Koraput: Amid Valentine’s week, a tragic incident has shocked Koraput district after a young couple allegedly died by suicide. The bodies of Ravi Sindhiri, son of Aruju Sindhiri of Matamjila Gunta village under Peturu panchayat in Pottangi block, and a minor girl, Mary Soda Peli,...
Rayagada: Protesters staging a road blockade on National Highway 326 in Rayagada town during the nationwide strike Thursday had a close shave after a police bus suffered brake failure and rolled towards the group of protesters. However, no injuries were reported, officials said. The incident...
Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday arrested a man and his associate for allegedly killing his eight-month pregnant wife and burying her body near a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district. The decomposed body of the woman was exhumed near the farmhouse in Sripur...
Berhampur: Advocate Deepak Pattnaik, lawyer of ex-MLA Bikram Panda, has raised serious objections to the chargesheet filed by police in connection with the murder of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. Police had earlier claimed that political and business rivalry was the motive behind...
Rourkela: The National Institute of Technology Rourkela and the Survey of India (Odisha & Chhattisgarh Geo-Spatial Directorate) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in geospatial science, mapping technologies and advanced research in engineering and science. The partnership combines Survey of India’s expertise...
Balasore: In a landmark judgment, the Additional District and Sessions Court at Soro in this district sentenced a man and his parents to life imprisonment Thursday for their involvement in a dowry death case dating back to 2012. The court, presided over by Judge Meenakshi...
New Delhi: India proved to be too strong for Namibia as the fancied hosts crushed their opponents by 93 runs in a T20 World Cup match Thursday. Opener Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Hardik Pandya struck belligerent half-centuries to power India to 209 for nine after...
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday announced that the state government will soon introduce land pattas with QR codes, a move aimed at modernising land administration and curbing property fraud. Addressing media, Pujari stated, “We will soon provide land pattas embedded...
Bhubaneswar: An elderly couple from Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar was allegedly kept under "digital arrest" by cyber fraudsters for over 35 hours, police said Thursday. The couple, however, did not suffer any financial loss as the bank account provided by the fraudsters for transferring money...
New Delhi: Opener Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Hardik Pandya struck belligerent half-centuries to power India to 209 for nine against Namibia in their T20 World Cup match Thursday. Ishan blazed away to a blistering 24-ball 61, while Pandya smashed 52 off 28 balls while sharing...
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After punishing Indian exporters with a steep 50 per cent tariff on their goods sold in America for more than...
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