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Bramhapur: BJP's youth wing president in Odisha's Ganjam district, B Somanath Patra, has been arrested for allegedly obstructing police personnel from performing their duty and verbally abusing them during a child labour rescue operation, police said Sunday. According to officials, a police team from Integrated...

Bhubaneswar: The locomotive of a train briefly uncoupled from the passenger coaches after it left Balangir station in Odisha Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred shortly after the 12894 Purunakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity SF Express departed from the station around 3 pm, they said. The locomotive moved...

Thuamul Rampur(Kalahandi): Heavy rain in Odisha’s Kalahandi district has disrupted normal life in Thuamul Rampur block, with the area recording 345 mm of rainfall as the Indravati River swelled and floodwaters disrupted road connectivity, sources said Sunday. The incessant rain, which began Friday night, triggered...

Colombo: Devdutt Padikkal conjured an extraordinary 117, powering India above Rishabh Pant's hand injury and untimely fall of wickets around him to a reasonable 300 for five on the opening day of second and final Test against spirited Sri Lanka in Colombo Sunday. Dhruv Jurel...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Odisha under the influence of a low-pressure area in northwestern Bay of Bengal, with the IMD issuing a 'red warning' for five districts Sunday. Under the impact of the system, heavy rainfall is expected in several districts of...

Colombo: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was forced to retire hurt after copping a painful blow to his left wrist off a sharp bouncer from Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara on day one of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground Sunday....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress has demanded a special session of the Assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that the proposed legislation would curtail the state's powers and cause a huge revenue loss. A delegation of Congress MLAs led...

Riamal: A female elephant was found dead in a protected forest near Jharabereni village under the Kundheigola section of Riamal forest range in Debagada district, forest officials said. The carcass was discovered in the forest under the jurisdiction of Chadheimara gram panchayat. The Kundheigola section...

By BIRA KISHORE DASH, OP Patana: Seventy-seven-year-old Gopinath Narayan High School in this block headquarters town of Kendujhar district is in a dilapidated condition, with students forced to attend classes under leaking roofs. The school, established in 1949 through the efforts of residents and named...

Jharsuguda: Police arrested four people, including a cash executive of Radiant Cash Management Services Ltd., for allegedly staging a fake robbery to misappropriate money collected from customers in Jharsuguda district, officials said Saturday. Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said during a press conference...