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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the Centre's approval of advance release of Rs 500 crore under the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) to Odisha will help support the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-affected people in the state. The Centre has approved...

Glasgow: Indian para sports athletes scripted history in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games as they equaled the haul of all the previous editions put together, winning seven medals, including one gold and silver on Saturday. The 28-member Indian para sports contingent ended their campaign with seven...

Baripada: Three persons were killed after their motorcycle fell into a roadside gorge in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Kuamara village under Khunta police station area in the district. The three persons died on the spot, police said. The...

Brahmapur: The third theory paper of the postgraduate (MD/MS) examination-2026, was Saturday conducted by the Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) at the MKCG Medical College centre in Brahmapur amid tight security, officials said. A total of 154 students appeared in the three-hour exam, which...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP and opposition BJD Saturday had a heated exchange of words over the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi claimed that the conflict would be resolved within three months. CM Majhi had made the claim...

Glasgow: Indian boxers Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary and Priya Ghanghas won gold medals in their respective categories, while Jadumani Singh settled for a silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Saturday. Preeti claimed the gold with a dominant 5-0 victory over Canada's Scarlett...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's exports have the potential to grow up to USD 50 billion by financial year 2029-30, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by the Export Import (Exim) Bank of India, and the report was released by its deputy managing director Tarun...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Odisha districts in the downstream of the Mahanadi have been put on high alert as the Hirakud Dam kept discharging water into the river through 22 gates, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi saying the floods have impacted eight lakh people. Chief Minister...

Glasgow: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar won the gold medal with a dominant 5-0 victory over Canada's Scarlett Delgado in the women's 54kg bout at the Commonwealth Games Saturday. Preeti made a commanding start to the gold-medal bout, winning the opening round unanimously with all five...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked officials to launch an immediate drive to repair rural infrastructure damaged by recent floods and incessant rain, with priority given to restoring road connectivity in affected areas. In a directive issued July 31, Rural Development Commissioner-cum-Secretary Yamini Sarangi instructed engineers...