Briefs

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appointed Amaresh Jena as the president of the Bhubaneswar organizational district. Similarly, Subash Patra has been appointed as the party’s...

Bhawanipatna: Two minor boys were allegedly kidnapped at Gudipadara village under Karlapada police station in Bhawanipatna on Tuesday. According to sources, the minor boys were playing cricket in a field in...

Bhubaneswar: Police on Tuesday seized 32 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 3 lakh during a raid at Saheed Nagar here and apprehended four persons. The identity of those arrested...

Khurda: In a suspected pre-poll violence, two persons sustained bullet injuries in a firing incident at Kantulabai village under Tangi police limits in Khurda district late on Monday. According to...

The Indian Air Force early on Monday scrambled its fighter jets after Pakistani jets were detected flying close to the Indian border in Punjab. News agency ANI reported, quoting sources, that Indian...

Cuttack: Eminent theatre personality and director and organiser of Theatre Olympiad Kartik Chandra Rath passed away on Monday following prolonged illness. He was 70. He had been organising the international...

Keonjhar: A man was arrested for killing his infant son in Bimala Panchayat area under Telkoi police station limits of Keonjhar district on Sunday night. Sources said that accused Bideshi...

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Samanta Khamari quit the party on Monday in protest against the party's decision to field Sagar Das from Bhawanipatna assembly constituency. He tendered his resignation to Odisha Pradesh Congress...

Ganjam: A youth allegedly killed his father at Gaudiaborada village under Buguda police station limits of Ganjam on Monday. Sources said, there was a heated argument between father and son...

Puri: A major fire broke out in Pasupalaka forest of Brahmagiri area in Puri on Sunday night. According to sources, over 20 acres of forest cover was wiped out in the...