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Nandapur/Padua: Three women were killed and another person was critically injured after a tree got uprooted and fell on them during a Kalbaisakhi storm at a weekly market in Peda Baaili on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Monday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Seetama...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Monday came down heavily on the state government following a broad daylight attack on a 35-year-old man in Kanas of Puri. BJD president Naveen Patnaik and OPCC chief Bhakta Charan Das expressed deep concern after a video went viral showing...

Bhubaneswar: A 48-year-old woman, who was travelling with her husband on a motorcycle, died Monday afternoon after a container truck crushed her near Palasuni foot over bridge under Mancheswar police station. Her husband sustained minor injuries. The deceased was identified as Namita Raula. Police said...

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants rode on a whirlwind 20-ball 63 from Nicholas Pooran to survive a mid-inning slowdown and post a par 228 for five against Mumbai Indians in their must-win Indian Premier League match here Monday. Pooran cashed in on poor line and lengths...

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the BJP's stupendous performance in West Bengal, where the saffron party was inching towards a massive win, showed the transition from 'bhay' (fear) to 'bharosa' (trust). Majhi issued a series of social media posts hailing the...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match Monday. Suryakumar Yadav is leading MI in place of regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who is unwell, while Rohit Sharma is back as an impact...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday came down heavily on Odisha courts for imposing "regressive", "degrading" and "abhorrent" bail conditions like asking the accused, especially those belonging to Scheduled Tribes, to clean police stations and set them aside. The court declared the "obnoxious" bail conditions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art power system simulation laboratory, which will strengthen the technical capability of OPTCL in power system planning, grid management, and operational reliability. The laboratory set up by the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday disbursed financial assistance of over Rs 61 crore to more than 79,000 beneficiaries, who had earlier missed receiving the first, second, or third instalments of the 'Subhadra' scheme due to various reasons, officials said. Parida released the...