Briefs

Cuttack: A special team of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Monday raided a wholesale godown at Aparnna Nagar in Cuttack district for alleged GST fraud. Sources said the...

Bhubaneswar: A special squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seized over two tons of banned plastic items and polythene bags from a businessman at Aiginia market in the city on...

Jharsuguda: Four members of a family were critically injured after their house caught fire at Hari Omm Vihar in Brajrajnagar of Jharsuguda district early on Monday. The injured family members...

Malkangiri: A 5-kg landmine was recovered by BSF jawans from Gorasetu forest under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district on Sunday. The security forces also recovered Maoist uniforms, walkie-talkies and other...

Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium has bagged the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award at the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards 2020. Organised by CII – Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT), the...

Ahmedabad: Madhavsinh Solanki, veteran Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister of India, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. The four-time chief minister of Gujarat was Congress’s...

Puri: Police are planning to launch 24-hour patrolling by PCR vans across Puri district soon. The districr police said this will enable them to quickly reach a person after he/she...

Keonjhar: A three-year-old boy drowned in a pond at Rengalabeda Munda Sahi under Telkoi police limits in Keonjhar district on Saturday. According to sources, the incident took place when the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday effected changes in the posting of two senior IPS officers. According to a notification of Home department, Bijaya Kumar Sharma, OSD, Home department has been...

Rairangpur: In a shameful act, a man allegedly raped his physically-challenged minor niece in Kuldiha village under Gorumahisani police limits of Mayurbhanj district. As per reports, the minor girl was...