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Bhubaneswar: The speculation over the possible expansion of the council of ministers in Odisha gained momentum after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Nitin Nabin in the national capital Monday and Tuesday, respectively. The speculation over filling...

Dharamsala: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League Tuesday. Left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya came in place of Arshad Khan in the Titans' XI, while RCB replaced the West...

Bhubaneswar: ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki Tuesday dismissed the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) as a social media stunt aimed at gaining followers and said it had no connection with the country's youth. Addressing reporters here ahead of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP's) national...

Cuttack: A court in Odisha’s Cuttack Tuesday acquitted Abdur Rehman, who was arrested over alleged links with terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), citing lack of sufficient evidence. The District and Sessions Judge Court pronounced verdict after the final hearing in the sedition...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Patra Tuesday flagged off an educational tour of 30 students to ISRO's Sriharikota space centre to encourage them in space science, astronomy and astrophysics, officials said. The students were selected through Tata Steel's Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS), a flagship...

Bhubaneswar: A woman was found dead in a rented house in Bhubaneswar’s Pahala area, triggering suspicion over the circumstances surrounding her death. The deceased was reportedly a native of Basudevpur in Bhadrak district. According to reports, she had been working as an HR professional at...

Bhubaneswar: The main accused in the lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was arrested by the Odisha Police's Crime Branch, a statement said Tuesday. Binod Kumar Behera (48) of Satya Nagar in Bhubaneswar was arrested from Indupur in Kendrapara district Monday night based on...

Patna: A 35-year-old man died after collapsing on a roadside while returning home from work in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, with locals suspecting heatstroke as the cause of death. The deceased was identified as Buddhadev Dehuri, son of Ramachandra Dehuri of Khilaripat Nuagaon village under Tendara...

Cuttack: Police recovered decomposed body of a woman from Kathajodi riverbed under Purighat police limits in Cuttack Tuesday. According to a source, the body was found in a semi-nude condition. An investigation is underway to ascertain the identity of deceased and circumstances leading to her...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked all higher educational institutions to strengthen anti-ragging mechanisms and ensure mental health support for students, officials said. In a recent notification issued by the Higher Education Department, the institutions have been directed to reinforce anti-ragging committees, squads, and monitoring...