Briefs

Cuttack: Around 250 boys and girls participated in an Inter-Slum Athletics Meet at Gora Kabar Field here on Sunday. The meet, conducted non-profit charitable trust UDAAN, saw participants competing in...

Kendrapada: In a tragic incident, two sisters drowned to death while collecting a miniature boat from a water body at Barimula village under Derabsh police limits in Odisha's Kendrapada district...

Nuapada: Forest officials seized two ivory tusks and leopard nails and arrested four persons on Saturday. The accused are Dhaneshwar Meher of Sadar village in Sinapali block, Manoj Meher of...

Dhenkanal: Body of a newborn baby girl was found dumped at Saruali village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Dhenkanal district on Saturday. According to reports, family members of one Madhab...

Washington: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to repeal the three contentious farm laws in India, the United States Congressman Andy Levin has welcomed the move. “Glad to see that...

Bhubaneswar: Section Officer in the Sonepur Sub-Collector office, Ramesh Prasad Nag, has been arrested by the Vigilance for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Nag's disproportionate assets...

Dhenkanal: A 12-year-old boy was swept away by strong currents while sailing a miniature boat at Buddheswari Brahmani ghat near Bhuban in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Friday, on the occasion...

Puri: In a tragic incident, a woman and her minor son died after drowning in a pond at Bedhaband village under Kakatpur block in Puri district on Thursday. The deceased...

Jeypore: The Vigilance officials on Thursday caught Revenue Inspector in Dudhari RI Circle under Semliguda Tehsil for demanding and accepting bribe. The Revenue Inspector, Khirabdi Tanaya Swain, was caught red-handed...

Berhampur: A male elephant calf was found dead on a paddy field in Pannada village under Chikiti block of Ganjam district on Wednesday. On being informed by the villagers, the...