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Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Sunday said it would raise several issues concerning Odisha in Parliament during the Monsoon Session, including alleged hurdles in the utilisation of MPLADS funds, non-revision of coal royalty and errors in school textbooks. The issues were raised by BJD's Rajya Sabha...

Puri: The authorities of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple conducted a special inventory of the Ratna Bhandar (temple treasury) Sunday, following the standard operating procedure approved by the Odisha government, officials said. The inventory was carried out while Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities were...

London: Ben Duckett made mincemeat of an inexperienced Indian bowling attack with a fabulous 141 as England posted a mammoth 387 for 3 in the series-deciding third ODI, riding on a 192-run opening stand between the centurion and Jacob Bethell Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah's absence due...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police has arrested a man on charges of duping a Kataka‑based woman of Rs 20 lakh after allegedly borrowing the money on the pretext of funding his son’s higher education, police officials said Sunday. The accused, identified as Shasadhar Panda, a native of...

New Delhi/Puri: Fresh off scripting history as the first Indian shuttler to conquer the prestigious Japan Open, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu expressed deep gratitude and spiritual joy, dedicating her monumental victory to Lord Jagannath. Sindhu defeated home favourite Akane Yamaguchi to win the Japan...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur: The death of an elderly widow in Odisha's Ganjam district after an alleged three-month delay in receiving her social security pension was not an isolated incident but the “outcome of a wider collapse in the state's pension delivery system that left nearly 18 lakh...

London: England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the series-deciding third ODI Sunday. The series scoreline is currently tied at 1-1. However, India will miss ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah with a knee injury. "Jasprit Bumrah had an impact...

Sambalpur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and strangled by her boyfriend in Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Sarita Sa, a resident of Kusumi Mahulaguda village in Mahulapali police station area. She worked at a beauty parlour in...

Sambalpur: Hirakud Dam authorities Sunday opened four sluice gates to release floodwater after the reservoir level rose due to heavy inflows from the upper catchment following continuous rainfall. According to sources, three gates on the left spillway and one on the right spillway have been...

Puri: Pilgrims in this seaside temple town made a beeline for a darshan of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities at the Gundicha Temple Sunday, a day after they were brought to the shrine in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra. The...