Briefs

Sambalpur/Malkangiri:  Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, the authorities of the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur and the Indravati dam in Malkangiri districts on Thursday opened sluice gates to release...

Bhubaneswar: A driver of a mini truck had a close shave after his vehicle caught fire at Patia here on Thursday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred behind Kalinga Institute...

Bhubaneswar: Police on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 15,000 on the enforcement squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for violating traffic rules. During a checking at Nalco Square here,...

Cuttack: A Plus III student of Ravenshaw University was killed in a road accident here on Thursday afternoon. Reports said the victim Annapurna Choudhury, a Plus III second-year student, was riding...

Berhampur: Several low-lying areas in this city were flooded following two hours of torrential rainfall on Thursday morning. According to reports, rainwater has entered several houses at Gajapati Nagar, Gandhi...

Bhubaneswar: The regional meteorological centre here on Thursday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning with one or two spells of moderate rainfall for several districts of Odisha. The alert has been...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express (Train No. 11020) will remain cancelled on September 6, according to an ECoR press release. The train has been cancelled in view of heavy rainfall and...

Explosion in a firecracker factory at Batala in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Wednesday reportedly claimed 10 lives. Many more are feared trapped inside the factory, according to media reports. Fire...

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police have arrested a youth here for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old boy. The accused have been identified as Chintamani Naik (21). He is a resident of Swargadhama...

Balangir: Three persons were electrocuted in two separate incidents in Balangir district on Wednesday. A woman from Agalapur village near Loisingha came in contact with a live wire when had...