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Jagatsinghpur: The family members of Adarsh Behera, who has been taken hostage by a group involved in Sudan's ongoing civil war, have appealed to the government to ensure his early release. Behera (36), who hails from Kotakana village under Tirtol police limits of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over his allegations of betrayal by the BJP-led state government, saying the people of Nuapada and women associated with Mission Shakti would give a befitting...

Bhubaneswar: In a special initiative to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, students across Odisha will come together to sing the song November 7. The Department of Odia Language and Literature has written to the Department of School and Mass Education...

Dubai: India opener Smriti Mandhana, all-rounder Deepti Sharma and batter Jemimah Rodrigues are the three Indians named in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament. The trio is joined by three players from the tournament runners-up, South Africa: Captain Laura Wolvaardt,...

Karachi: "Domestic political issues" might prevent Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi from attending the ICC's Executive Board meeting in Dubai where the BCCI is set to raise the issue of the Asia Cup trophy not being presented to India. The four-day meeting began Tuesday,...

Puri/Berhampur: East Coast Railway (ECoR) will operate passenger special trains between Berhampur and Puri for three days starting Tuesday to manage the heavy rush of devotees travelling to Puri for the auspicious ‘Kartika Purnima’ festival and the 'Boita Bandana' rituals. According to ECoR sources, these...

Berhampur: Days after police arrested 14 persons in the sensational murder case of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda, a special police team nabbed two more accused, sharpshooter Kurupati Bhuyan and Uma Bisoi Monday. Bhuyan, a resident of Banthapalli village under Digapahandi police limits,...

Bhanjanagar: Two days after a tusker was found dead at Baniapalli forest under Mujagarh forest range of North Ghumusar forest division near here in Ganjam district, Forest department officials Monday revealed that the wild elephant was shot dead by a farmer. According to the investigation...

Sambalpur: A brutal murder took place Monday night at Gandhi Nagar Para under the Hirakud police limits in Sambalpur district. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Kalu Bahadur of Gandhi Nagar Para, was reportedly attacked by miscreants near the WESCO office while riding his motorcycle around...

Nuapada: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital, demanding compensation for the family of Lagutam Sahu, a 47-year-old security guard, who reportedly died by suicide after not receiving his salary for nine months. According to...