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Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards enhancing women’s safety and promoting inclusive employment, the state government has placed special emphasis on inducting women drivers into the ‘Ama Bus’ Service. Chairing a high-level review meeting on performance and operations of ‘Ama Bus’ Service, Housing and Urban...

Vadodara: Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues led the way with an unbeaten 37-ball 51 as Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their Women's Premier League match Tuesday. Asked to bat first, MI recovered from a slow start to post 154 for five riding on...

Balasore: The opposition BJD Tuesday met the family of the man who was allegedly killed by cow vigilantes in Odisha's Balasore district, and sought stringent action against those involved. Sk Makandar Mahammad, 35, of Astia village, was working as a helper on a pickup van...

Bhubaneswar: The governments of Odisha and Meghalaya signed an agreement Tuesday to strengthen early childhood care, education and development. The agreement will facilitate mutual learning, capacity building, and exchange of best practices, a statement said. It was signed by Meghalaya's Community & Rural Development Department...

Bhubaneswar: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan is scheduled to undertake a one-day tour to Odisha January 23, during which he will attend a programme marking Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary at the freedom fighter's birthplace in Cuttack, officials said. Apart from visiting the Netaji Birthplace...

Ganjam: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday sentenced a man and his son to life imprisonment for the murder of a middle-aged person about two years ago over a land dispute. The convicts were identified as Surendra Behera (69) and his son Mohan Behera...

Ganjam: Four suspected poachers were arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district with wildlife parts Tuesday, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of forest officers raided a few houses in Budhamba village and made the arrests, he said. Dry meat and bones of wild...

Bhubaneshwar: With their tournament on the line, Hyderabad Toofans registered a narrow 3-2 victory against HIL GC in their last league stage match of the Men's Hero Hockey India League (HIL) Tuesday. Zachary Wallace, Amandeep Lakra and Shilanand Lakra were on target for Hyderabad, while...

Vadodara: Mumbai Indians' struggles in the powerplay continued before Nat Sciver-Brunt played another blinder to take her team to 154-5 against Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League here Tuesday. Despite Hayley Mathews' return from injury, Mumbai Indians have not been able to get going...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asserted that the economy of Odisha is now future-ready and on course to become an industrial powerhouse. In an official statement Tuesday, the state government described the recent investors’ meets in Hyderabad and Kolkata as a massive success,...