Briefs

Sundargarh: Police have cracked the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Sundargarh district with the arrest of the accused, identified as Kuldeep Magar. According to police sources, he had confessed to have raped the minor girl and…

Berhampur: A portion of the boundary wall of a girls' hostel in Berhampur University caved in on Thursday afternoon, triggering panic among students. Luckily, no one was injured in the wall collapse. Following the incident, some inmates…

Bhubaneswar: Body of a youth was found dumped near Hanuman Temple at Khandagiri here on Thursday. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. It is being suspected that he was murdered and the body later dumped at the spot.…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday suspended Abdul Alim Khan, a senior OAS officer, on administrative grounds. He was working with the Health and Family Welfare Department. The order from the Chief Minister’s Officer said: …

Puri: The Jagannath Temple will remain closed for four hours (4 pm to 8 pm) for the Banakalagi rituals on Wednesday. No devotee will be allowed inside during the ritual, the temple administration said. As per the ritual, Dutta Mohapatra…

Cuttack: Irate villager of Kapursingh village on Wednesday thrashed a police team, including the IIC of Jagatpur police station, in Odisha's Cuttack district. According to sources, a team of five plain-clothed policemen of Jagatpur police…

Cuttack: Tension ran high at Khan Nagar here after two miscreants hurled country bombs at a sweet stall on Wednesday morning. Reports said that two motorcycle-borne miscreants hurled two country-made bombs at the sweet stall and fled the…

Bhubaneswar: The Excise Department officials seized 100 gram brown sugar and arrested two persons in this connection in the Odisha capital on Tuesday. The accused persons have been identified as Shridhara Nayak and Ajaya Pradhan. The…

Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh governor designate Biswa Bhushan Harichandan on Tuesday visited Tirumala Temple here to seek the blessings of Lord Balaji. He was welcomed by Tirumalai Tirupati Devasthanam chairman Y V Reddy and Chittoor district…

Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police arrested two women after 12 kg of ganja was recovered from them at Baramunda bus stand here on Tuesday. According to police sources, the contraband was being transported to West Bengal from Aska in Ganjam…