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Tata Steel Kapilash Half Marathon 2026 Turns Spotlight on Wildlife with Over 5,500 Runners

Dhenkanal, January 10, 2026: After huge success of two consecutive editions of the Tata Steel Kapilash Half Marathon, Tata Steel – in association with the District Administration Dhenkanal and the Odisha Athletic Association – organised the third edition of the marque event at Kapilash, Dhenkanal on Saturday. With the theme “Run to Protect Wildlife”, the…

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East Zone Inter University Cricket Tournament (Men) of AIU 2025-26

Cuttack, (Correspondence): The East Zone Inter University Cricket Tournament (Men) of AIU 2025-26 was inaugurated today i.e. 10.01.2026 at Ravenshaw University ground. Mr. Sourajit Mohapatra, Chairman Selection Committee, Odisha Senior Cricket Team (OCA) was the Chief Guest and inaugurated the tournament. In his address he praised Ravenshaw University for organising such a mega event and…

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Bengaluru: Techie who shot wife dead over affair had hired hitman for job; talks fell over money

Bengaluru, 1/10: A 40-year-old techie, who allegedly shot his wife dead last month for having an affair, had originally planned to get her eliminated by a contract killer. He dropped the idea after the prospective assassin demanded more money. Police have now arrested the suspected hitman — 35-year-old Moulesh from Salem, Tamil Nadu — for…

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Shocking: Small Aircraft Crashes Near Rourkela, Six Injured

Rourkela, 10/1: In a major development,a small chartered aircraft operated by IndiaOne Air (Caravan 208, Regn. VT-KSS) made a forced landing near Jalda A Block under Raghunathpali police limits in Rourkela on Saturday, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.   The flight had departed from Bhubaneswar at 12:27 hours and was scheduled to land in Rourkela…

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Coal scam money trail leads to Amit Shah through BJP leaders’: Mamata takes fight to streets as I-PAC row heats up

Kolkatta, 9/1: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had benefitted from the same coal scam that the Enforcement Directorate had sought to link with the I-PACthe political consultancy firm hired by her Trinamool Congress.    

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