Briefs

New Delhi: Bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies in various states will be held on October 30, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday. The counting...

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has forecast light to moderate rain in some parts of five districts of Odisha till 1.40 pm on Tuesday. Rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lighting...

Koraput: Police arrested four interstate ganja smugglers and seized 216 kg of the contraband from them at Lamtaput in Koraput district on Monday. The accused were identified as Shloka Srinibas,...

Balasore: Two tourists were reportedly swept away at Talasari beach under Bhograi police limits in Balasore district on Sunday. They belong to West Bengal. According to sources, five friends from...

Bhubaneswar: In view of Cyclone Gulab making landfall at midnight on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for seven districts of Odisha during the next 24...

Bhubaneswar: Bishnu Charan Patnaik will take over as the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI). A native of Bhaliakhai near Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district, Patnaik did his...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has amended GST rules, making Aadhaar authentication mandatory for claiming GST refunds. The new rule has been introduced to...

Umerkote: A police jawan died after electrocution at Raighar Kodbhata police camp Saturday morning while another policeman was injured when he tried to switch off power connection in a bid...

New Delhi: The Change of Guard Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan will resume on October 9, according to a release from the President’s Secretariat on Friday. The traditional ceremony had been...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain/thundershower with lighting in some parts of 15 districts of Odisha till 6 pm on Friday....