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Jajpur: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly run over and killed by her grandson in Odisha's Jajpur district over a property dispute, police said Friday. The incident occurred at Khandarapur-Singada village under the Panikoili Police Station limits Thursday, when the 23-year-old man mowed down his grandmother...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Friday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the proposed hike in salaries and allowances of lawmakers in the assembly, a day after ruling BJP MLAs made a similar request to the leader of the House. The Odisha Assembly,...

New Delhi: With less than two months remaining before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee is set to meet at its Mumbai headquarters Saturday to finalise India’s squad for the marquee tournament. During the meeting, the selection committee...

Bijapur: An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Friday, a police official said. The exchange of fire started in the morning in the forested hills of Bhairamgarh-Indravati area when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an anti-Naxalite...

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) sought a report from the Odisha government, and decided to conduct an inquiry into the alleged murder of a 14-year-old tribal student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here. The NCST Thursday took suo motu...

Cuttack: A shocking incident came to the fore from Khuntakata area under the Maniabandha police station in the Cuttack district, where a 14-year-old class 10 student gave birth to a baby boy after being raped. After the incident came to light, the police, along with...

Bangiriposi: The Mayurbhanj district administration has imposed traffic restrictions on National Highway 49 passing through Dwarashuni Ghat for road-widening work. As part of safety measures to conduct stone-blasting operations required for the expansion work, vehicular movement on the stretch will be suspended from 1 pm...

Angul: An elderly woman was bludgeoned to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law and the latter’s mother over a dispute at a rented house near Jamubandh Chhak in Khalari Gadapada Sahi under Sadar police limits in Angul late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The victim was...

Khurda: The Orissa High Court has directed state authorities to take appropriate legal action in a case concerning the supply of medicinal opium to a Khurda resident, under the Odisha Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1989. The case involves Ramachandra Senapati of Pitapalli, on...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to support women-led enterprises and strengthen their economic participation, the state government Thursday disbursed over Rs 90 crore as loan interest waivers to more than 1.55 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) across the state. At a programme held at Mission Shakti...