Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Founder and president of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) deemed to be university Dr Manojranjan Nayak inaugurated a modernised ATM kiosk of Punjab and National Bank (PNB) here on Thursday....

Baripada: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch with the help of Betanati forest officials have seized two leopard skins and arrested two persons near SCB Junior College,...

Mumbai: The third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, driven by the Omicron variant, seems to be upon us. Like during the wave, a number of celebrities are getting infected by the...

Beijing: An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt just after 3 pm (local time), lay in...

Paris: Football superstar Lionel Messi and three of his teammates at Paris St Germain (PSG) have tested positive for COVID-19, the French club confirmed on Sunday. Arguably the world’s best...

Bhubaneswar: Sushanta Kumar Ray Mohapatra assumed charge as member, Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Wednesday. Mohapatra joined the Indian Engineering Service in 1987 and has been with Central Electricity...

New Delhi: A foreign national was arrested at India Gandhi International airport on Wednesday after being found to be in possession of a huge amount of cocaine. Customs officials at...

Bhadrak: Apprehending a large congregation of devotees and violation of social distancing guidelines during New Year, the district administration has decided to clamp Section-144 at Baba Akhandalamani temple in Odisha's...

Kargil: A medium-intensity earthquake hit Kargil district in Ladakh on Monday evening. “An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred today around 07:01 pm at 146 km NNW of Kargil, Ladakh,” informed...

Mumbai: Veteran actor and comedian Mushtaq Merchant breathed his last at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai on Monday. He was 67. The actor had been suffering from diabetes for...