Briefs

Chandigarh: Sporting legend Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in home isolation. The 88-year-old ‘Flying Sikh’, an Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist who missed an Olympic...

Puri: Days after the Kedarnath shrine was reopened on May 17 amidst strict COVID-19 protocol, a young artist from Puri, Biswajit Nayak, has created a miniature model of the temple....

Bhubaneswar: The Director Municipal Administration (DMA), Sangramjit Nayak has been given additional charge of Secretary, Odisha State Housing Board. The IAS officer will remain in the additional charge until further...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have collected fines worth over Rs 20 lakh -- Rs 20,56,100 to be precise -- from 22,360 persons in the capital city for violating COVID-19 guidelines from...

Puri: Tension erupted at Bada Sankha vegetable market in Puri following a clash between police and roadside vendors on Wednesday morning. According to sources, the incident occurred when police were...

Puri: A four-foot-long king cobra was rescued from a car bonnet at a village near Pipili Bagheswarpur village under Pipili block in Puri district on Sunday night. Sources said one...

Bhubaneswar: Anxiety and fear are the two big challenges that people face during these challenging times. These two factors not only crucial to a person's wellbeing but also play a...

Paradip: Coal handling works in Paradip Port came to a halt after a massive fire broke out at the mechanical coal handling plant in the prohibited zone of the port...

Nabarangpur: Angry relatives of a COVID-19 patient, who died during treatment, allegedly ransacked Nabarangpur District Headquarters COVID care hospital. According to reports, one Sheik Rehman died of COVID in the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inquired about the health of Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi, who is now undergoing COVID-19 treatment at AMRI Hospital. The CM on...