Briefs

Khurda: Eleven persons, including the kingpin, arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch two days ago on charges of illegal quarrying in Khurda district have been forwarded to the court. Notably, the STF  had…

Rourkela: At least 30 persons were injured in a head-on collision between a Rourkela-bound bus and a truck near Kuanramunda on NH-143 in Sundargarh district on Friday afternoon. According to sources, locals with the help of fire personnel…

Bhubaneswar: Police have detained two person for allegedly misbehaving with an actress in an inebriated state near Chakeisiani under Mancheswar police limits here late on Thursday. According to sources, four miscreants intercepted her car…

New Delhi: Panic gripped passenger at New Delhi railway station after a fire erupted in the power car of Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express on Friday. The fire was reported around 1.40 pm on platform no. 8. According to northern railway…

Sambalpur: A lecturer was found in a pool of blood at his quarters under Sason police limits in Sambalpur district on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Hrudananda Pradhan (47), a native of Balianali in Deogarh district. He was…

Baripada: A constable Sameer Sethi was suspended after a video of his peeing in an ATM kiosk here went viral. A local had recorded him urinating inside an SBI ATM counter near Baripada Municipality office in an inebriated state.…

Bhubaneswar: A female teacher of a private college allegedly committed suicide at a rented accommodation in SBI Colony at Kesura here on Wednesday. The woman was identified as Asima Nayak. She was working at Gourav College of Commerce,…

Sambalpur/Malkangiri:  Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, the authorities of the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur and the Indravati dam in Malkangiri districts on Thursday opened sluice gates to release floodwaters. In Sambalpur,…

Bhubaneswar: A driver of a mini truck had a close shave after his vehicle caught fire at Patia here on Thursday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred behind Kalinga Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) in the Infocity police station…

Bhubaneswar: Police on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 15,000 on the enforcement squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) for violating traffic rules. During a checking at Nalco Square here, police detained a goods carrier hired by…