Briefs

Keonjhar: The passengers of a bus escaped from a mishap due to alertness of the driver in the district on Tuesday. According to sources, while the bus was on the...

Baripada: Bhanja Sena, a local outfit, has called 12-hour Mayurbhanj bandh on March 10 in protest against inaction of Forest officials in controlling the forest fire in Similipal National Park....

Rourkela: The Vigilance sleuths of the Rourkela Division on Tuesday raided the Assistant Engineer of Baragoan block office in Odisha's Sundargarh district over disproportionate assets allegation. According to Vigilance sources,...

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday pronounced Ariz Khan and his accomplices guilty of killing inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in the Batla House encounter case of September 2008. The...

Soro: The carcass of a giant shark was spotted at Kantaichera near Soro in Balasore district on Sunday morning. According to sources, locals found the dead shark in Kantaichera nullah,...

Nagpur: The chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat and General Secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi received the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at the National Cancer Institute here...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture cannot be used on COVID-19 vaccination certificates, especially in states where Assembly elections will be held in March-April. Following a complaint by the...

Bhubaneswar: In the ongoing special drive, Odisha Police traced and rescued 44 missing children from the state on Friday. They include 34 girls and 10 boys. The rescued children have...

Puri: A devotee reportedly died inside Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri town on Saturday. According to sources, Manoharlal Raikuar, a native of Cuttack, fell unconscious during bedha parikrama (taking a...

Washington: Two more Indian-Americans have been appointed by US President Joe Biden in key administrative positions, as per the latest list announced by the White House on Friday. Chiraag Bains...