Briefs

Sonepur: The Special Task Force (STF) team of the Crime Branch seized a leopard skin and arrested a person during a raid in Boudh district on Thursday. Acting on a...

Bhubaneswar: The nor ‘wester (Kalbaishakhi) is likely to trigger rainfall and thunderstorm with strong gusty winds in several parts of Odisha for the next four to five days. The India...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI on Wednesday arrested an Assistant Revenue Inspector (RI) and a manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Talcher, while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000...

Rourkela: Amid the COVID second wave and surge in new cases, the Rourkela Municipal Corporation has made arrangements for paid quarantine for those arriving in the city. Hotel Mayfair and...

Rayagada: A BSF jawan of 68  Battalion near Kashipur in Rayagada district allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his service rifle on Wednesday. According to sources, the deceased is...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the resurgence of COVID-19, Kala Bhoomi, Tribal Museum, and Pathani Samanta Planetarium in the Odisha capital have been closed. Notably, the planetarium at Acharya Vihar was...

Bhubaneswar: To assist the Odisha government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, all state-cadre IAS and IFS officers have decided to donate one-day salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund...

Berhampur: The Ganjam administration has welcomed the decision of various trader associations to keep the shops in urban areas of the district closed from 2 pm to 5 pm for...

Puri: The Puri administration has clamped Section 144 of CrPC at Kakatpur Mangala Temple to prevent public gatherings in view of Jhamu Jatra of the presiding goddess on Tuesday. Notably,...

Two Pakistani diplomats were caught shoplifting at a Seoul store. According to police, the two diplomats -- employed in Pakistan Embassy in South Korea -- stole inexpensive items worth $10...