Tag: Nuapada

Device Fallen From Sky
Suspicious made-in-Korea device falls from sky at Odisha village, triggers panic among locals

As per reports, the unknown device had a red light and ‘Made-In-Korea’ inscribed on it. It was tied to a balloon.

  • Friday, 23 February 2024
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda visits Nuapada, seeks Maa Vaishno Devi’s blessings
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda visits Nuapada, seeks Maa Vaishno Devi’s blessings

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda on Thursday visited Maa Vaishno Devi temple at Komna in Nuapada district. 

  • Thursday, 25 January 2024
5 injured in acid attack in Nuapada
Acid attack during group clash leaves 5 injured in Nuapada

All the injured were initially admitted to Khariar Hospital. Later, two of them were shifted to Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital as their condition deteriorated.

  • Thursday, 11 January 2024
Odia migrant labourer ‘beaten to death’ by labour contractor in Andhra  
Odia migrant labourer ‘beaten to death’ by labour contractor in Andhra  

Jogendra had gone to Andhra Pradesh to work in a brick kiln. It was alleged that he was critically injured in the brutal attack by a labour contractor there.

  • Monday, 04 December 2023
Sans surveillance, paddy stolen from procurement centre in Odisha’s Nuapada 
Sans surveillance, paddy stolen from procurement centre in Odisha’s Nuapada 

Some of the farmers, who have stocked their paddy packets outside the procurement centre of Gandamer Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) in Komna block, brought the allegations on Monday.

  • Monday, 04 December 2023
Wildlife experts concerned over changed behaviour of caged leopard in Nuapada
Wildlife experts concerned over changed behaviour of caged leopard in Nuapada

A team of experts comprising Debrigarth DFO and experts from Sambalpur Zoo reached the Nuapada forest office to study the behaviour of the leopard which is being treated inside a cage.  

  • Monday, 06 November 2023
Man-animal conflict: Another leopard spotted in Nuapada, locals express concerns
Man-animal conflict: Another leopard spotted in Nuapada, locals express concerns

A day after the forest department caught a leopard which triggered panic by remaining atop a house at Kodapali under Dharam Bandha section on Saturday night, another leopard was sighted moving in the same area on Sunday.

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
Leopard caged in Nuapada
Irate locals attack ‘killer’ leopard caged in Nuapada

As per Khariar Division DFO, the health of the leopard has deteriorated and it will soon be treated by a veterinary team.

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
‘Killer’ leopard atop house triggers panic in Odisha's Nuapada
‘Killer’ leopard atop house triggers panic in Odisha's Nuapada

A leopard, which is believed to have killed two persons and mauled another, was spotted atop a building at Kodapali of Dharma Bandha area under the Sadar range of Nuapada this evening.

  • Saturday, 04 November 2023
Human Kill in Nuapada: Special squad deployed to track leopard movement
Human Kill in Nuapada: Special squad deployed to track leopard movement

Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Pradip Kumar Amat, chairing a conference of the DFOs, has directed the officials to work proactively and take measures to prevent man-animal conflicts in various forested pockets. 

  • Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Leopard strikes again in Nuapada, 'kills' 8-year-old boy 
Leopard strikes again in Nuapada, 'kills' 8-year-old boy 

The Forest Department officials reached the village. On searching the area, the body of the victim was recovered from the nearby forest. 

  • Monday, 30 October 2023
Budhapara High School
Four teachers suspended over Class 3 boy’s drowning death in Nuapada

The district education officer (DEO) has suspended headmaster Rajendra Joshi and assistant teachers Kishore Sahu, Hingula Majhi and Lochan Behera for dereliction of duty. 

  • Tuesday, 22 August 2023
Fear stalks Nuapada villagers as tiger kills calf 
Fear stalks Nuapada villagers as tiger kills calf 

The fear of tiger has been gripping the people of the villages near the sanctuary for a week now. But the forest department officials are allegedly not taking any measures to do away with the tiger fear. 

  • Monday, 27 March 2023
Royal Bengal tiger ‘kills’ elderly woman in Odisha’s Nuapada
Royal Bengal tiger ‘kills’ elderly woman in Odisha’s Nuapada

On being informed about the incident, the forest department officials rushed to the spot and confirmed the death due to a tiger attack after examining the paw marks and circumstantial evidence.

  • Monday, 20 March 2023
Nuapada Tehsil office
Divyang dies after self-immolation bid in Odisha; Tehsildar suspended

Nuapada Sadar Tehsildar was suspended by the RDC in connection with the tragic incident.

  • Friday, 17 March 2023
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