Briefs

Sonepur: Four child labourers were rescued from different places and roadside eateries in Sonepur district under Operation Paree-III on Tuesday. According to sources, a team of police and Sonepur Childline members conducted raids at…

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be rechristend as ‘Arun Jaitley Stadium’, its former president who passed away on Saturday. A decision in this regard was taken by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Tuesday. The official…

Khurda: A youth was drowned in Kushabhadra river at Balipatna in Khurda district on Tuesday. Witnesses said the deceased, Niranjan Barik, was bathing in the river in the morning when strong current dragged him into deep water. Some other…

Cuttack: Tension ran high at Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering (BOSE) here on Tuesday morning when irate students burnt tyres in front of the main gate of the institute in protest against non-availability of food in the canteen.…

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of the city, lost a female elephant on Monday. According to zoo sources, the elephant, ‘Julie’, was suffering from ailments and undergoing treatment at the zoo. However, she died…

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday announced dissolution of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) removing all office-bearers except the president and working presidents. Besides, all committees formed for…

Bhubaneswar: Odia novelist Susmita Bagchi joined as Chairperson of Mo School Abhijan on Monday. It is an initiative to collaborate, connect and contribute for education of Odisha under School and Mass Education Department A native of…

Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the cancellation of the students’ union elections, irate students of Rama Devi Women’s University on Monday staged a sit-in dharna and locked the main gate of the varsity. Blaming the Higher Education…

Dhenkanal: One person was killed and four others were injured in a road accident near Baladiabandha on NH 55 in Dhenkanal district on Monday. According to the sources, the incident occurred as a road grader engaged in construction work…

Malkangiri: People of five panchayats in the cutoff areas of Chitrakonda block in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday put their proposed agitation on hold following the district administration's assurance to expedite developmental works…