire service department official said. The fire spread rapidly through temporary structures made of bamboo and plastic sheets in the market in Jagatsinghpur district late Saturday, they...

Jharsuguda: At least five police personnel were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a truck on National Highway 49 in Odisha's Jharsuguda district early Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya in Jharsuguda...

Kesinga: An MSME park in Kurlupada village under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district has remained incomplete for five years despite an expenditure of Rs 12 crore, triggering resentment among farmers who lost their land for the project. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) park...

Talcher: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), the state government, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Angul District Collector, East Coast Railway (ECoR) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) over worsening air pollution in Talcher in...