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One more person was arrested on Saturday in connection with the attack on Tourism Minister Maheshwar Mohanty, taking the total number of persons arrested in the case so far to five

The Supreme Court Monday reserved verdict on the pleas seeking directions that ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh be paid to the families of those who have died of COVID-19

Four members of a family including a child sustained burns after an LPG cylinder exploded in Baligari village of Jajpur district, police said on Saturday

The body of a 25-year-old woman was recovered from Vyas Nagar in Jajpur district, police said on Saturday, suspecting it to be a case of sexual assault and murder

Petrol price was on Friday hiked by 60 paise a litre, the second increase this year, and diesel by 50 paise per litre, the 14th hike since January 2013

Fever 104 FM, the radio arm of HT Media, has roped in Bollywood actor John Abraham as brand ambassador for its 'Voice of Change' campaign

Indian skipper Virat Kohli said the toss proved to be "crucial" and added that his batsmen could have played "smarter cricket" as they went down to Sri Lanka by two wickets in their Asia Cup encounter here on Saturday

Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who was engaged in a long-drawn battle with the government over his age issue, on Saturday joined BJP, saying it is the only "nationalist" party which he wants to see in power

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today dedicated a 460-metre-long flyover to the state at the Nuabazar area over the Cuttack-Paradeep National Highway here. The double-lane flyover built at a cost of nearly Rs 37 crore is aimed at easing traffic flow at the busy junction.

Parlakhemundi: In a major blow to the Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) led by Sabyasachi Panda, three women ultras carrying cash rewards on their heads have been arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized in Gajapti district. The three were arrested during a raid on an OMP camp at Mukhi jungle near Dimbiri […]

Bhubaneswar: Desperate to keep a bulk of the IPL matches in India, the BCCI today decided to wait till the announcement of the dates of general elections before finalising the venues of the Twenty20 mega-event, a part of which will have to be held abroad due to security issues. The BCCI’s working committee met here […]

Jajpur: At least four persons, including three children, were killed and four others injured, when an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling, collided with a truck near Gandhi Chhak on the National Highway no-5(A) in the early hours today, police said. Eight members of two families from Mahanga area had come to Mahavinayak temple yesterday […]

Bhawanipatna: At least 34 students of a tribal ashram school at Karlakot under Jaipatna block of Kalahandi district were affected by suspected food poisoning today. The students complained of nausea and vomiting tendency shortly after eating in the morning, official sources said. The students were admitted to hospital and later discharged. District Chief medical officer, […]

Keen to have a representation in the ICC's Elite panel of Umpires, the BCCI is all set to set up a National Umpires Academy in the country to improve the standard of officials

With the arrest of seven persons, police on Friday claimed to have solved the case related to the murder of a constable on the Bypass road here on February 25