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By PITAMBAR SAHU, OP Amarpali: A government upper primary (UP) school in Subarnapur district operating on private land has been struggling with shortage of classrooms, vacancies of teachers and the absence of other essential infrastructure such as a boundary wall and a kitchen. Bisalpali Government...

Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja committees in Bhubaneswar will face criminal cases if they play high-decibel DJ music during idol immersion processions, police said Wednesday. Bhubaneswar DCP Saravana Vivek M said DJ music was prohibited during the processions and committees had been asked to use only traditional...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry superstar Salman Khan recently took to social media Thursday morning, to share a series of pictures with his father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan. In the pictures, the father-son duo are seen posing in cowboy hats. Expressing his admiration and gratitude, Salman...

Amritsar: Farmers and supporters led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher staged a protest at the Golden Gate in Amritsar Thursday during a Punjab bandh called against rising drug abuse and the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. In response to...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday extended interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a case in which she has been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community. While extending interim protection until January 29...

Nagoya: Vithya Ramraj produced a landmark performance at the Asian Games 2026 Monday, breaking the 42-year-old national record held by legendary Indian athlete PT Usha to win bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to finish third in...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Monday said he would fight against the MMDR Act "till his last breath" to "safeguard the future of Gen Z". Addressing a BJD rally outside the Odisha Assembly demanding repeal of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act,...

Karachi: Sixteen militants were killed in multiple operations in Pakistan's Balochistan province Wednesday, state-owned media reported. The operations were conducted in the Mastung, Turbat and Quetta districts, Radio Pakistan said. Nine militants were killed after they attempted to attack a security post in Mastung's Kanak...

New York: External Affairs Minister has arrived here for the high-level United Nations General Assembly session this week with an agenda tightly packed with scores of meetings, bilateral and multilateral, with leaders of countries who are streaming here. He was received on arrival by a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday criticised the Centre over the introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on small traders, vegetable vendors and ordinary consumers. Addressing a...