Briefs

Balasore: An injured dolphin rescued by from a river mouth in Balasore district succumbed on Friday evening. According to reports, some locals in Baliapal found the dolphin struggling near the...

Sambalpur: Eminent Sambalpuri playwright Dr Panchanan Mishra has succumbed to COVID-19 at Burla in Sambalpur district. He was 71. The Kosali dramatist had been undergoing treatment at a COVID Hospital...

Baripada: Police arrested an alleged wildlife smuggler and rescued a pangolin from him in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. The accused has been identified as Sindhu Baske, a resident of Gahirapala...

Berhampur: Another journalist from Odisha succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday. The deceased, Pradeep Sahu (43), was working as the district correspondent for the vernacular daily ‘Sambad’ in Berhampur. According to...

Cuttack: Commissionerate Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing grocery items and cash from a house in the city’s CDA Phase-II area. The accused was identified as Sadasib Samal,...

New Delhi: A COVID Management Cell under an officer of Director General rank has been established which reports to the Vice Chief of Army Staff. The idea is to ensure...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expressed concern about the hospitalisation of Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Pradipta Kumar Naik for COVID-19 and wished him a speedy recovery....

New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Chaudhary Ajit Singh succumbed to COVID-19 on Thursday morning. This news of his death was confirmed by his son...

Bhubaneswar: Renowned sculptor and MP Raghunath Mohapatra is believed to be serious and is undergoing treatment for COVID at a hospital in the city. Two of his sons are also...

Jagatsinghpur: A policeman of Marine police station at Jatadhari in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district was suspended on Monday for thrashing a minor boy. The child's fault was he was not wearing...