Briefs

Boudh: Senior OAS officer and additional collector of Boudh, Ramakanta Sethi, died in a road accident on Monday morning. According to sources, Sethi was seriously injured after the driver of the car in which he was traveling lost control…

Cuttack:  Tension ran high in a nursing home at Niali in Cuttack district on Sunday when a nine-year-old died after allegedly being administered a wrong injection. The deceased has been identified as Sima Naik. According to sources, Sima…

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: It was a double delight for Odisha at the first edition of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Travel and Tourism Excellence Awards held in New Delhi, recently. State Tourism and Culture…

Berhampur: A minor girl is feared drowned after being swept away in the Rushikulya river near Kanjiama village under Hinjilicut police limits in Ganjam district on Sunday. According to sources, she along with two other girls had gone to…

Angul: Two persons died after lightning struck them at Bentapur village in Odisha’s Angul district on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place when the deceased were working in a paddy field.

Balugan: A chain snatching incident in the town has claimed the life of a woman. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon when the woman fell off the bike after two miscreants pulled her necklace. According to reports, the woman was on…

Rayagada: A Maoist poster surfaced at Chatikana village near Bissam Cuttack in Rayagada district on Saturday morning. The poster was reportedly issued by CPI Maoists. It warned police to stop arresting tribal people in Niyamgiri by…

Kendrapara: Two three-year-old boys drowned while bathing in a pond at Lokapada village in Aul block of Kendrapara district on Saturday morning. According to reports, Abu Bakr Khan and Farhan Khan were bathing in the village pond when they…

Phulbani: A farmer of Kilupada village of K. Nuagan block in Kandhamal district Gobardhan Mallick died on Friday evening after allegedly consuming pesticides. According to the family members, the deceased had raised paddy in three acres of…

Jharsuguda: A Plus II student died and another was seriously injured after being hit by a speeding van at BTM Chhak in Jhrasuguda district on Friday. They were on a two-wheeler. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Singh. According…