128L of illicit liquor seized, 2 held in Balasore
Balasore: The excise sleuths and Remuna police on Sunday seized illicit liquor and arrested two persons in Balasore district.
Those arrested were identified as Chaturbhuja Das and Akshay…
Bad road forces kin to carry expectant mother on cot to ambulance in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: A pregnant woman was transported on a cot for about 1.5 km to board an ambulance due to bad road in Rathipur village of Nayagarh district on Sunday.
According to reports, family…
Sitharaman gets defence, Goyal railways
New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed the defence minister and Piyush Goyal the railway minister on Sunday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi revamped his team, bringing in nine new faces…
3 wagons of goods train jump tracks in Cuttack
Cuttack: Three wagons of a goods train derailed near Sikharpur level crossing here on Sunday.
According to reports, the incident took place around 11:50 am due to a suspected technical…
Cabinet reshuffle: Odisha BJP celebrates Dharmendra Pradhan’s elevation
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet reshuffle in the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning saw nine new faces and four Ministers of State, including Union…
Two students killed, 1 injured as car crashes into tractor
Bhubaneswar: Two students of a private engineering college were killed and one sustained grievous injuries in a road accident near Khandagiri Square here on Sunday.
The accident took place…
Youth hacked to death over past enmity at Jatni
Jatni: A youth was hacked to death over suspected past enmity at Sandhapur village in Jatni of Khurda district late on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Anup Behera (24).
According…
Virus attack: Govt issues alert for ‘Locky Ransomware’
New Delhi: The central government on Saturday issued an alert on spread of new malware ‘Locky Ransomware’ that can lock your computer and demand ransom for giving you access to it.
“Alert…
Kailash Satyarthi’s rally against child abuse in city on Sep 26
Bhubaneswar: The eastern leg of ‘Bharat Yatra’, a nationwide on-foot rally to create awareness for making India a country safe for children, to be launched by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash…
Siddharth Kak of ‘Surabhi’ fame shares views on ‘Idea of India’
Bhubaneswar: City denizens were transported to the golden era of Doordarshan with renowned TV producer-anchor Siddharth Kak of ‘Surabhi’ fame attending an event at the State Archives here…