Jajpur: An elderly woman was killed and her daughter injured after they were attacked by miscreants who tried to rob their house in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Tigiria village under Balichandrapur police limits in Jajpur district Friday night....
Bhubaneswar: Rukuna Rath Yatra, the annual car festival of Lord Lingaraj, began Saturday with thousands of devotees pulling the chariot in Bhubaneswar's Old Town amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The chariot could not reach the Mausima Temple as the sun set before the journey...
Mullanpur: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match at Mullanpur Saturday. The Punjab side has retained their eleven from the last match, while Sanju Samson has returned to lead RR in the place...
Chennai: Senior batter KL Rahul set up Delhi Capitals' comprehensive 25-run win over Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Chennai Saturday. Rahul top-scored with 77 off 51 balls as Delhi Capitals posted 183 for 6 after opting to bat first at...
Bhadrak: A seven-year-old boy died Saturday after falling into a pond of a temple in Odisha's Bhadrak district in which his father is a servitor, police said. The incident took place in Baba Akhandalamani Temple at Aradi when the boy was playing near Shiv Ganga...
Bhubaneswar: As part of the ongoing 'Odia Pakhya' (fortnight) celebrations, the Odisha government Saturday organised a marathon in Bhubaneswar, which saw participation from people from different walks of life. The marathon started from the historic Khandagiri caves and concluded at Kalinga Studio square. Hundreds of...
Bhubaneswar: The first pitcher of holy water drawn from famous 'Marichi Kunda', a holy pond located in the Mukteswar Temple in Bhubaneswar, fetched Rs 21,000, in an auction conducted on the eve of Lord Lingaraj's annual Rukuna Ratha festival. The auction for the holy water...
Bhubaneswar: Indian Flight Training Organisations (FTO) have urged the Odisha government to relax the condition of having a turnover of more than Rs 100 crore in the previous three years to qualify in the bidding process for running the Biju Patnaik Aviation Centre (BPAC) in...
Baripada: With the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 this academic year, significant changes have been introduced in the state’s education system to improve enrollment rates. The government has also launched ‘Khadi Chhuan’ programmes under ‘Sishu Vatika’ initiative to encourage early childhood education....
Keonjhar: Pramila Parida, the main accused in a case involving the cheating of lakhs of rupees through fraudulent job offers, was taken into two-day remand by the Town police Friday for further investigation. Parida, along with accomplice Bhuban Mahanta, was arrested March 26 for defrauding...
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