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Kendrapara: Tracing two stolen mobile phones led police to crack a dacoity case in Odisha's Kendrapara district, resulting in the arrest of seven members of a gang, officials said Monday. Police also recovered gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 10 lakh from their possession,...

Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday visited the residence of eminent sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik here to congratulate him on winning the prestigious Grand Sand Master Cup 2026 held in Russia. Majhi praised Patnaik for bringing international acclaim to...

Puri: Braving hot and humid weather, lakhs of devotees Monday witnessed the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, followed by the unique ‘Gaja Besha’ (elephant attire), at the 12th-century shrine in Puri. The ‘Snana Yatra’, one of the most significant rituals in...

Bhubaneswar: Days after allegations of custodial torture surfaced at Chandaka, Kabisuryanagar and Talachua Marine police stations, another case has emerged from Khordha district, where a family has accused Banpur police of torturing a man to death. The deceased was identified as Tofan Nayak of Bhimpur...

Malkangiri: Odisha Police arrested a couple from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu in connection with an alleged robbery case in the eastern state's Malkangiri district, officials said Monday. According to Malkangiri SP Vinodh Patil H, a jewellery shop in the district headquarters town was robbed five...

Nottingham: New Zealand won a test series in England for the fourth time by wrapping up a 160-run victory in the third test at Trent Bridge Monday, bringing an end to the international career of home captain Ben Stokes. Resuming on 103-4 and chasing an...

Jajpur: A court Monday sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, a university student, five years ago. The Jajpur Additional District and Sessions Judge, Biswseswar Biswa Prakash Ray, awarded life imprisonment to Rakesh Kumar Swain and imposed a fine of Rs...

Bhubaneswar: A 54-year-old man was apprehended Monday in connection with the lynching of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable in Odisha, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 20, police said. GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a pole...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Monday said that revised version textbooks will be distributed to every government-run school to enable teachers to teach corrected content to the students. Speaking to media persons, Gond said, "Whatever errors were found in the textbooks...

New Delhi: The Indian women's cricket team has become one of the first sides to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, while the men's team will have to finish as Asia's highest-ranked side in the ICC Men's T20I rankings by the end of...