Briefs

Bhubaneswar: The world famous Rath Yatra was celebrated in Mumbai with religious fervour on Thursday. After social worker Ram Prasad Muduli performed the Chhera Pahanra ritual, the chariot was pulled...

Cuttack: An under-trial prisoner from Keonjhar jail died while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Wednesday. Sources said that Sunil Munda, a resident of...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm and rainfall alert for three Odisha districts from 12 noon to 3pm on Wednesday. The latest...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday suspended Gop panchayat Samiti chairman Prakash Parida for alleged anti-party activities. Party general secretary Bijay Nayak confirmed...

Berhampur/ Koraput: Two BJD candidates, Sonam Palei and Tulasi Kirsani were elected unopposed as Chairpersons of Ganjam and Koraput Zilla Parishad seats respectively on Tuesday. Palei won unopposed as she...

Nasik: An Odia was among the four labourers killed when an overhead water tank collapsed at Someshwar Colony on the Gangapur Road in Nasik district of Maharashtra on Tuesday. Two...

Puri: Gajapati Maharaja of Puri, Dibyasingh Deb, on Tuesday launched a new website on Lord Jagannath. The website, www.shreejagannath.in contains the history of Shreekhetra (Puri) and the tradition, culture and rituals...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm alert for Bhubaneswar of Khurda district and other two districts from 5.15 pm to 8.15 pm...

Mumbai: Central Railway on Tuesday short terminated Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express and six other express trains due to water logging on the tracks in Mumbai. According to sources, 11020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark...

Keonjhar: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a village under Nandipada police limits in Keonjhar district late on Sunday. The accused is a minor boy, sources said. Family members...