Briefs

New Delhi: A mild earthquake was felt in parts of Delhi and its neighbouring areas on Tuesday afternoon. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, were felt around 4:35 pm,...

Sundargarh: Vehicular movement on the key Brahmani bridge in Rourkela came to a halt after a slab of the bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning. According to sources, the slab caved in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday appointed senior IAS officer and Director, Tourism, MD, OTDC & Additional Secretary, Tourism, Nirmal Chandra Mishra, as chairman of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission...

Bhubaneswar: Former honorary secretary of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Asirbad Behera was admitted to the Capital Hospital here after he fell ill. Authorities of the Jharpada Jail admitted Behera...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha boy Kabir Hans won the U-18 singles title at the ARA-AITA National Series Tennis Tournament at Ahmedabad Racket Academy in Ahmedabad on Sunday. He beat Mohit Bondere of...

Rayagada: Police busted a sex racket at a rented house near FCI Square here on Monday. Police also detained three persons and rescued two girls who were engaged in flesh...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik appointed Rohit Pujari as the government deputy chief whip in place of Pranab Balabantray on Monday. Pujari had won from Redhakhol in...

Chilika: A giant whirlwind over Chilika lake triggered panic among residents on Sunday afternoon. According to witnesses, the lake water accompanied by strong wind moved up in a swirling motion up...

Rourkela: Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar organised a walkathon to raise awareness on healthy heart in Rourkela on Sunday. . The walkathon was inaugurated by Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Law, Housing and...

Bhubaneswar: The decomposed body of a youth was recovered from Kuakhai river on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Sources said some locals at Bankuala near Balianta found the body...