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Bhubaneswar: An adulterated milk manufacturing unit was busted in Odisha's Cuttack district, police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a spot behind a roadside eatery in Gurudijhatia near Athagarh on Tuesday night, they said. Chemicals, salt, and powders, which were allegedly...

Dubai: Kuldeep Yadav didn't show any signs of rustiness while running through a clueless UAE batting line-up as India dismissed the home team for a paltry 57 in 13.1 overs in their Asia Cup opener Wednesday. Kuldeep, who had a frustrating time in the UK...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 775 elderly people from six districts of Odisha went on a state-sponsored pilgrimage to Ayodhya and Varanasi Wednesday. Deputy CMs KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida flagged off a special train as part of the 'Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra' at the...

Kendrapara: A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in Odisha's Kendrapara district, following which an investigation was started, police said Wednesday. The statue was located at a state-run primary school in Nilikana village in the Derabish police station area, and the incident happened Tuesday...

Dubai: India opted to bowl against United Arab Emirates in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. The game marks the return of Shubman Gill to T20Is, and he will open alongside his Punjab teammate Abhishek Sharma. As per the team sheet,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to conduct a field-level inquiry into the eligibility of around 2.85 lakh beneficiaries who were excluded from receiving the third instalment of the Subhadra scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said on Wednesday. Parida, who is also in charge...

Baripada: A private tutor was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district for raping his student and sharing her intimate photos on social media. The convict (27), a gold medalist in MSc Zoology, was pursuing a PhD, and along...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall across Odisha over the next two days due to a cyclonic circulation over the southern part of the state and adjoining northern coastal Andhra Pradesh. In a mid-day bulletin, the weather office stated that light...

Phulbani: A 28-year-old man, who was on the run after allegedly raping a girl, has been arrested in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said. The accused, who hails from a village in Daringbadi police station area, was Tuesday apprehended along with his car, where the alleged...

New Delhi/Dhenkanal: Vedanta is in the process of acquiring land for its 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) aluminium smelter in Dhenkanal, Odisha, a top company official said Wednesday. "We are moving towards setting up a new mega aluminium plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha, (with a...