Briefs

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday suspended its secretary of Sambalpur district Shailesh Dani for his anti-party activities. In an office order, Manas Mangaraj, general secretary (media affairs)...

Fatorda: Odisha FC rode Javi Hernandez and Victor Mongil goals to overcome Chennaiyin FC 2-1 in a friendly at Utorda (Goa) on Thursday. Playing their first pre-season friendly against a...

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) signed two MoU with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar for providing skill development training to youth from the peripheral villages of...

Cuttack: A youth went missing after jumping into the Mahanadi off Mundali bridge in Odisha's Cuttack on Thursday. According to sources, the youth kept his helmet, and mobile phone on...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of Puri-Patna Special train to the last week of November. The decision was taken in response to the...

Baripada: A huge python, weighing 14.5 kg, was rescued from paddy fields in Kantapal, Bangiriposhi, under Baripada forest division in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday. The sight of the 11-foot python...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department has issued light to moderate rain  with thundershower warning for seven Odisha districts in till 6 pm. The districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, ...

Bhubaneswar: The Commisionerate Police arrested five members of inter-state gang of chain snatchers and seized valuables from them on Wednesday. Police have recovered 24 gold chains and six mobile phones...

Angul: The STF seized an elephant tusk during a joint raid with Angul Forest officials near Antulia under the Angul forest division and arrested the smuggler while he was about...

Bhawanipatna: The Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Thuamul Rampur in Odisha's Kalahandi district was caught by vigilance sleuths on Monday while allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 1 lakh....