News from Dhenkanal

Panda said that NCC which is the world's largest uniformed youth organization needs reformation to make it more relevant in the changing times.

The Dhenkanal Sadar Police nabbed three robbers at Bhojadeipur near Sadashivpur in the district while they were on the run after looting an ATM cash van near Athgarh on Monday.

The police team was finally released on Monday afternoon following assurances by the higher-ups in the department to look into the complaint.

The doctor, identified as Abhishek Sahu, who is posted at the Sri Ramachandrapur Community Health Centre (CHC) at Gondia in Dhenkanal district, could be seen dozing off, allegedly in an inebriated state, on his chair in the viral video.

With the Kharif season on high, several parts of Odisha have begun to witness incidents of wild elephant movement near human settlements.

Though the exact motive behind the crime is yet to be ascertained, family members of the deceased have termed the incident as a political murder

A STF team of Odisha Crime Branch arrested two firearm smugglers at Bhapur area in Dhenkanal

It all happened last night when the youth, identified as Dharmendra Swain of Bainsia village, was taken to the Town Police station for questioning on suspicion.

All the schools in Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Sonepur and Bargarh will remain closed for two days- September 13 and 14.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued advisory for several Odisha districts as major rivers and their tributaries continue to swell due to incessant rain in the basin and upper catchment areas under the influence of the low pressure.

Infection among children below 18 years old has reduced on September 7 in comparison to the previous day’s figures. In the last 24 hrs, as many as 93 positive cases have been detected in the category of under 18 years. 

74-year-old Nimai Charan Sahoo, residing at Mahavir Market in Dhenkanal Town is a doctor by profession but he says that planting trees is his passion.

Though a tributary of the Rengali canal passes through the 70-acre farmland, it is of no use for the farmers because of faulty design.

Based on the complaint of the two families, Kamakhyanagar Sub-Collector has directed the Kankadahada Tehsildar, Block Development Officer (BDO) and Parjang Police Station to launch an investigation into the matter.

IMD has predicted thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khordhaa, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore in the next 24 hours.