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Baleshwar: Forest officials rescued five orangutans from the Rankotha protected forest area in Odisha's Baleshwar district after the animals were spotted during a routine patrol Tuesday. A team from the Udaypur forest division reportedly came across the animals near Badapahi in the morning. After informing...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the Crime Branch-CID to take over the investigation into the death of Odisha Motor Vehicle Department constable Ashutosh Mrudangia, observing that the alleged involvement of his wife and brother-in-law could not be ruled out in view of his...

New Delhi: Hanuman Ansh, based on the life and teachings of spiritual leader Neem Karoli Baba, has earned over Rs 150 crore at the box office. The film is directed by Vishal Chaturvedi and follows a grieving young Lakshminarayan, who embarks on a spiritual journey...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for a three-day visit to the UAE Tuesday to hold roadshows in the West Asian country to attract investors to the state, officials said. Before leaving Bhubaneswar, Majhi said the state government's vision is to make Odisha...

Cairo: Houthi attacks ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia's southern region Tuesday and wounded more than 70 people, Saudi authorities said. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said the attacks hit "civilian and...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a ruckus Tuesday as the DMK demanded that Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's statement relying on ED documents be expunged from records and raised slogans and the main opposition MLAs were evicted from the House. As soon as the House...

Moqi (China): Captain Anmol Ekka struck twice as the Indian junior men's hockey team ripped through South Korea's defences in a late surge for a 7-3 triumph that left it within touching distance of a semifinal berth in the Asia Cup Tuesday. The contest remained...

By Pramod Kumar Bohidar, OP Sambalpur: The 112-year-old Khandual Government Upgraded High School under the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) has seen a sharp drop in enrolment owing to poor infrastructure and a shortage of teachers gripping the institution. Established as a primary school in 1914,...

By Rabinarayan Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: A total of 4,203 educational institutions in the state are operating on forest-classified land, creating difficulties in accessing government assistance and other facilities, according to Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department sources Monday. The issue was highlighted during a high-level...

Digapahandi: A 70-year-old woman who went missing from Bhubaneswar five years ago has finally returned home after her grandson recognised her during a live television broadcast from an old-age home in the city. Indu Bisoyi, a native of Naliha village under Kukudakhandi block, was reunited...