The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that a deep depression over the southeast and southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ early Monday. As of 2:30 am, the storm was centred about 600 km east-southeast of Chennai, 680 km south-southeast of Kakinada and 850 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), moving west-northwest at a…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Police on Monday busted an inter-state job racket posing as a skill development agency and arrested three persons involved in the scam. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Basistha police station under the East Guwahati Police District raided a house in the Bhetapara area, officials said. During the raid, police seized…
Cuttack: Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh notched impressive victories on Day 3 of the OCA U-16 Inter-District Cricket Tournament 2025 (Second Phase), while Cuttack-B, Dhenkanal and Kendrapara also registered crucial wins in their respective matches. At Railway Ground, Jatni, Nabarangpur cruised past Nayagarh by 8 wickets after bowling them out for 108. Ashutosh Gantayat starred…
Bhubaneswar/Raipur/Cuttack: Vidarbha, Rajasthan and Saurashtra registered victories in their respective encounters, while the Baroda-Chandigarh clash ended with no result in the Women’s Under-19 T20 Trophy 2025-26 matches. At Ravenshaw University Ground, Cuttack, Vidarbha chased down Haryana’s 97/8 in 17.4 overs to win by 7 wickets. Arya Abhay Pongde (34) and Grishma Tatte (26) led the…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha bowlers produced a disciplined performance to put the team in command against Assam on the opening day of their Col CK Nayudu Trophy (U23 Men) match at KIIT Cricket Stadium here on Monday. Opting to bat first, Assam ended Day 1 at 200 for 9 in 71.2 overs, with Rajveer Singh holding the…
Kanpur: Half-centuries from skipper Karan Sharma and Aaradhya Yadav helped Uttar Pradesh take control against Odisha on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match, finishing at 262 for 3, with a lead of 19 runs at stumps at Green Park here on Sunday. Resuming from 17 for no loss, openers Abhishek Goswami and Madhav…
Morena (Madhya Pradesh): In a freak incident, an 18-year-old girl died of a snakebite in Morena district on Sunday, moments after the snake had been cut into pieces by a fodder-cutting machine, police said. The incident took place in Naudanda village under the Bamsauli panchayat area of Sabalgarh, around 65 km from the district headquarters,…
New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested three people, including the live-in partner of a 32-year-old UPSC aspirant, for his murder in the Gandhi Vihar area. The charred body of the victim, identified as Ramkesh Meena, was found inside his apartment earlier this month. According to police sources, the arrested accused include a 21-year-old BSc Forensic…
Rajkot: Tamil Nadu cruised into the quarterfinals of the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2025–26 with a dominant 134-run win over Odisha in the Elite Pre-Quarterfinal match held at Sanosara Cricket Ground ‘B’, here, on Saturday. After being put in to bat, Tamil Nadu put up a commanding total of 366 for 5 in 50 overs,…
Cuttack: The second phase of the OCA U-16 Inter-District Cricket Tournament 2025 witnessed exciting matches across venues, with Sonepur, Sundargarh and Kalahandi among the notable winners on Day 2. At Bidanasi Ground, Sambalpur-A defeated Nayagarh by 82 runs. Batting first, Sambalpur-A made 183 in 32.3 overs, with Samridh S Bedi scoring 55 and Abinash K…
