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Bhubaneswar: Odisha women retained their beach soccer title in the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026 on Friday. The defending champions got the better of Gujarat at Ghoghla beach in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha girls stormed into the final of the 2nd Khelo India Beach Soccer tournament in Diu on Thursday. Defending champions Odisha rolled over debutants Himachal Pradesh 7-0 in the semifinals,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha girls claimed silver at the 44th Junior National Kho Kho Championship in Bengaluru. Odisha, up against defending champions Maharashtra in the girls’ final, put up a gallant fight...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Wushu team performed admirably at the 9th Federation Cup Wushu Championship in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. Odisha finished with 31 medals in the championship which ended on Tuesday. Odisha’s rich...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha girls lifted the East Zone Sub-Junior ASMITA Hockey Championship on Friday. In a closely-contested final at Guwahati’s Tayabulla Hockey Stadium, Odisha notched up a thrilling 4-3 victory over Mizoram....

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday lambasted the Mohan Majhi government for continued neglect in undertaking essential expenditure for welfare and development of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended a panchayat leader for indulging in anti-party activities. The action was taken against Manoranjan Ghadei, chairman of Bonth Panchayat Samiti in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday effected a reshuffle in the OAS cadre, transferring six senior officers. According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department, Dr Usharani Sahoo...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha shuttler Tanvi Patra added to her laurels in her budding career by claiming bronze medal at the Mangalore India International Challenge 2025. The 14-year-old Tanvi stunned top seed and...

Ranchi: Odisha athletes bagged a bronze medal each at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Sunday. The 25-year-old Sarun, from Kalahandi, finished third in Men’s Long...