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Kolkata: Kolkata is set to host an exhibition match between the legends of Spanish football teams Barcelona and Real Madrid November 25, West Bengal sports minister Indranil Khan announced Tuesday. The match will be held at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, popularly known as the...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday apprehended a revenue inspector (RI) while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from an applicant, officials said. Acting on a complaint, vigilance sleuths nabbed Alan Behera, RI of Saintala revenue circle in Balangir district, while receiving the bribe from...

Dubai: India captain Shubman Gill was Tuesday named ICC men's Player of the Month for a record fifth time following his outstanding performance in the ODI series against the West Indies, while opener Shafali Verma claimed the women's honour for her impressive show in the...

Jagatsinghpur: A first-year undergraduate student reportedly died in a road accident near the Balikuda bus stand in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district late Monday night while he was returning from a student union election campaign. According to a source, the deceased, Rahul Nayak, was a student of...

Baliapal: The Government Primary School at Chaudhurikuda in Madhupura panchayat under Baliapal block of Baleshwar district, established in 1962, is struggling due to a lack of financial assistance and inadequate infrastructure. The school has 67 students enrolled in Classes I to V. Sishu Vatika, a...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: More than 61 lakh land records in Odisha are yet to be taken up for survey, despite the expiry of the six-month deadline set by the government, raising concerns over delays in revenue services, sources said. The state government has taken...

Brahmapur: Police arrested a trader from Odisha’s Brahmapur for allegedly operating a spice-processing unit producing adulterated turmeric, chilli powder and other products, officials said. Over 4,000 kg of adulterated spices were seized during the raids. Huge quantities of suspected adulterated spices and machinery were seized...

Kendrapada: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the state government over alleged infrastructural neglect and recurring floods threatening the lives and livelihoods of more than 1 lakh people in Aali block of Kendrapada district. Taking cognisance of...

Jajpur: Industrialisation was promised to create employment opportunities and improve the economic condition of local residents through permanent jobs. Trusting these assurances, residents of Kalin ganagar in Jajpur district welcomed several cement plants after the establishment of steel industries. However, JSW Cement has allegedly failed...

By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: A total of 6,891 candidates are contesting the Odisha student union elections scheduled for October 15, according to the latest data released by the Higher Education Department as of 7.30 pm October 12, even as nomination disputes, protests and cancellations...