Briefs

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday appointed Pramod Kumar Routray as the president of the Satyabadi block and Suresh Kumar Sahu of Kanas block in Puri...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express (18447) from Bhubaneswar and Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express (18448) from Jagdalpur will run between Bhubaneswar and Koraput on March 17 and 18 respectively. It will remain...

Bhubaneswar: At least two Maoists were killed in an encounter with troops of the 198 Battalion CRPF and Andhra Pradesh police at Pedabayalu in Visakhapatnam district early on Saturday morning....

Keonjhar: A man attached to a gym foiled a bid by a criminal to loot a State Bank of India ATM near Baniapata Chhak under Town police limits of Keonjhar,...

Sonepur: A woman was critically injured after allegedly being attacked by her husband at Mahulpali village under Dunguripali police limits of Sonepur on Friday night. Sources said Rasika Thapa attacked...

Sundargarh: A person was killed and 15 others sustained injuries when lightning struck Saleipali village under Lahunipada police station limits of Sundargarh district on Friday. Sources said tragedy struck when...

Kendrapara: Fire personnel on Friday fished out the body of a second boy who had drowned in the Birupa River in Kendrapara district on Thursday. Divyajyoti Pradhan and Akash Das,...

New Delhi: After China blocked the petition to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN for the fourth time, France on Friday declared that it will freeze...

Bhubaneswar: A cultural programme, ‘Ama Nrutya Ama Sanskruti’ to encourage, promote and preserve the unique tribal art and culture of Odisha was organised on March 12-13 at the Helipad Ground...

Rayagada: A sex racket was busted at Saipriya Nagar in Rayagada Town on Friday. According to sources, it was operating in a rented house in the town. Acting on a...