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Tangi: A newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself inside her house at Tarapi village under Hatabaradi panchayat and Tangi police limits in Khurda district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Purnima Pradhan, the wife of Guru Charan Tarai of the village. Family...

Bhubaneswar: Three-time Asian Championship medallist and Odisha gymnast Pranati Nayak secured the silver medal in the Vault event at the FIG World Challenge Cup 2026 held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Delivering an impressive performance against a strong international field, Pranati scored 13.025 in the Vault final...

Umerkote: A court in Nabarangpur district Saturday sentenced 19 people to life imprisonment in the 2016 Baunsabeda triple-murd*r and arson case, bringing an end to a trial that lasted nearly a decade. The Additional District and Sessions Court at Umerkote also imposed a fine of...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Saturday forecast continuation of heatwave conditions across Odisha till May 28, with five places in the western region of the state recording temperatures of 45 degree Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degree Celsius, followed...

Berhampur: Panic spread in a village in Odisha's Ganjam district after a pack of dogs attacked a nine-year-old boy, critically injuring him while he was playing with friends, police said. The incident took place at Mahanala village within Patpur police station area Friday evening. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said a stable law and order environment was essential for the state's economic growth. Majhi made the remarks during a high-level review meeting on the prevailing law-and-order situation and the pace of industrialisation in the state. The...

Lucknow: Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match Saturday. PBKS made two changes, bringing in Marco Jansen and Vyshak Vijaykumar. Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, will make his...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre Saturday issued a thunderstorm and rain alert for three Odisha districts, Koraput, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj, for the next three hours. According to the department, lightning and rainfall are likely in the three districts even as intense heatwave conditions continue across...

Bhubaneswar: Online applications for admission into Class XI for the 2026-27 academic session in Odisha will begin May 26 through the Students Academic Management System (SAMS) portal, an official notification stated Saturday. The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, said in a notification that...

Bhubaneswar: The airport authorities here launched a surveillance system, including mandatory thermal screening, for international passengers, following the WHO's declaration of the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, an official said Saturday. Biju Patnaik International Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan said the arrangement for thermal screening...