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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal Saturday announced senior party leader Dr Santrupt Misra and renowned doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, prompting the Congress to declare that it will support the physician. The move raised the stakes for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said over 3.36 lakh girls of the age group of 14 years to 15 years in the state will benefit under the vaccination campaign to prevent human papillomavirus virus infection (HPV). Majhi said this while inaugurating the...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased Santosh Malik was poisoned to death. "Police arrested...

Pallekele: Sahibzada Farhan struck a stunning century while his opening partner Fakhar Zaman made 84 to take Pakistan to a formidable 212 for 8 against Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup Saturday. Invited to bat, Farhan and Zaman...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Saturday expelled senior leader Pravat Ranjan Biswal on the charge of indiscipline and anti-party activities. The action came hours after Biswal, a former MLA, raised his voice against party president Naveen Patnaik's decision to nominate Santrupt...

Koraput: Odisha Police Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the illegal hashish oil trade racket operating from an island in Koraput district, from where narcotic drugs worth Rs 225 crore were seized two days ago, an officer said Saturday. The police...

Bhubaneswar: Social media users have raised concerns over the absence of Odia script for major towns in Odisha on Google Maps, noting that cities in several other states display names in both English and the respective regional language. The user in his post on the...

Hubbali: Jammu & Kashmir scripted one of the most remarkable chapters in Indian domestic cricket history, clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title after securing a decisive first-innings lead and forcing a draw against eight-time champions Karnataka in the final at the Hubli Cricket Ground Saturday....

Kendrapara: The wife of a 53-year-old farmer from Kendrapara district has alleged that her husband died due to “repeated harassment and negligence at a mandi and rice mill”, and demanded a high-level judicial inquiry and Rs 20 lakh compensation. Bharati Nayak, wife of Trilochan Nayak...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday announced senior party leader Santrupt Misra and Dr Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Misra had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack and presently works as the political secretary to Patnaik,...