Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at Pahala, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, after a security guard was found dead with his throat slit on Thursday morning. The deceased, identified as Gadadhar Swain,...

Cuttack: Excise sleuths on Thursday seized around 120 kg of ganja and arrested two persons near a check gate at Manguli in Cuttack district. The contraband was found inside a...

Puri: Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain out of bounds for devotee for four hours on Thursday for ‘Banaka Lagi’. All entry points of the 12th century shrine will be...

Rourkela: Officials of the static surveillance team seized cash worth Rs 9.20 lakh from two vehicles, on the outskirts of Rourkela, on Wednesday night. While Rs 6 lakh was seized...

Kalahandi: Maoist posters asking people to boycott the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly polls have surfaced in some areas under Guchhapada police limits of Kandhamal district on Wednesday. Sources said...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit has been postponed to April 2, state BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra informed on Wednesday. He was earlier scheduled to visit Kalahandi on April 1...

Keonjhar: Two cousins drowned in the Baitarani river at Kodapada of Anandpur block in Keonjhar district on Wednesday. The cousins were 6 and 16 years of age and drowned while...

Sundargarh: A sick female elephant died while undergoing treatment in Raigiri Forest under Jarda Range of Bonai Forest Division in Sundargarh district on Wednesday. The elephant was sick and a team...

Jaleswar: Panic gripped locals, on the outskirts of Jaleswar town in Odisha’s Balasore district, after a tanker truck carrying chemicals overturned and caught fire on NH-60 near Ekatali Chhak in the early...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed in two separate road accidents here on Wednesday morning. A youth died after being run over by a speeding truck near Fire Station Square at...