Briefs

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP from the Janata Dal(United) and industrialist Mahendra Prasad died at a private hospital here after battling prolonged illness, his party informed on Monday. He was...

Jeypore: A woman was allegedly gang-raped while her husband was held hostage at gunpoint at Bramhani village under Jeypore Sadar police limits. The woman had filed an FIR at Mahila...

Paradip: A bus overturned near a petrol pump on the Cuttack-Paradip road on Sunday. The passengers and driver of the bus, named Snehsagar, were reported to be safe. The bus was...

Bhubaneswar: Rashmi Ranjan Kanungo has been appointed as BJP's Odisha Co-ordinator (Social Organisations). According to a BJP release, state president Samir Mohanty handed over the responsibility to Kanungo on Saturday.

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Ranger of a mobile party under Divisional Forest Officer, North Division, Nrutyaraj Majhi was intercepted by the Vigilance for possessing Rs 1,50,000 cash which he could not account...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Civil Services officer Akhil Kumar Mishra has taken over as Additional Director General (ADG) of Regional Outreach Bureau, Bhubaneswar under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Mishra has earlier...

Dhenkanal: A father-son duo sustained severe burn injuries in a fire mishap in which two rooms of a house were gutted at Khairapasi village under Parajang police limits in Odisha's...

New Delhi: The Union government is not taking the rapid spread of Omicron cases in India lightly, especially with Christmas and New Year eve round the corner. Prime Minister Narendra...

Bengaluru: An earthquake with 3.3-magnitude struck here on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said via Twitter. Normal life has not been affected by the quake. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police seized over one quintal of ganja and arrested two persons in this connection in the capital city on Tuesday. On a tip off, personnel of Laxmisagar...