Briefs

Balasore: Passengers of a Bhubaneswar-bound bus had a narrow escape after it caught fire on OT Road near Gandhi Smruti Bhawan in Balasore on Monday. According to sources, passengers immediately...

Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a woman bol bom devotee drowned in Kuakhai river near Bhubaneswar on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Bindisri Sahoo, a resident to Jharpara...

Bhubaneswar: A Jharsuguda-bound Alliance Air flight had to return to Bhubaneswar following bad weather on Sunday morning. The flight took off from Bhubaneswar Airport at 9.05 am and was to...

Nayagarh: Superintendent of Police (Nayagarh) Sashi Bhusan Satpathy on Sunday suspended five policemen for dereliction of duty. The action against the policemen came after an under-trial prisoner (UTP), Tapan Rout,...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department has forecast thundershower and lightning with one or two spells of intense rain in 12 districts of Odisha on Sunday afternoon. The districts are...

Puri: Tension prevailed at the Sun Temple in Konarkl over unavailability of entry tickets on Sunday. According to sources, there was a heated argument among the tourists queued up at...

Deogarh: A youth was found hanging from a tree on Deogarh college campus here on Sunday morning. He has been identified as Purosottam Palei (25), a resident of Rangiuaguda. The...

Dhenkanal: Four gangmen on night patrolling were injured when ganja (dry cannabis) sacks being illegally transported in Sambalpur-Howrah Express were allegedly thrown out of the moving train between Dhenkanal and...

Bhubaneswar: Irate residents set a truck on fire following the death of a youth in an accident at Balakati on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Saturday. According to reports, the yet...

Bhubaneswar: A quick action team (QAT) of police arrested four persons for allegedly smuggling brown sugar in the city on Saturday. Police said they arrested Jagannath Mohpatra, Gunanidhi Barik of...