Briefs

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities on Sunday opened two more gates to release excess water from the reservoir. The water-level of dam rose following rain and stood at 620.17 ft...

Bengaluru: Five high school students died of electrocution while trying to remove a flagpole erected for Independence Day celebrations at a government-run hostel in Koppal in Karnataka. Police said the...

Bhubaneswar: Police detained a fake journalist for allegedly brandishing gun on a busy street near Rasulgarh in the city on Saturday. Sources said the accused, Arabinda Mishra, had an argument...

Sonepur: A 50-year-old woman was hacked to death at her home at Raipalli village near Lachhipur in Sonepur district on Saturday morning. Police sources said the deceased, Laxmi Barik, was...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet will discuss eight proposals at a meeting on Friday evening. According to official sources, the meeting, to be presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at...

Kandhamal: Congress leader and a former MLA from Kandhamal district, Sahula Mallick passed away due to protracted illness at the government hospital at Baliguda early on Friday. He was 85....

Bhubaneswar: Four districts in Odisha, including Bhubaneswar, are likely to experience thundershower and lightning with one or two spells of rain on Thursday evening. The IMD forecast is for Nayagarh,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated Kharavela Bhawan, the newly-constructed Odisha Secretariat Building, at Unit-5 here. The nine-storey building, which will house offices of 12 departments of the...

Khurda: Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Division), Anil Kumar Samal was rushed to a hospital after he collapsed during an Independence Day celebration in Khurda on Thursday. According to reports, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar Police arrested a looter and seized 13 mobile phones from his possession on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Dipu Das. He belongs to Tareni basti...