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Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: An irate mob registering protest against alleged sexual torture and impregnation of a physically challenged minor girl allegedly vandalised a church in a remote village in Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The attack on the church took place early Monday morning at Murgagotha village...

Lakhanpur: A discrepancy in the ongoing house-listing exercise for the 2027 Census has raised concerns in Jharsuguda district, where parts of a village are reportedly being shown under neighbouring Chhattisgarh in geo-tagging records. The Centre has initiated the first phase of house-listing and self-enumeration from...

Deogarh: Evidence of a Middle Paleolithic human settlement has been discovered for the first time in Deogarh district, researchers said Monday. A joint team from the postgraduate (PG) department of History at Government Autonomous College in Sundargarh and the Archaeological Survey of India’s Puri Circle...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing displeasure over inaction to stop illegal activities along Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, the NGT has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days. The order was issued by the NGT, Principal Bench, while hearing...

Kabisuryanagar: A minor boy was seriously injured and another sustained minor injuries after a crude bomb, which they mistook for a ball, exploded during their play at Khajapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident occurred while children were...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings shared a point apiece after their Indian Premier League match was called off due to incessant rain and the subsequent wet outfield Monday. The home side's skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat, but his...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, Monday wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous government, is...

Berhampur: Odisha government-run Berhampur University Monday signed an MoU with National Library, Kolkata, for promotion of collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed between Sachidanand Nayak, registrar of the university and Partha Sarathi Das of the National Library, officials said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday appointed vice-chancellors to 14 state-run universities. Chandi Prasad Nanda was appointed the new VC of Utkal University, Santosh Kumar Tripathy the new VC of Fakir Mohan University and Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra the VC of Ravenshaw University. Among...

Bhubaneswar: Nor'westers and hailstorms wreaked havoc in parts of Odisha Monday, officials said. Strong winds, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, rocked Athagarh town in Cuttack district and Daspalla area in Nayagarh district, they said. A car was damaged after a cement structure put up by...