Briefs

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths arrested Manmohan Jali, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Siko Out Post under Jankia Police Station for taking bribe on Thursday. According to sources, he was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers,…

Bhubaneswar: The lagna (auspicious time for ritual) of ‘Nabanna Lagi’ ritual of Nuakhai Festival was fixed in Western Odisha on Friday. Nabanna Lagi ritual will be performed between 8.50 am and 10.38 am on September 3. The Lagna was…

Berhampur: The Berhampur Sadar police on Thursday arrested three impostors for allegedly misbehaving with female teachers and minor school girls of different schools in the area. The arrested have been identified as Sunil Baliarsingh,…

Khurda: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch arrested dreaded criminal Nalia Kanhalsingh alias Saroj in an illegal mining case and forwarded him to SDJM court, Khurda, on Thursday. According to police sources, Saroj was…

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of India Meteorological Department here issued thunderstorm and moderate rainfall alert for 11 districts of Odisha, including Bhubaneswar, till 4:45 pm on Thursday. Parts of Balasore, Bhadrak,…

Puri: Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain out of bounds for visitors for four hours from 2 pm on Thursday for a special ritual on Chitalagi Amavasya or Chitau Amavasya. Chitalagi Amavasya is observed on the new moon day of the lunar month…

Bhubaneswar: Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra on Wednesday urged the state government to recommend the Centre for conferring Bharat Ratna posthumously on Madhusudan Das. He raised the issue in Odisha assembly during the…

Bhubaneswar: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday told the Odisha Assembly Rs 5,571.34 crore Value Added Tax (VAT) was collected from petrol (1,528.78 crore) and diesel (Rs 4,042.56 crore) in 2018-19.…

Bargarh: Kuchinda Child Welfare Committee (CWC) foiled a child marriage bid at Bandhakani village under Mahupali police limits in Bargarh on Tuesday. According to sources, the marriage of an 11-year-old girl was fixed with Mithun Jhura of…

The Triple Talaq Bill was finally passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after a 19-month wait. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supported the Bill while AIADMK and Janata Dal United walked out. In all, 99 members were in support of the Bill. The Bill…