Tag: Bomikhal Flyover Collapse

Jatni: Labourers and pedestrians had a narrow escape when the side wall of an under-construction bridge in Jatni collapsed this morning. As per reports, a mound of concrete and iron frame collapsed and fell into the road. However no person was injured in the incident. Labourers wearing jackets of Panda Infratech Limited were seen working […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism for allowing Panda Infra Project to continue with the construction of the Bomikhal flyover work, Odisha government is now mulling to bar the contractor from executing the pending construction works. Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan on Monday informed that the recent mishap at Bomikhal flyover construction site in which one labourer […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing deep grief over the death of a labourer killed in the Bomikhal flyover mishap in Bhubaneswar Thursday evening, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the family of the deceased. Patnaik said that the medical expenses of the injured will be borne entirely by the state government. […]

Bhubaneswar: One labourer was killed while another was injured after getting trapped under a railing of the under-construction Bomikhal flyover that caved in today evening. According to sources, the two labourers were rushed to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar where one succumbed to the injuries. The other labourer was later shifted to a private hospital in […]

Bhubaneswar: Almost two months after the collapse of a section of the under-construction flyover in Bomikhal area of Bhubanewar which left 1 person dead and 10 others injured, work on the flyover resumed today. However, allowing blacklisted Panda Infra to complete the project has raised eyebrows. Official sources said the project is already delayed by […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has served a notice to the state government over the Bomikhal flyover collapse incident that had killed one person and left several injured on September 10. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Vineet Saran and Justice BR Sarangi, after hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) yesterday, served a notice to the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP today launched a scathing attack on the Congress for shielding the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government during the monsoon session of the Assembly due to which the Bomikhal flyover collapse could not be debated. Alleging that the Congress and BJD have an unholy nexus since 2009, BJP, in a press conference here at […]

Cuttack: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Orissa High Court today demanding a CBI probe into the flyover collapse near Bomikhal in Bhubaneswar that killed one person and injured 12 others on Sunday. The PIL was the second PIL filed on one day in the same issue. The PIL, filed by the […]

Bhubaneswar: A few hours after the Commissionerate police issued look-out circulars (LOC) at all ports, airports and exit points of the country against two absconding directors of Construction Company Panda Infra, Sujata Panda and Santosh Panda, the duo moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail here on Wednesday. Sources said that the LOC was issued […]

Bhubaneswar: After arresting the owner of construction company Panda Infra, Pratap Panda, police today arrested one state government engineer and another official of a private construction firm in connection with the collapse of the under-construction flyover near Bomikhal in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, which left a man dead and 12 others injured. All three were forwarded […]

Just as he was counting down for Dusshera celebrations after placing orders for 100 sacred Kalash at a nearby market place in Cuttack, Surendranath Patnaik was least aware that his world would come crashing down as soon as he would step into his house. The shattering cries were stronger than the thud of flyover collapse. […]