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Berhampur: Three men allegedly posing as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs 1 crore from a businessman near Brahmapur Railway Station in this city, police said. The accused reportedly intercepted the businessman on the pretext of...

Chhatrapur: In a major push towards industrial expansion in state, about 8,000 acres of the historic salt pans in Ganjam district, including areas in Humma and the Surala-Sumandi plains near the Bahuda River, are set to be acquired by the Central government. According to reports,...

Cuttack: Member of Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) staged a satyagraha at Gadagadia Ghat Saturday, protesting the ongoing visit of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal to Odisha and demanding an interim order to safeguard the state’s water requirements. The protest, led by MBA convener Sudarshan Das,...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity police has arrested a 42-yearold man in connection with the theft of a movable food stall and two gas cylinders from the Infocity area here and recovered the stolen items, police said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Amiya Ranjan Natha (42),...

Bhubaneswar: To facilitate smooth and comfortable travel during the upcoming Holi festival, East Coast Railway (ECoR) will be operating 132 Holi special trains from its jurisdiction, officials said. In addition, 150 more Holi special trains originating from various parts of the country will pass through...

Bonai: A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, was killed while a girl student riding pillion sustained critical injuries after a speeding dumper coming on the wrong side hit their scooter from the front at Samardari Chhak on National Highway-143 under Lahunipada...

Pallekele: Pakistan were Saturday knocked out of the T20 World Cup despite winning against Sri Lanka by five runs in their Super Eights match here, with New Zealand sneaking into the semifinals on the basis of better net run rate. Invited to bat, Pakistan made...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said over 3.36 lakh girls of the age group of 14 years to 15 years in the state will benefit under the vaccination campaign to prevent human papillomavirus virus infection (HPV). Majhi said this while inaugurating the...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased Santosh Malik was poisoned to death. "Police arrested...

Pallekele: Sahibzada Farhan struck a stunning century while his opening partner Fakhar Zaman made 84 to take Pakistan to a formidable 212 for 8 against Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup Saturday. Invited to bat, Farhan and Zaman...