Briefs

Kalahandi: HIV positive children in Odisha’s Kalahandi have a home to call their own.  The man behind ‘Prayash’ the private shelter home is Saroj Kumar Das. He founded the shelter...

Actor Priyanka Chopra, who is Unicef's goodwill ambassador, has courted controversy over her tweet hailing the Indian Air Force following the Balakot airstrike in Pakistan. An online petition has been...

Keonjhar: The body of a man was found lying under mysterious circumstances on the Dumuria-Patana roadside under Patana police station limits of Keonjhar on Monday. Sources said some residents spotted...

Nayagarh: A drunken youth allegedly vandalised a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Dimiria village under Ranpur block of Nayagarh on Monday. Residents spotted the broken statue and informed police who...

New Delhi: Geo Urdu News channel has reported that Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and India's most wanted terrorist Masood Azhar is "alive". The channel quoted unnamed sources close to Masood's family. This comes amid intense speculation...

Puri: An undertrial prisoner was found hanging inside Puri district jail on Sunday. Sheikh Akbar is from Saradhapur in Khurda district. Sources said some jail inmates found Akbar hanging from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal released a book ‘Gandhi’ at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. The book, compiled by writer and publisher Banoj Tripathy and Bharat Majhi, is an...

Bolangir: The Odisha government has accorded university status to Rajendra Autonomous College in Balangir district. Colleges in Balangir and Nuapada districts will be affiliated to the new university. A notification...

Ganjam: The body of an elderly man was found in a well at Kamagada village under Aska police limits of Ganjam district on Sunday morning. Sources said Subhash Nayak had...

Balasore: A bear accidentally fell into an open well in Bedhasahi village under Nilagiri block of Balasore district on Saturday night. Residents spotted the bear in the well and informed...