According to a report, Rupesh was detected with fever apart from cold and cough a few days ago.
Keonjhar: Firmly in the clutches of age -old superstitions, some people still follow practices which are not only hazardous but also are seemingly obstinate to eradicate. In an attempt to cure ailments, infants in many parts of Odisha are still subjected to the torture of being branded with hot iron rods. In one such incident […]
Nabarangpur : A six-month-old baby boy was allegedly branded with hot iron rod to cure him of stomach ailments here on Sunday. The incident occurred in Khatiguda village under Papadahandi block of the district. According to information, one Nakula Bhatarara of the village used hot iron to brand his six-month-old son to cure his stomach […]
Berhampur: In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly tortured by her stepmother and a few other neighbours and later branded with hot iron rod for returning home late in Kumbharapalli area of Ankuli in Berhampur. All the six women were arrested by police on Tuesday. As per sources, six women including the girl’s […]
Dhenkanal: The superstitious practice of hot iron branding has assumed alarming proportions in Odisha with reports of more than 25 children subjected to the torture surfacing in Dhenkanal district today. Sources said the villagers of Mathkargola Panchayat believe that children will not be affected with any disease if they are administered hot iron branding on […]
Keonjhar: A two-month-old baby was allegedly branded with hot iron rod by his parents to cure him of stomach ailments here in Keonjhar district on Wednesday. This is the 12th such case reported in a span of just four months that goes on to reiterate the superstitious beliefs that rule the roost in rural areas […]
Nuapada: Superstition continues to claim lives of children in the state as a two-and-half-year-old boy died at Karachula village in Dharambandha in the district on Sunday after being branded with hot iron to cure him of fever. The boy, identified as the son of Laxmichandra Shabara, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the Nuapada […]
Keonjhar/Angul: Blame it on the crumbling public health infrastructure or lack of awareness, infants in Odisha continue to be at the receiving end of superstitious practices of getting branded with hot objects. In Keonjhar district, an eighteen day infant battled for his life but eventually succumbed to burn injuries at the hospital after he was […]
Keonjhar: A one-year-old girl child was admitted to the Keonjhar district headquarters hospital in a critical condition after she was branded with hot iron to cure stomach ache. Two weeks back, the girl child of Dulari Patra, a resident of Uttam Singh Haating started suffering from stomach ache. Later, acting as per the advice from […]
Keonjhar: In yet another display of superstition-based inhuman behaviour in the rural areas, a five-year-old boy was branded with hot iron by family members to cure stomach ailments here in the district on Friday. This is 11th case reported in a span of two months. According to sources, the incident occurred in Kundurupanu village under […]
Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: That the healthcare services in Odisha have been far less than what is desired was once again proved after three different cases of ambulance failure and medical negligence were reported from Keonjhar and Bhubaneswar. In Keonjhar, one Etwa Munda had to carry his seriously ailing wife, Samtara in a trolley rickshaw to a hospital […]
Keonjhar: Presenting a disturbing trend, infants continue to be branded with hot iron by superstitious parents in the State as a cure of ailments. On Saturday, another infant was branded with hot iron to cure stomach ailments at Kharba village under Harichandanpur block in the district. The matter came to light only on Sunday morning when the […]
Keonjhar: In a fresh incident of hot iron branding, a minor girl was subjected to torture by her family members to cure ‘stomach ailments’ in Keonjhar district. According to reports, the 10-year-old girl of Reba village under Bansapala block in the district was branded with hot iron rod by her family members five days back. The […]
Keonjhar: Blind faith and superstition continue in the state with reports of a newborn and a toddler being branded with hot iron rod to cure ailments emerging from Keonjhar. The gruesome incident has been reported from Baharaguda village under Harichandanpur block where a seven-day old new born baby boy was treated with hot iron by […]
Jeypore: In yet another instance of cruel traditional practice to cure disease, a seven-month old baby has been branded with hot iron by a village quack to cure it’s ailment at Bhaluguda under Jeypore block in Koraput district. Critically injured baby has been admitted to Jeypore sub-divisional hospital for treatment. “The baby is suffering from […]
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