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Cuttack: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Sunday said technology should amplify human judgment and not replace it. He was addressing a symposium on 'Ensuring justice for the common man: strategies for reducing litigation costs and delays' in Cuttack. "Pendency of cases in courts clogs...

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave conditions were reported in parts of Odisha Sunday, with at least 12 areas recording minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, as the mercury...

Bhubaneswar: Excise officials came under attack from a few drunken men while conducting raids at bars in Bhubaneswar to ensure timely closure and adherence to established norms, an official said Sunday. The Excise Department conducted raids at over 30 bars in the Odisha capital Saturday...

Dubai: As India and Pakistan once again faced each other on the cricket field, this time during the U19 Men's Asia Cup, India skipper Ayush Mhatre stuck to the 'no handshake' policy in the group stage fixture against their arch-rivals here at the ICC Academy...

Baripada: Residents of Khunta block in Mayurbhanj district have alleged gross irregularities in the construction of a road, claiming that the asphalt layer is peeling off barely five days after completion of work. The 9-km-long road from Chapaladihi and Bahalada to Sapanachua under Badapathara panchayat,...

Kendrapara: Forest personnel of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, during the early hours of Saturday, intercepted a mechanised fishing vessel and arrested eight fishermen for illegally fishing inside the designated “no-fishing zone” of the sanctuary. The forest officials seized the vessel along with fish catch, fishing...

Bandhugaon: Five girls fell ill Saturday after consuming rice allegedly contaminated with a lizard at the hostel of Baunshput Government Upper Primary School in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district. According to officials, the hostel houses 99 residents. Leftover rice from Friday night’s dinner was served...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Saturday took a 14-year-old boy into custody in Kendrapara, after he threatened his school headmaster inside the classroom by allegedly brandishing a country-made revolver. The Class-9 student was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which sent him to the Probation Hostel-cum-Observation Home...

Malkangiri: Odisha's Malkangiri district administration Saturday withdrew the prohibitory orders imposed in two villages following a violent clash but extended the suspension of internet services across the district till Monday noon, a senior official said. District Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay and SP Vinodh Patil H,...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the all-party high-level meeting on the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, the opposition BJD Saturday asked the BJP government in the state five questions on the issue. Addressing a press conference here, BJD deputy leader in Odisha Assembly Prasanna Acharya...