Briefs

Puri: A woman sustained serious burn injuries in a fire mishap at Bidurbank under Brahmagiri police limits in Puri on Tuesday. According to sources, the incident took place when the...

Balasore: The Excise Department seized 23 gram of brown sugar and arrested one peddler from Jhadeswar slum here on Tuesday. According to sources, the raid was conducted based on specific...

Bhubaneswar: More than 50 sacks of gutka were seized from a OSRTC bus in Odisha capital on Tuesday. Based on inputs from reliable source, the Commercial Tax Department conducted raid...

Malkangiri: Police detained the headmaster and an assistant teacher of a residential school in Malkangiri district for allegedly for misbehaving with a minor girl. The victim is a Class-VII student...

Mayurbhanj: A herd of 22 elephants strayed into Karanjia in Mayurbhanj district and damaged rooms and walls of Biswabandhu Residential School on Monday night. According to sources, the elephants entered...

Bhubaneswar: A driver died on the spot in a road accident, on the outskirts of the city, on Tuesday morning. According to sources, a truck was on the way to...

Baripada: A Class I student was reportedly mauled to death by stray dogs at Balisutura village under Jashipur block of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Monday. The deceased boy was identified as Rinku...

Angul: Over 10 students of Alekhapatna Project School in Angul were taken ill after consuming chocolates brought by a classmate on Monday. According to sources, a student had brought the...

Kendrapara: A youth was found hanging from a JCB machine at Amrutamanohi village under Nikirahi police limits in Kendrapara on Monday. The deceased is yet to be identified. According to...

Rayagada: Villagers of Rayagad heaved a sigh of relief as a straying herd of elephants returned to the forests in Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, a herd of seven elephants...