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Puri: Three people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a hotel in the beach town of Puri in Odisha Friday, police said. The explosion took place at the hotel on Grand Road, near the 12th-century Jagannath temple, around 3.30 pm while cooking was...

Bhubaneswar: ED has arrested a man from New Delhi in connection with a bank loan fraud case in Odisha "worth over Rs 180 crore", an official said Friday. He was apprehended Thursday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. "The Directorate of Enforcement,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday alerted district collectors in coastal and southern parts of the state after the IMD forecast the formation of a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal around the evening of November 16. Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the India Meteorological...

Jajpur: Nearly 40 tourists from neighbouring West Bengal were injured, two of them critically, when the bus in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Jajpur district Friday, police said. The incident took place near the Badachana...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested another person for her alleged involvement in the murder of a 76-year-old woman here, an officer said Friday. The accused, identified as Sabita Sethi, was arrested in Puri, and police recovered gold ornaments and other valuables stolen from the victim's house...

Mount Maunganui: India's batting line-up suffered a spectacular collapse as New Zealand registered a massive 244-run win in the fourth ODI, with pacer Matt Henry ripping through the top order on his way to figures of 6/27 here Friday. Chasing 334, India were bundled out...

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea intensified into a low-pressure area Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The system is likely to move northwestwards and develop into a well-marked low-pressure area Saturday before intensifying into...

Khordha: At least five students were injured Friday after an Ama Bus collided head-on with a school auto at Pitapalli Chhak in Khordha district. The injured students were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment. Police rushed to the spot after being alerted...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has accorded administrative approval to five in-stream storage structure (ISS) projects worth Rs 625.47 crore in four major rivers to strengthen water security and climate resilience, officials said Friday. The projects in Rayagada, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Balangir and Sonepur districts are expected to...

Bhadrak: Two policemen died, and two others were injured after a truck hit their vehicle in Bhadrak district early Friday, police said. The accident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in the Basudevpur area under the Naikanidihi Police Station limits after an iron...