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Manjrekar slams ICC, BCCI for going soft on young players

New Delhi: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the ICC and the BCCI for their handling of recent disciplinary violations by young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying that the two bodies are "training" them to repeat such behaviour by letting them get...

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India reduce SL to 83/2 at lunch after enforcing follow-on

Colombo: Indian bowlers inflicted telling blows on the top-order, reducing Sri Lanka to 83 for two in their second innings at lunch after skipper Shubman Gill imposed follow-on on the fourth day of the second and final Test here on Wednesday. Pasindu Sooriyabandara (35) and...

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Arms, ammunition found at Malkangiri Maoist dump

Malkangiri: The Odisha Police Wednesday unearthed a Maoist dump in Malkangiri district, seizing arms and ammunition, a senior officer said. Based on inputs provided by surrendered Maoists, a search was launched in Mathili police station area bordering Chhattisgarh, resulting in the seizure of the cache,...

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Deprived Schools: Falling concrete, flooded classrooms

By Susant Kumar Sahoo, OP Anandapur: Manoharpur High School in the tribal-dominated Anandapur block in Kendujhar district is in a state of neglect, with students forced to study in unsafe classrooms. Concrete chunks have been falling from the classroom ceilings, while rainwater enters the rooms...

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Odisha: PDS rice ‘diverted to open market’

Pattamundai, August 25: Rice meant for beneficiaries under the public distribution system (PDS) was allegedly found to be diverted and most likely to be sold in the open market in Pattamundai block of Kendrapada district. Local residents Tuesday spotted a Tata Ace vehicle loaded with...

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Floods deal heavy blow to shrimp farming families in Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Successive floods in the state have caused significant damage to shrimp farming, leaving many smallholder farmers in districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleshwar facing losses just weeks before harvest. The swelling of the Budhabalanga River in late July, followed by flooding in the Baitarani and...

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In a 1st, student biometric attendance in 10 Odisha HEIs

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department has launched the pilot implementation of a student biometric attendance system through the Higher Education Information Management System (HIMS) in 10 higher education institutions (HEIs). The move is aimed at ensuring transparent and reliable digital recording, monitoring and verification of...

 

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