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Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants rode on a whirlwind 20-ball 63 from Nicholas Pooran to survive a mid-inning slowdown and post a par 228 for five against Mumbai Indians in their must-win Indian Premier League match here Monday. Pooran cashed in on poor line and lengths...

Jajpur: At least five people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Jajpur district Monday, police said. The accident took place near Barada Chhak on the Daitary-Paradeep express highway...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the BJP's stupendous performance in West Bengal, where the saffron party was inching towards a massive win, showed the transition from 'bhay' (fear) to 'bharosa' (trust). Majhi issued a series of social media posts hailing the...

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match Monday. Suryakumar Yadav is leading MI in place of regular skipper Hardik Pandya, who is unwell, while Rohit Sharma is back as an impact...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday came down heavily on Odisha courts for imposing "regressive", "degrading" and "abhorrent" bail conditions like asking the accused, especially those belonging to Scheduled Tribes, to clean police stations and set them aside. The court declared the "obnoxious" bail conditions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art power system simulation laboratory, which will strengthen the technical capability of OPTCL in power system planning, grid management, and operational reliability. The laboratory set up by the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday disbursed financial assistance of over Rs 61 crore to more than 79,000 beneficiaries, who had earlier missed receiving the first, second, or third instalments of the 'Subhadra' scheme due to various reasons, officials said. Parida released the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has constituted a high-level committee to comprehensively review and revise the existing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manuals governing the recording of government and private (raiyati) land in the state. Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Padhee, has...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Opposition BJD and Congress Monday alleged that the ruling BJP has "utterly failed" to ensure a safe environment for the people of Odisha after a broad daylight attack on a man on the streets at Kanas in Puri district. BJD president Naveen Patnaik and...

Bhubaneswar: The impact of Nor’wester storms continues in several districts of Odisha as the regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rain and strong winds over the next three days. Rainfall is likely across several districts Monday, with orange warnings...