Briefs

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday effected a minor reshuffle in the top bureaucracy. According to a notification, senior IPS officer and IG, Crime Branch, Arun Bothra has been given...

Keonjhar:  Around 40 schoolchildren had a narrow escape after a truck hit their school bus near Gohira Chhak on NH-20 in Keonjhar on Saturday. According to sources, the incident took...

Deogarh: Deogarh Police has launched a special drive to nab drunkards. It has introduced two special vans to nab persons roaming in an inebriated condition. Deogarh SP, Rahul Jain directed...

Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested for supplying brown sugar on Friday night. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Old Town area an arrested Sagar Bhoi. They seized at least...

Balangir: A youth burnt alive his ailing septuagenarian mother at Radabahala village of Belapada block under Patnagarh police limits of Odisha’s Balangir district on Saturday. Reports said the youth had...

Kalahandi: A newly-wed woman was found hanging at Karlasoda village in Kalahandi district's Sadar police station area on Saturday. The parents of the deceased woman complained to police that her...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 16 districts of Odisha are likely to experience thundershower between 8 pm and 11 pm on Friday. The India Meteorological Department, in its evening bulletin, has forecast ...

Kendrapara: A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped from Rajnagar area in Kendrapara and forced into prostitution before being rescued from Balasore district on Friday. Sources said the girl’s father had lodged...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued thundershower and rainfall alert for three districts of Odisha. According to the latest weather bulletin, thundershower and lightning with moderate to light...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, body of a youth was spotted on roadside at Bomikhal here on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Nayak. He is a...