Briefs

Bhubaneswar: The royal scion of Athmallik Paresh Deo joined the BJP in presence of senior leader and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the party headquarters here on Tuesday. Pradesh said...

Bhubaneswar: To further activate its organizational work ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, the BJP leadership in Odisha assigned new responsibilities to four senior leaders. State party president...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appointed Haji Mohammad Ayub Khan as the party’s General Secretary and Kendrapara District Observer. Similarly, Prafulla Singh has been made...

Puri: A youth drowned while bathing in a pond near Bali Harchandi Temple under Brahmagiri police limits in Odisha’s Puri district on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra...

Deogarh: A Maoist camp was busted during a special combing operation in Kansar Reserve Forest of Deogarh on Tuesday. Sources said the 12th battalion of the CRPF conducted the combing...

Nabarangpur: An undertrial from Umerkote sub-jail died while undergoing treatment at the Nabarangpur district headquarters hospital in Odisha’s Nabarangpur. Sources said Deb Majhi was admitted to DHH on Monday night...

Dhenkanal: A herd of wild elephants trampled a couple to death inside a cashew forest in Kateni area under the Sadar Forest Range early on Tuesday morning. Dambaru Pradhan and...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police busted a dacoit gang and arrested four dacoits at Badagada in the Odisha capital on Monday. Two other dacoits managed to flee from the spot. Acting on...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday rejected the bail petition of the Patnagarh wedding gift blast alleged mastermind Punjilal Meher. Punjilal had moved the Orissa HC after his bail...

Balasore: An ailing elephant calf died while undergoing treatment at Khumkuta under Kuladiha sanctuary in Nilagiri, Balasore on Monday. The 10-year-old baby elephant was suffering from blood deficiency. Though the...