Tag: Accidents

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Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 persons including children were injured in separate incidents of firecracker mishaps during Diwali celebrations across Odisha today. In Bhubaneswar, three persons were injured while bursting firecrackers at separate places. All of them have been admitted in the Capital Hospital. As per reports, adequate arrangements were made at the hospital by […]

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed and 23 others were injured in separate road accidents in Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur and Nayagarh districts on Sunday. Two persons died while three others were critically injured in a collision involving two motorcycles at Jharigaon Mehersahi of Nabarangpur. One of the deceased has been identified as Jayram Shanta while identity of […]

Balasore/Baripada/Cuttack: One person was killed while at least 15 persons were injured in separated road accidents across Odisha today. In the first instance, one person was killed and 5 others were injured after the ambulance they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway-60 near Haladipada in Balasore district. The injured were initially […]

Keonjhar/Balasore: Three persons were killed and six others sustained critical injuries in separate road mishaps in Keonjhar and Balasore districts on Friday. As per reports, in the first incident, two persons died when their bike on which they were travelling met with an accident on National Highway-20 near Jadichatar village under Sadar police limits in […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport department has urged the Home department to increase patrolling on the National Highways in order to put a check on the rising number of accidents. The department, in a letter, requested for the filling up of vacancies required for the patrolling duty especially on the Jaleswar-Icchapuram, Bhubaneswar-Puri, Sambalpur-Sohelam, Manguli-Sambalpur and Sambalpur-Rourkela  […]

Angul/Balasore/Bolangir: In a spate of road mishaps reported from across Odisha on Sunday, three persons were killed while four other got critically injured. Two bike borne youths were hit by a speeding truck in Angul district on NH-55 killing the duo on the spot. The deceased were identified as residents of Khamar area in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police would launch a special drive to curb drug peddling and illegal firearms trade in the state capital. Apart from this emphasis would be given traffic control and protection to women and senior citizens, said Police Commissioner YB Khurania today. Giving a detailed account of the annual crime rate in the twin […]

Balasore/Sambalpur: Two persons were killed and six others sustained critical injuries in two separate accidents in Balasore and Sambalpur districts in the last 24 hours. According to sources, two pillion riders were killed in an accident on National Highway-5 near Begunia square under Khantapada police limits in Balasore district in the wee hours on Friday. […]

Baripada: As many as eight persons were killed in three separate accidents in Mayurbhanj district on Monday. According to sources, four members of a family, including a five-year old girl, were crushed under the wheels of a truck at Chianbeda square at Thakuramunda-Anandapur road while returning from the market. The deceased have been identified as […]

London: People with diabetes are more at risk of deaths from alcohol-related factors, accidents or suicide, than non-diabetics, a study has found. The increased risk of death from these causes may be related to the mental health of patients, which may be adversely affected by the psychological burden of living with and self-treating this debilitating […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Odisha government’s announcement to make traffic rules stricter from March 1 in a bid to reduce the number of accidents, as many as eight people died today in separate road accidents across several districts of Odisha. In Sambalpur, four persons were killed while six others were injured after a […]