Wrestler Vinesh Phogat and other protesting wrestlers have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction for registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

The state government Monday decided to make use of masks mandatory in all healthcare institutions in state in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a total of 15 proposals, Monday, including implementation of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme with an outlay of `6,284 crore as many parts of the rural areas are facing power outages this summer season.

Odisha  State to implement scheme to strengthen power supply network with an outlay of `6,284 crore .

The Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme will be implemented in three years n BSY will be extended up to 2025-26 .

`3,597 crore n Cuttack Ring Road will be upgraded to 6-lane standard.

The state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday approved extension of sponsorship agreement of both men and women Indian national hockey teams (senior and junior) by another 10 years—from 2023 to 2033.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday disbursed interest subvention of `441.76 crore on farm loans benefitting 35 lakh farmers in the state. Patnaik disbursed the amount at a function held in Lok Seva Bhawan here.

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar Monday said that the country has exported ‘Made in India’ Apple and Samsung phones to the tune of about $11 billion this year alone.

On the eve of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the countries affected by the vector-borne disease globally to accelerate the reach of high-impact tools and strategies to prevent, detect and treat malaria, with a focus on reaching the most vulnerable, ensuring that no person is left behind.

If things go well, London will have a majestic temple of Lord Jagannath, with global Indian investor Biswanath Patnaik recently pledging Rs 250 crore for the noble initiative, sources said Monday.

A recent crop survey conducted by civil society organsiations (CSOs) has revealed the significant impact the state government’s Rashtriya Krishi VikasYojana (RKVY) scheme has achieved on second crop farming in the state.

Five persons were critically injured Monday when a wild boar attacked them in Sambalpur district, police said. The injured also included a 16- year-old girl and a nine-year-old girl. The wild boar attacked them inside the Kayakud forest in Jujumura block where they had gone to pluck kendu leaves.

Nearly 23 crore people tune in to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' programme on the last Sunday of every month with 65 per cent listeners preferring to hear the talk in Hindi, according to a survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Rohtak.

Twenty-six regional parties received `189 crore in donations in 2021-22 with 85 per cent of it going to just five of them, including JDU and SP, the ADR said Monday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday attached a house and two kanals of land belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahudeen's two sons in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam and Srinagar districts, officials said.

The Supreme Court Monday closed contempt proceedings against ex-IPL commissioner Lalit Modi after he tendered an unconditional apology for his remarks against the judiciary in social media posts.

Observing that judges have no business granting interviews on pending matters, the Supreme Court Monday sought a report within four days from the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court on whether Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay gave an interview to a news channel about the case related to the school job-for-bribe case in West Bengal.

 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Monday started the first debt buyback programme since billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate was targeted by a US short-seller in January.

Washington Sundar’s all-round effort (3/28; 24 n o) went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad made heavy weather of a below-par chase to go down to Delhi Capitals by seven runs, their third defeat in a row in the IPL, here Monday.