Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Driver of a car had a narrow escape after the four-wheeler he was driving caught fire near Kurlu Ghat in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district on Tuesday. The driver, Prasanna Pradhan...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Tuesday seized 1.14 kg brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore from Shankar Nagar area in Bhadrak district. On a...

Bargarh: Vigilance sleuths on Monday conducted raids against Keseipali gram panchayat PEO, Umesh Kumar Seth, in Bargarh district on the allegation of disproportionate assets against him. Officials from the Sambalpur...

Kendrapada: As many as 1,462 tourists visited Bhitarkanika National Park on Sunday, the first day after it reopened following a crocodile census. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and hundreds of...

Koraput: After fake sauce, ghee, masala, edible oil, soya chunks, paneer, tea, Gutkha and tobacco manufacturing units in different places of Odisha, a spurious liquor manufacturing unit was busted in...

Khurda: Vehicular movement stopped for more than an hour on National Highway-16 on the outskirts of Khurda town on Saturday morning after two elephants suddenly appeared from a nearby forest....

Kendrapada: Unidentified miscreants looted gold and silver ornaments from Maa Daria Ramachandi Pitha near Mahakalapada in Kendrapada district late on Friday. According to sources, two gold mangalasutras (necklaces), three gold...

Paradip: A youth was arrested for allegedly preparing fake Covid negative certificates on the outskirts of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a shop...

Cuttack: A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by her father-in-law at Itamundali village under Mahanga police limits in Odisha's Cuttack district. According to reports, , a resident of Itamundali village,...

Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association has nominated six of its players for the IPL auction for the 2021 season. The six nominated cricketers are Subhransu Senapati, Rajesh Dhuapar, Rajesh Mohanty,...