News from Dhenkanal

In a bid to project the jumbos, a first-of-its-kind animal overpass will come up over the railway track at Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary in Dhenkanal district.

As per IMD, people in Odisha will get relief from the scorching heat conditions in view of the rain and thunderstorm activities.

As per the initial reports, the firing is believed to be the fallout of an ongoing land dispute between the two families.

A rare albino cobra was rescued by snake helpline member from Renandapatna area in Bhuban police limits of Dhenkanal district on Monday.

On March 30, Jayanti had alleged that shots were fired in front of her house and death threats were issued to her. She had then accused the workers of the ruling BJD of resorting to blank firing and issuing death threats to her.

The Banajaga Yatra, undertaken for the Nabakalebara of the idols at Sharana Srikshetra in Dhenkanal’s Ekagharia, was stopped on Monday by the temple trust following stiff opposition from Jagannath devotees and the Daitapati Nijog at Srimandir in Puri.

Senior servitor Jagdish Dash Mohapatra explained that if such rituals are organised everywhere without any respect to the tradition and the codes specified only for the chief abode of the Lord, it will cause a huge setback to the Jagannath faith. 

The private bus, named Maa Samalei, was headed to Banasingh from Dhenkanal when it overturned after the driver reportedly lost control over the vehicle.

Inspired by the super hit Telugu movie ‘Pushpa’, three men in Odisha allegedly tried to smuggle gallons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in a water tanker before they ran out of luck.

OTV unearthed a secret chamber in the basement of a clinic at Swain’s Kamakhyanagar residence in Dhenkanal district on Wednesday.

The driver of the vehicle lost control over the steering and it fell into the river by breaking the barricades on the bridge, sources said.

Further, the DGP has assured that strict security measures will be in place for the remaining four phases of rural elections so as to ensure the conduct of the election in a free and fair manner.

Dhenkanal district Collector Saroj Kumar Sethi said that four persons involved in rigging booths in the district have been arrested and further investigation in connection with the violent incident is underway.

The famous Magha Mela of Mahima cult at Joranda in Dhenkanal district began on Tuesday amid strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocols.

Meanwhile, BJP leaders accused the police of bending rules for the ruling BJD party. “They (police) stopped us at different points from the beginning of the rally. No one can stop us from campaigning as it is our Constitutional right to reach people,” said State BJP President Sameer Mohanty.