Briefs

Bhubaneswar: A team of Excise officials seized brown sugar during a raid in Khandagiri Bari area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Thursday morning. Acting on a tip-off, the Excise...

Malkangiri: Orkel Police arrested two ganja peddlers and seized 66 kg ganja at Dalpatiguda in Korukunda area in Malkangiri on Wednesday. The accused persons have been identified as Hajari and...

Malkangiri: A youth was detained on Wednesday on charges of attempting to rape a widow at Kalimela area in Malkangiri district. The accused has been identified as Uma Charan Barei....

Cuttack: Unidentified miscreants looted idols and ornaments from Madhavjew Temple at Gopinathpur under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack on Tuesday night. The temple priest discovered the theft after spotting the...

Angul: The body of a man was found from a farmland at Kushakila village under Jarapara police limits in Angul on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Budhu Nayak...

Bhubaneswar: Tiger ‘Chinu’ sustained injuries after a fight with another tiger ‘Vikki’ at enclosure No-30 in Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) on Tuesday. According to sources, Vikki attacked Chinu for some...

Nuapada: In a tragic incident, a labourer was killed and 24 others were injured after a mini-truck, they were travelling in, overturned near Junani village under Khariar police limits in...

Sonepur: Women on Tuesday ransacked a liquor shop at Badakhama village in Sonepu,r claiming that it posed a threat to local residents. According to sources, the agitating women vandalised the...

Jajpur: Excise Department officials seized 1.5 quintal ganja and arrested five persons at Korei area in Jajpur district on Monday. Based on reliable information, the Excise Department conducted a raid...

Balasore: Body of a newborn was fished out of a drain in front of Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital (FMMCH) in Balasore district...