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Bhubaneswar: The Men's Junior Hockey World Cup-2021 will be a stepping stone for the young players from the United States, the USA junior men's team Coach Pat Harris said Thursday. In a country in which hockey is not a professional sport and where the women's...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up three new eco-tourist spots in the state and employ a community-based management (CBM) approach to operate them, as it has been successful in generating income for tribal families, an official release said Thursday. Chief Secretary Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday ordered compulsory retirement of OPHWC’s tainted deputy manager Pratap Kumar Samal, a few days after his arrest over disproportionate assets charge. Samal was arrested by Vigilance November 10 for allegedly possessing assets worth Rs 14.87 crore. Later, the anti-corruption wing took...

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.04 lakh women self-help groups (WSHGs) under Mission Shakti in Odisha have generated an income of Rs 296 crore by undertaking business worth Rs 1,198 crore during 2020-21 fiscal, officials said. This came to the fore when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday reviewed...

Cuttack: The bodies of a woman and her eight-year-old son were found floating in a pond under mysterious circumstances Thursday near Purunasatanga village under Krushnaprasad panchayat in Niali block of Cuttack district. The deceased woman was identified as Rita Mishra and her minor son as...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 229 new Covid-19 cases, of which 29 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,46,317. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,616. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: The Rajarani Temple here was Wednesday illuminated with teal colour in a bid to observe the first year of Cervical Cancer Elimination Movement initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO, November 17, 2020 had launched a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI arrested Wednesday Surendra Nayak belonging to Colony Sahi of Dhenkanal town. His house had been raided Tuesday by CBI officials as part of a nationwide crackdown in an alleged child pornography and sexual abuse case. The raids were conducted at 76 places...

Bhubaneswar: A man from Odisha working in Chennai recently returned a lost iPhone worth over Rs 1 lakh to its owner in a remarkable act of humanity that drew appreciation from all corners. Suryakant Biswal from Madhupur village in Bhadrak district's Chandabali block discovered the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch Wednesday said that the hacking of OCAC CEO Manoj Kumar Patnaik's WhatsApp number was carried out by a Nigerian gang. Crime Branch Additional Director General of Police Sanjeeb Panda told reporters that a similar cyber scam took place in Delhi November...