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Cuttack: Noted Odia playback singer Geeta Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital here Friday after she suffered a brain stroke, her family said. Her condition is stated to be very critical, and she is undergoing treatment at the ICU, her husband Gopal Batra told...

Bhubaneswar: Senior politician and former Union minister Kanhu Charan Lenka died Friday at a private hospital here. He was 86. Born March 2, 1939 in Cuttack district, Lenka was elected to the Odisha Assembly from Choudwar seat four times in 1971, 1974, 1980 and 1995....

Colombo: Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match here Friday. Both sides made two changes each from their previous match playing XIs. Ben Dwarshuis and Tim David replaced Cooper Connolly and Xavier...

Balasore: The driver of an Andhra Pradesh-bound bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal died, and ten passengers suffered injuries when the vehicle rammed into the wall of an overbridge on National Highway 16 in Balasore district Friday, police said. The accident took place at Bahanaga...

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...