Briefs

Two big earthquakes hit Haiti and Alaska on Saturday. A tremor of magnitude 7.2 on Richter scale shook Haiti at 5.59 pm IST, with the epicentre being 118 km west...

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Saturday issued thunderstorm warning for 22 districts in Odisha. In a nowcast warning, the weather office said there will be light to moderate thunderstorm ...

Kalahandi: After almost a gap of over three months, Manikeswari temple in Odisha’s Kalahandi district reopened for devotees on Saturday. According to sources, a decision to reopen the shrine was...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Librarian of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) DB Ramesh has been chosen for the Excellence in Academic Library Award for 2021. The award has been jointly instituted this year...

Bhubaneswar: A driver of a mini truck and a labourer were seriously injured in a road accident in Bhubaneswar on Saturday morning. The incident took place around 10 am when...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Saturday informed about the decision to run a Special Train between Rourkela and Puri from August 24. The train will leave Rourkela at 8.05...

Bhubaneswar: Saheed Nagar Police here have arrested the driver of former IFS officer Abasara Beuria in connection with a theft at his house. The accused has been identified as Suman...

Sambalpur: A woman was found dead inside a train compartment at Sambalpur railway station on Friday morning. Government Railway Police (GRP) said cleaning staff had discovered the body inside Rayagada-Sambalpur...

Nabarangpur: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday apprehended Sumit Kumar, Divisional Accountant of  Superintending Engineer (RWS and S Division), in Odisha's Nabarangpur while allegedly accepting a bribe. According to Vigilance sources, Sumit...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning in some parts of 18 districts of Odisha till 8.30 pm...