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Khordha: Police seized around two tonnes of suspected beef from a container near a forest along the Totapada-Jariput road under Khordha Sadar police limits Tuesday and detained one person for questioning. Police acted on information that suspected beef was allegedly being transported in a pickup...

New Delhi: India's only World Cup-winning women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur Tuesday stepped down from her position in all three formats, saying that she has done her duty as leader and is now "ready to play for the love of the game again." The 37-year-old's...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: BJD said its MPs will participate in the Opposition parties' protest march in New Delhi Tuesday demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over his alleged arbitrary actions in connection with the SIR of electoral rolls and “deletion of names of more than...

By Biplab Ranjan Dash, OP Raurkela: Despite government efforts to improve quality of education and infrastructure in schools, students of the 1970-established Kalyani Devi Government High School at Malgodown in Raurkela continue to face problems owing to a shortage of essential amenities. The condition of...

Kendujhar: Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Odisha government and district authorities in a writ petition concerning the alleged takeover of ancestral land for construction of the Bhadrasahi-Badabil-Nalda Road in Kendujhar district without due acquisition proceedings or payment of compensation. The petition was...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department, in a notification issued Monday, announced the schedule for elections to students’ unions and other student societies in state public universities, government degree colleges, and non-government aided degree colleges for the 2026–27 academic session. OP Pic...

Dhenkanal: Police have arrested five members of an inter-district robbery gang, including its alleged mastermind, in connection with the robbery of Rs 3.5 lakh from a Common Service Centre (CSC) in Kankadahad village under Sadar police limits in this district September 28. Police also recovered...

Brahmapur: Nine students were detained after two groups clashed at Khallikote Unitary University in Brahmapur Monday following the announcement of the schedule for student union elections, police said. After receiving information, Brahmapur Town police reached the university and detained nine students allegedly involved in the...

Boudh: Police in Boudh district have destroyed 83.79 tonnes of seized cannabis, valued at around Rs 419 crore, completing 100 per cent of the district’s disposal target under Operation Dahan, officials said. Of the total 83,790.155 kg destroyed in four phases, 71,131.555 kg was disposed...

Buenos Aires: Argentina fans are confident there is a bright future beyond Lionel Messi as the team's most influential player of the last two decades prepares to bid farewell. The 39-year-old superstar will play his final match for Argentina Tuesday - a friendly against Benin...