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Cairo: The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. It was...

Kathmandu: A debris-laden flash flood in a river has swept away more than 35 houses and bridges in Nepal's Gorkha district Sunday, authorities said, urging people living along the stream to move to higher ground. The flood in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away houses...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that the United States could end its military involvement in Iran immediately but would not do so without guarantees that Tehran would never acquire nuclear weapons, even as he suggested the seven-month conflict could soon come to an end....

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have registered over 20 FIRs in connection with attempts to forcibly stage protests in the national capital, officials said on Sunday. The FIRs were filed for offences including taking the law into one's own hands, obstructing official duties, and assaulting...

By SUDHA BEHURA, OP Naugaon: The government has introduced various schemes to encourage children to attend school and improve the quality of education. The ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ was expanded into ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’ to broaden its scope. The initiatives aim to attract children by providing...

Bangiriposi: As many as 500 students of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) at Shyamsundarpur in Bangiriposi block of Mayurbhanj district walked for 6 km and blocked National Highway 49 at Kolkata Chowk Saturday, demanding the immediate transfer of the school principal. Alleging that the principal...

Baleshwar: A 58-year old teacher was arrested and remanded in judicial custody for allegedly sexually abusing a Class V girl at a primary school in Chandipur police limits in Baleshwar district. The accused teacher, Himanshu Sekhar Chowdhury, a resident of Badakhua village under Baleshwar Town...

Sohela: Police registered a murder case and exhumed the decomposed body of a labourer from a burial site at Pandakipali village in Baragada district, a month after his death. Three accused identified as Rajani Sahu, Dinesh Sahu and Bulu Sahu were arrested in this connection...

Rajnagar: Tension gripped UK Mahavir College at Madanpur in Pattamundai block of Kendrapada district over the student union elections after Biju Chhatra Jana ta Dal (BCJD)-backed president candidate Dipankar Rout was allegedly forced to withdraw his nomination and assaulted by non-students in the presence of...

Langaleswar: A rare Asian palm civet was rescued from Langaleswar village under Baliapal block in Baleshwar district Saturday morning. The animal was spotted near a pond in front of Durga Prasanna Higher Secondary School here, triggering curiosity among local residents. Frightened by the crowd, it...