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Bhubaneswar: India will need to beat Wales by a big margin to directly qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup but chief coach Graham Reid Wednesday the hosts will not be preoccupied by that thought from the start and will play...

New Delhi: The CBI has recovered an additional Rs 36 lakh and 457 grams of gold coins from the locker of retired Railway officer Pramod Kumar Jena in an ongoing search operation in Odisha, officials said Wednesday. The agency had carried out searches at the...

Bhubaneswar: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) might be considering rule changes in penalty corner drag-flicks in view of safety issues, but India's first rusher Amit Rohidas is not concerned about the risk involved, saying he has no fear of being hit by the ball. FIH...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of people Wednesday were seen waiting along the National Highway connecting Kolkata with Bhubaneswar to have a glimpse of the dismantled Dakota aircraft used by legendary leader Biju Patnaik. Three vehicles carrying the dismantled parts of the plane crossed the Laxmannath toll plaza...

New Delhi: Celebrated Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has tested positive for prohibited anabolic steroids during an out-of-competition testing and has been provisionally suspended. The urine sample of the 26-year-old, who finished second in both the 100m and 200m events at the 2018 Asian Games and...

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested five persons in the Odisha capital on the charge of black marketing tickets for Men's Hockey World Cup matches being held here, an officer said Wednesday. The special team of the police arrested five persons after it was informed that a group...

Bhubaneswar: Two minor girls were reportedly abducted and raped at Patia railway station here Monday night, an official said, Tuesday. The incident came to the fore after the victims, aged 12 and 14, narrated their ordeal before their parents, who informed the Childline authorities Tuesday....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has made online medical certificates mandatory for renewal of driving licence issued by the state transport authority (STA) from January 26. As per the provision of Central Motor Vehicles Rule (CMVR) 1989, a medical certificate (in Form 1A) is mandatory for...

Berhampur: Factional feud has gripped the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) with party workers here voicing their opposition in open against three women legislators of the party. The bitter infighting has sparked concern among the party leaders as they apprehend that it may harm their...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has floated a global tender to disinvest 49 per cent stake in the state-owned Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC). The move came just two years after the state government bought back its 49 per cent share in OPGC from US-based company,...