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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep sorrow over the shocking incident in which a tribal man exhumed and carried his sister's skeletal remains to a nearby bank in Keonjhar district after being asked by bank officials to produce a death certificate and...

Pottangi: Three persons from Upper Sembi village under Kotia panchayat in Koraput district, arrested by Odisha Police for allegedly instigating villagers to disrupt an ongoing census exercise, were released from jail Tuesday after securing bail a day earlier, following intervention by an advocate from neighbouring...

Mullanpur: Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of BJP workers took out a torch rally Tuesday in Bhubaneswar, demanding a quota for women in Parliament and state assemblies. The rally led by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and attended by Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and Union Minister Jual Oram,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday hiked the salary of contractual readers and professors at state-run ayurvedic and homoeopathic medical colleges, officials said. According to a statement issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, the monthly salary of readers and professors has been doubled from...

Bolangir: Three minor boys were killed, and three others seriously injured when a pickup vehicle in which they were travelling overturned in Odisha's Bolangir district Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Marlad Square in Titlagarh Tuesday when the vehicle carrying some children was...

Mullanpur: Hosts Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4 against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls. For the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday came up with a new policy with an aim to reuse at least 50 per cent of used water by 2036, when Odisha will complete 100 years of formation. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has notified the Policy...

Keonjhar: A day after a tribal man carried his sister's exhumed skeleton to a rural bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district as a proof of death to withdraw her money, the parent bank clarified they had only sought valid documents, even as the incident triggered a...

Mullanpur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to field against hosts Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match Tuesday. The Royals made a couple of changes with Dasun Shanaka and Yash Punja replacing Shimron Hetmyer and Ravi Bishnoi. Table toppers...