Tag: Baripada

Praises pour in for Odia girl for saving lives of missile-hit ship crew
Praises pour in for Odia girl for saving lives of missile-hit ship crew

In a remarkable display of courage and commitment, 29-year-old Odia girl Ananya Dalabehera, who works as a surgeon commander with the Indian Army, saved the lives of three crew members onboard Bulk Carrier MV True Confidence, which was hit by a missile in the Gulf of Aden on March 6. 

  • Saturday, 09 March 2024
Family carries body to police station seeking justice in Baripada
Odisha youth found hanging in ‘lover’s’ house; family carries body to PS seeking justice

After the post-mortem, the family members walked to the police station carrying the body on their shoulders demanding an unbiased investigation into the incident.

  • Friday, 08 March 2024
Damaged road in Keonjhar
Forgotten promises! Damaged road, incomplete bridge highlight ‘govt apathy’ in Odisha

Local residents have expressed their resentment over the apathy by the administration.

  • Friday, 16 February 2024
Truck Caches Fire On Bangiriposhi Ghat
Two trucks catch fire after plunging from Bangiriposhi ghat, drivers charred to death

Following the mishap, the oil tanker caught fire charring the driver to death. The charred body of the other driver was found crushed below the container truck.

  • Thursday, 04 January 2024
Robbery bid on gold loan firm foiled by siren warning in Baripada; incident caught on CCTV camera
Robbery bid on gold loan firm foiled by siren warning in Baripada; incident caught on CCTV camera

The robbers beat three employees and snatched away their cell phones. However, in the meantime the siren of the office somehow made a noise, leaving the dacoits scared. And, the robbers ran away.

  • Thursday, 28 December 2023
5T chairman VK Pandian addressing a youth programme in Baripada
Students urge VK Pandian to allow student union elections in Odisha 

The 5T chairman attended two programmes. He was addressing a Yuva Odisha programme organised on the premises of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University. Students from almost all the colleges in the district were brought in buses to the meeting venue.  

  • Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Baneswar Naik
Baripada PH Division Asst Engineer lands in vigilance net over DA case

Naik is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

  • Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Major fire at PRM Medical College and Hospital in Baripada
Fire safety measures at several hospitals in Odisha under scanner

As per experts, fire safety standard checking, proper monitoring and supervision are essential in the hospitals as part of the fire safety norms.

  • Sunday, 20 August 2023
Fire reported at Baripada hospital
Fire breaks out at PRM Medical College and Hospital in Baripada

Though the exact reason behind the fire is not clear, all the patients in the ward as well as in the ICU were subsequently evacuated to safety.

  • Friday, 18 August 2023
Major crackdown on poachers in Similipal: 21 arrested, 165 country guns seized
Major crackdown on poachers in Similipal: 21 arrested, 165 country guns seized

Acting on a tip-off, Mayurbhanj police launched search operations at multiple locations in 14 police jurisdictions and arrested the poachers.

  • Wednesday, 09 August 2023
Leopard skins seized in Baripada
4 leopard skins seized, 3 wildlife smugglers arrested in Baripada

Further investigation into the incident is underway to ascertain whether the skins were procured from someone else or the supplier had obtained those skins after killing the leopards.

  • Sunday, 23 July 2023
Pahandi Bije ritual in Baripada
Rath Yatra 2023: Chariot pulling in Baripada today, only women devotees to tug Devi Subhadra’s chariot

The chariot of Lord Balabhadra will be pulled first followed by Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. As per the tradition, women devotees only will pull Subhadra’s chariot.

  • Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Minor girl dies as bus dragged her for half kilometer in Odisha, irate locals stage road blockade 
Minor girl dies as bus dragged her for half kilometer in Odisha, irate locals stage road blockade 

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

  • Tuesday, 09 May 2023
Several parts of Odisha experience heat wave condition
Odisha sizzles as 25 places record temperature over 40 Degrees Celsius

Baripada was the hottest town in Odisha today with maximum temperature of 43.5 Degrees Celsius.

  • Thursday, 13 April 2023
Miscreants cut down many valuable roadside trees
Hundreds of trees felled in wildlife range to widen road in Odisha

Local residents had planted and grown those trees on both sides of the road near Similipal Reserve.

  • Friday, 03 March 2023
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