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Guwahati: Shubman Gill struck an unbeaten 223, the fastest ever ODI double ton, while Rohit Sharma scored a 75-ball 101, as India crushed the West Indies by eight wickets in the second match to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series here...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court stayed till the next hearing the operation of a state government notification providing for the appointment of retired persons as guest teachers and lecturers in educational institutions. A division bench of Justice RK Patnaik passed the interim order while hearing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) conducted a state-level training programme for officials to prepare for door-to-door surveys ahead of the 2027 panchayat and urban local body (ULB) elections, with a focus on ensuring accurate and updated electoral rolls. The programme, chaired by State...

Bhubaneswar: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, Sumeet Singhal, Wednesday inspected the newly constructed 13.35-km Purunakatak-Charichhak section of the Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line Project in Boudh district, marking a key step towards its commissioning. The inspection focused on the safety parameters and infrastructure...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday reviewed the ongoing development and comprehensive beautification works at the renowned Shikharchandi temple in Bhubaneswar. Ahead of the upcoming Navratri and the winter tourism season, she directed officials to expedite the project so that devotees and tourists can...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has failed to achieve the target of providing Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to all rural households by 2024, leaving 31% of households uncovered, according to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Monsoon Session of the Assembly....

Kendrapada: A 35-year-old dance teacher of a government school in Odisha was arrested Wednesday for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old Dalit student and threatening her with dire consequences if she informed anyone about it, police said. According to a complaint lodged by the victim's parents, the...

Kendrapada: A 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife and attempting to pass off the crime as a suicide in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The accused, identified as Dharmendra Rout of Garjanapur village under Rajnagar police station limits, was arrested for...

Guwahati: Centuries from John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo powered the West Indies to their first 400-plus total in the 50-over format, a mammoth 405 for seven against India in the second ODI here Wednesday. After being sent into bat, Campbell set the tone...

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha factories officer was arrested Wednesday, a day after vigilance department sleuths unearthed multiple properties and land parcels owned by him that are disproportionate to his known source of income. Umakant Samantaray, an assistant director of factories and boilers in Sambalpur, has been...