Briefs

London: Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, reports the BBC. Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to...

Balasore: The body of a youth was found from Saanta area on Nilagiri-Shergarh road in Balasore on Thursday. The youth has been identified as Abhimanyu. Sources said residents spotted his...

Khurda: A massive fire broke out at the Prananath Autonomous College in Khurda district on Thursday morning during evaluation of Plus II examination answer sheets. No damage or casualties were...

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Odisha again on Friday to address a public rally on the Keonjhar Medical College grounds. On April 9, Shah had conducted a road...

Keonjhar: A female elephant was found dead at Gayalmunda forest under Ghatagaon forest range in Keonjhar district on Wednesday night. According to sources, some locals spotted the carcass and informed...

Bhawanipatna/Talcher: The flying squad of the polling team and the police seized cash worth Rs 2 lakh from BJD's Lanjigarh Assembly candidate Pradip Kumar Disari's vehicle in Dharmagarh block of...

Khurda: A youth was critically injured in firing by some unidentified persons at Parichala village under Begunia police station limits of Khurda on Wednesday. Sources said two unidentified criminals attacked...

Puri: A man and his son were killed and another man sustained critical injuries in a road mishap at Pidhapatna square in Delanga block of Puri district on Tuesday night....

Bhubaneswar:  The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday arrested two persons for allegedly running a sex racket from a rented accommodation under Khandagiri police limits in Odisha capital. Three women, belonging to West...

Gajapati: Two powerful landmines weighing 50 kg each were recovered under a culvert at Andhari Road under Adaba police limits in Gajapati district on Tuesday during a search operation ahead...