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Ahemdabad: Defending champions India will aim to script history when they take on New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium Sunday. India is chasing a record third T20 World Cup title, while New Zealand is eyeing...

Bhubaneswar: Three people were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a truck on the outskirts of the state capital Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Anantapur Square under Pahala police station area this morning. The three people died on the spot, they...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Pramod Ray, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division under the Kendrapara Irrigation Division, officials said Saturday. The raids came following allegations that he possessed assets disproportionate to his...

Khajuripada: One person was killed and two others were critically injured after two motorcycles collided head-on near Muskil Rasta Chhak under Khajuripada police station limits in Kandhamal district Friday. The deceased was identified as Kamadev Behera of Bandhasahi village in Khajuripada. The injured are Charan...

Koraput: Railway police recovered the body of a young man from the Hirakhand Express at Koraput railway station Friday. The deceased has been identified as Manish Das of Nayabazar in the Kantilo area of Cuttack district. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. According...

Rourkela: The body of a young woman was recovered under suspicious circumstances near a school in Rourkela Friday morning, raising suspicion of murder. Police recovered the body from bushes near an upper primary school at Saw Mill Chhak under the Brahmanitarang police station limits. The...

Sundargarh: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) lodged in the Sundargarh District Jail died while undergoing treatment at the Sundargarh Government Medical College and Hospital Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Saroj Rout, 27, alias Bana of Barpali village under Hemgir police station limits. Sundargarh Town...

Angul: The decomposed body of a woman who had been missing for nearly 40 days was found hanging from a tree in a forested area under Angul district Friday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Supriya Naik, wife of Suren Naik from Talasahi...

Bargarh: In a bizarre turn of events amid a stir over mismanagement in paddy procurement, about 15 bags of paddy left at the Bargarh Collectorate as part of a farmers’ protest allegedly disappeared overnight, sparking outrage among cultivators. Farmers said the paddy bags, stacked on...

Bhubaneswar: Ensure proper price fixation of construction materials to bring greater transparency to project implementation and help speed up development works, Works, Law, and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Friday. Harichandan was attending a review meeting on the pricing of construction materials and emphasised focusing...