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Rayagada: A 16-year-old student of a government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Rayagada was critically injured after being assaulted with an iron rod by a fellow student, police said. The injured student, identified as Manoj Gouda of Therubali DP Camp area in Kolnara block, was...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons, including three women, were arrested in Khurda district Wednesday for allegedly attacking two women with deadly weapons over a land dispute, police said. As per the complaint lodged by Ajay Maha Bhoi (46), the incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: An early-morning robbery here has raised questions over the safety and security of citizens as some miscreants looted gold jewellery from an elderly woman at gunpoint in Gadasahi area under Nayapalli police limits, Wednesday. The victim, identified as Indumati Baliarsingh,...

Navi Mumbai: In-form Ishan Kishan's minute-a-mile half-century helped him lock his place in the top order as India completed a 30-run victory over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup Wednesday. Ishan went hammer and tongs to smash seven...

Rairangpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the state government is considering setting up four more medical colleges to address the shortage of doctors in the state. Majhi announced while addressing a public meeting in Mayurbhanj district, where President Droupadi Murmu laid the...

Mayurbhanj: President Droupadi Murmu said  Wednesday that the Union government is making special efforts for the economic development of tribals, including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). While attending a special programme at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Odisha's Rairangpur, located in the tribal-dominated...

Harare: Aaron George's silken hundred seamlessly merged with the explosive fifties from IPL stars Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre guided India to the ICC U19 World Cup final with a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan Wednesday. India now face England in the summit clash here  Friday....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Forest Department has introduced AI-enabled cameras and drones this year, enabling early detection and rapid intervention to prevent forest fires. Speaking to media persons here, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (PCCF & HoFF), K. Murugesan, Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has rescued 5,451 missing children and women and reunited them with their families during a special drive named 'Operation Anweshan-II' conducted across the state from January 21 to 30, officials said Wednesday. All district and urban police units in the state participated...

Mumbai: India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant Tuesday said that his recovering well after his injury and is hopeful of returning to competitive cricket at the earliest. "My fitness is getting better day by day. I am working hard at the Centre of Excellence and I think...