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Boudh: As many as 11 people were injured after the bus they were travelling overturned near Kasunga Sankuri in Boudh district Tuesday. Among the injured, five persons are said to be critical. According to sources, the incident occurred when a...

State Open School Exam to begin from August 29

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Bhubaneswar: The Second State Open School Certificate Examination (SOSC), conducted by Board of Secondary Education (BSE), will commence from August 29 and culminate September 8. As many as 14, 061 candidates have registered and the exam will be conducted in...

Woman candidate dies, two critical during constable physical test

State

Boudh: A woman candidate died while two others fell critically ill during a physical test for police constable interview at 5th India Reserve Battalion (IRB) near Murshundi in this district Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Prabasi Nayak (22)...

OSRTC employees go on a 3-day strike, passengers stranded

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Bhubaneswar: Pressing for fulfillment of the four-point charter of demands, including regularisation of contractual employees, the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) resorted to a three-day strike across the state starting Tuesday. ...

World-class interpretation centre to come up in Bhitarkanika

State

Kendrapara: The Odisha government has decided to set up a state-of-the-art interpretation centre at Bhitarkania National Park to showcase its flora, fauna and rich biodiversity, a senior official said. At present, the national park has an interpretation centre at Dangmal...

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Kerala seeks Rs 2, 600 cr special package from Centre

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tuesday sought a Rs 2,600 crore special package from the Centre even as the state struggled to find its feet after the devastating deluge that left 223 dead in a fortnight and forced over 10 lakh people out of their homes. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired a meeting...

Seoni (MP): A 23-year-old student was killed in broad daylight in Madhya Pradesh Monday by a man she had accused of sexually harassing her and who was pressuring her to drop the case. The young woman was on her way to college in Seoni, around 370 km from capital Bhopal, when she was dragged by her hair by the accused man, Anil Mishra. He then smashed her head with a stone. Mishra...

Lucknow: In a macabre incident, a family of five members including a couple and their three daughters were found dead inside a locked room in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Monday night. Preliminary police probe revealed that the man first killed his wife and three daughters. He then stuffed the bodies in fridge and suitcases before hanging himself. When the police broke open the room late Monday night they found the man-Manoj Kushwaha...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud has set aside the Election Commission's notification allowing NOTA option in the ballot papers for Rajya Sabha polls. The apex court had questioned the poll panel's notification and said that NOTA was meant...

Indian Coins Stack in form of bar graph with Indian Rupees

Mumbai: Extending its rising streak for the second day, the rupee appreciated 24 paise against the US dollar to 69.58 in early trade Tuesday amid weakness in the greenback against other currencies overseas. The American currency witnessed selling by exporters and banks after the US President Donald Trump accused China and Europe of manipulating their currencies and criticised the Federal Reserve for hiking interest rates, forex dealers said. Monday, the rupee...

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Jakarta: India’s Virdhawal Khade marginally bettered his long-standing national record to get closer to his second Asian Games medal as...

11 injured after bus turns turtle in Boudh

Boudh: As many as 11 people were injured after the bus they were travelling overturned near Kasunga Sankuri in Boudh...

Gold medal winner Saurav Chaudhary (L) and bronze medallist Abhishek Verma pose for photographs during the medal presentation ceremony of men's 10m air pistol event at the Asian Games in Palembang

Chaudhary shoots gold, Verma settles for bronze

Palembang: Saurabh Chaudhary Tuesday became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim gold in the Asian Games history, beating a...

Crime Branch files 300-page chargesheet against Punjilal

Bolangir: The Crime Branch of the Odisha police Tuesday filed a 300-page chargesheet against Punjilal Meher- the sole accused in...

State Open School Exam to begin from August 29

Bhubaneswar: The Second State Open School Certificate Examination (SOSC), conducted by Board of Secondary Education (BSE), will commence from August...

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