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Bhubaneswar: Cyber police Sunday arrested a man from West Bengal for his alleged involvement in an online cheating case worth around Rs 50 lakh, a police officer said. The arrested accused has been identified as Arabinda Paul (46), a resident of Hooghly district, police said....

Colombo:  Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl first against co-hosts Sri Lanka in a Group B match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Sunday. Ireland, who were winless at the 2024 edition, arrive with...

Mumbai: A stunning late assault from Lokesh Bam did not prove to be enough as England beat Nepal by four runs in their T20 World Cup match in Mumbai Sunday. Chasing 185 for a win, Nepal ended at 180 for 6 with Lokesh remaining not...

Visakhapatnam/Sonepur: At least two persons were killed and five others injured when a car travelling from Odisha to Visakhapatnam rammed into a stationary vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district Sunday. Police said the accident occurred on the National Highway near Palavalasa in Nandigam mandal. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Corridor, recently unveiled by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, represents an urban development initiative to fuse the four regions into a unified coastal growth engine. Spanning key sectors such as industry, logistics, technology hubs, tourism and port-led trade, the corridor...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said the state government was working to convert vast stretches of rice fallow land into productive areas by promoting short-duration pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi season. Singh Deo made the remarks while addressing a national-level workshop...

Nandapur: A severe shortage of education officers has exposed serious administrative gaps in the school education system across Koraput district, with a single Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) overseeing nearly 200 institutions in Nandapur block alone. The lone woman ABEO is currently responsible for 197...

Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district Saturday seized 9,000 bottles of cough syrup during a raid in the Rampur area and arrested one person, while three others managed to escape. Addressing correspondents at a press conference at the district police headquarters, Subarnapur Superintendent of Police Narayan...

Tensa: Police and Excise officials Saturday destroyed poppy plants worth more than Rs 30 lakh in the Koida area of Sundargarh district and detained two persons in connection with the illegal cultivation. According to police, the poppy crop was being cultivated on nearly five acre...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: In a boost to anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, 15 hardcore Maoists, including senior leaders carrying hefty cash rewards, formally surrendered before Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sanjeeb Panda at a special function held at the District Police Office (DPO) in Rayagada. The...