Tag: Korei

Jajpur/Sundergarh/Puri: Five persons including a minor boy were killed in separate road mishaps in Jajpur, Sundergrh, and Puri districts today. A minor boy was killed after a bus hit him while he was crossing road at Badapatuli on NH-215 under Korei police limits in Jajpur district. Irked, locals of Badapatuli and adjoining areas damaged the […]

Jajpur: A man was forced to kneel down in public for appearing before the police as witness here at Hatapadia main road under Korei block of Jajpur district. A video capturing the entire episode showed former block chairman Bhikari Bal’s son Naran torturing one Bharat Nayak and making him kneel on the road. The video […]

Jajpur: Four days after the no-confidence motion against Vyasanagar municipality chairperson got rejected in absence of councillors for voting, the civic body drama took a new turn as the chairperson and suspended BJD leader Sabita Rout went on leave for three months from today by handing over the office to the vice-chairperson of the 26-member […]

Bhubaneswar: With the infighting in BJD at many urban local bodies mounting by the day, such a conflict in Vyasanagar Municipality today reached the door of party supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik. After CM’s intervention, the regional party today clarified in a press meet that BJD is united and there is no infighting in […]

Jajpur: A junior engineer of Panikoili Rural development department in the district was arrested for allegedly abetting a woman RI’s suicide, police said today. Police said accused Madhusudan Das had developed love affairs with former Revenue Inspector Subhasmita Sahu of Tulati circle. The engineer trapped the RI in love claiming him as a bachelor. When […]

Jajpur/Balasore: With the arrival of Monsoon in the State, residents of 13 villages under Korei block in Jajpur and 50 villages in Balasore district are having sleepless nights. They are worried over the incomplete embankments along Baitarani and Jalaka rivers flowing close to their villages. Remembering past experiences, villagers under Korei block are a worried […]

Jajpur: The district administration of Jajpur has asked authorities to shut down all primary and high schools in Korei and Vyasanagar area of the district in view of a stray elephant that has been causing peril in the region for the past few days. As per reports, the tusker was initially spotted venturing into Vyasanagar […]