Briefs

Berhampur: A 'Gupchup' vendor sustained injuries as another vendor shot at him over old rivalry in Ganjam district on Saturday evening. According to sources, Dhyanendra Singh of Madhya Pradesh, who...

Poonch: A soldier committed suicide in the early hours of Sunday at a post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. The havaldar from Indian Army’s 39 Rashtriya...

Balasore: Sahadevkhunta Police on Sunday seized 100 gram of brown sugar worth Rs 10 lakh during a raid on a house at Arada Bazar in Balasore town and arrested a...

Bhubaneswar: JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), held a sensitisation programme on sanitation at various Anganawadi centres in Angul District on the occasion of...

Singapore: An activist in Singapore will be charged by police for staging a one-man protest without a permit during which he held up a sign with a ‘smiley’ face outside...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to attract tourists, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) will open two cafeterias at Bhitarkniaka and Chandrabhaga sea beaches by the end of December. OTDC Chairperson Shreemayee Mishra...

Balipatna: A Special Squad of the Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a youth, who had allegedly snatched Rs 5 lakh from a woman at Pahala, on outskirts of Bhubaneswar, on...

Sonepur:  A farmer of Salepalli village under Dunguripali block in Odisha's Sonepur district has been served notice for over Rs 10 crore tax fraud. Refuting the alleged fraud, the farmer...

Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police on Friday detained a youth, carrying Rs 30 lakh in a sack, near Tapoban petrol pump in the Odisha capital. According to police sources, the detainee, identified...

Ahmedabad: To curb the spurt in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of this month, authorities have imposed a 57-hour-long weekend curfew in the city. The curfew will start from Friday...