Briefs

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has declined to agree to the request of Andhra Pradesh to grant any consent in the publication of Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal in the official Gazette,...

Bhubaneswar: To strengthen the fight against COVID-19, the MGM Foundation has donated 200 Oxygen cylinders, 150 semi ICU beds and 50 ICU beds to Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL)....

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at Utkal University in the Odisha capital on Tuesday afternoon. According to sources, some locals spotted smoke emanating from a block of the Sanskrit department...

Kalahandi: Three persons, including 2 brothers, were killed after their motorcycle hit a roadside tree near Murlapada under Junagadh police limits in Odisha's Kalahandi district late on Monday. The three...

Nimapara: The executive officer of Nimapara NAC Sasibhusan Mishra has been suspended for irregularities in implementation of “MUKTA” yojana. He has been charged for not ensuring execution of works through...

Bhubaneswar: A salon and a shop were closed by the enforcement squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) at Kalinga Nagar and CRP Square respectively for COVID norms violation on Monday....

Bhubaneswar: Eminent short story writer and philanthropist Sudhir Kumar Bijayendra Narayan passed away after suffering a massive stroke at home here on Monday morning. He was 80. Fondly known as...

Dhenkanal: Unidentified miscreants looted ornaments and cash from three temples in Kamakshyanagar police station area in Dhenkanal district on Sunday night. According to sources, the miscreants looted gold ornaments, brass...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Pramod Kumar Meherda, presently serving as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Governor, has been given additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Women and Child Welfare department. An order to this...

Bhubaneswar: A pregnant woman, allegedly deserted by a man she got married to, attempted self-immolation in front of Simulia police station of Balasore district on Sunday. The woman’s self-immolation bid...