Briefs

Sambalpur: Forest Wing of Odisha Vigilance conducted a raid on a timber depot at Jhankarpali under Jujumura police limits in Sambalpur district on Saturday. During the raid, 100 cft Green-Damkurudu...

Balasore: The driver and helper of a coal-laden truck had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire on National Highway 60 near Haldipada bypass under Basta police limits in...

Karachi: A blast in Karachi’s congested Shershah area killed at least 12 people and injured many more on Saturday. According to reports in local media, a violent explosion took place...

Thimphu: Bhutan conferred its highest civilian award, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo, on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Announcing Modi’s name for the coveted award, Bhutan’s head of state...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons met with a tragic end after two two-wheelers collided head-on at Giringaput square on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. The accident occurred in the evening...

New Delhi: India’s Omicron-positive tally rose to 77 on Thursday as Delhi added four more cases. None of the 10 cases of the new coronavirus variant detected in the national...

Kendrapada: The three-day annual dolphin census in the water bodies of Bhitarkanika and Gahirmatha in Odisha's Kendrapada district began at 6 am on Thursday. Nine teams comprising 29 members equipped...

Angul: A patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Angul on Wednesday. The deceased youth has been identified as Chikun...

Bhubaneswar: Three Gaon Sathis allegedly attempted self-immolation by pouring kerosene on their bodies at Lower PMG in Odisha capital on Wednesday. Police, however, intervened on time and saved the three,...

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus impacted many lives ever since the pandemic struck. Some poor people lost their livelihood and some, lost their lives too. The governments of different states and individuals as...