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Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, along with 15 other states and three Union Territories (UTs), will commence May 30, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday announcing the Phase III rollout of the crucial electoral exercise. The one-month...

Dharamsala: Calling the fifth straight loss a "tough pill to swallow", captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that Punjab Kings were outplayed by Tilak Varma, whose mature 75-run unbeaten knock guided Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket win in a crucial IPL clash here Thursday. "Well, absolutely a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday asked the civil and police authorities to work as a team to contain organised crimes across the state, instil fear among criminals and win the confidence of people. Majhi issued the directions while reviewing the law and...

Bhubaneswar: An employee of the Odisha Education Department was arrested Thursday for allegedly misappropriating government funds, officials said. Discrepancies were detected in salary disbursement records between December 31, 2018, and October 16, 2021, during the course of the investigation, they said. The accused, who was...

Dharamsala: Shardul Thakur returned with excellent figures of 4 for 39 but Punjab Kings still scored 200 for 8 in their IPL match against Mumbai Indians Thursday. Invited to bat, Prabhsimran Singh top-scored for Punjab with a 32-ball 57 while Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the Congress Thursday demanded strict implementation of the PESA Act and other related legislations to mitigate the displacement problems faced by the people because of industrial projects. The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, or...

Jajpur:  A teenager died and her parents were critically injured after their car plunged off a bridge on National Highway-16 in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The accident occurred near Khanditar within Kuakhia police limits. The deceased has been identified as Srestha Mukherjee (15),...

Thuamul Rampur: While the state government is implementing several welfare schemes to transform Odisha into a developed state, a contrasting situation has been reported from Adri gram panchayat under Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district. According to reports, due to alleged negligence and arbitrary functioning...

Dharamsala: Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah won the toss in his first captaincy role for Mumbai Indians and opted to bowl in their Indian Premier League match against Punjab Kings Thursday. Mumbai Indians are already out of the IPL play-offs race. MI made two changes...

New Delhi: Teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was Thursday named in the 15-member India A squad for the tri-nation 50-over series in Sri Lanka, starting June 9. Apart from the hosts, the other team in the tournament is Afghanistan A. The matches will be played...