Briefs

Bhubaneswar: India's fastest woman Dutee Chand and internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha will deliver TEDx talk on ‘Obvious or Oblivious?’ at TEDxDUCIC event in New Delhi on August...

Puri: Jagannath Temple here will remain out of bounds for devotees for five hours on August 21 and 23 for the special ritual of Rahurekha Lagi. According to sources, entry...

Jajpur: Police on Monday busted a sex racket at Jaraka town in Odisha’s Jajpur district and arrested four persons, including a woman and two brokers. According to sources, a team...

Rourkela: Body of a 25-year-old youth was recovered from a field at Samara Basti near IDL police outpost under Tangarapali police limits in Sundargarh on Monday. The deceased has been...

Bhadrak: Locals blocked Basudevpur-Dhamra Road near Chandimal Chhak in Bhadrak district on Monday following the death of a man due to the consumption of spurious liquor the previous day. The...

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants set fire to two cars, as many motorcycles and a bicycle kept in the garage of the government quarters of Talcher MLA Brajakishore Pradhan at Unit-IV  here...

Koraput: The Central University in Koraput has got a new name. It will now be known as the 'Central University of Odisha' instead of 'Central University of Orissa' after President...

Gorakhpur: A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 19-year-old daughter for two years and later killing her. The shameful incident was reported from Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. According...

Varanasi: The Central Public Works Department, the prime construction agency of the central government, will install big LED screens for the live telecast of ‘Ganga Aarti’ at all the ghats...

The Lokayukta in Odisha has received 216 complaints since it started functioning on March 20 this year. “A total of 108 complaints are pending before the Board of Lokayukta for...