News from Jajpur

Jajpur: A major sex racket which was operating from a rented accommodation at Jaraka area in Jajpur district was busted on Sunday night. Senior police officials informed that two girls were rescued while five persons including two agents and three customers have been arrested following a raid. As per reports, the sex racket was being […]

Jajpur: A minor girl died allegedly due to medical negligence while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital in Jajpur today, triggering protests by her family members and villagers. According to sources, Pujarani Baral, the minor girl from nearby Haripur village was brought to the hospital this morning after she suffered an epileptic attack. However, […]

Jajpur: At least three occupants of an ambulance, including its driver were killed and three others seriously injured when the vehicle hit a stationary truck in the district on Monday. The mishap took place early morning when the ambulance carrying a patient and four attendants was crossing Chhatia Chhak on NH-16 in Jajpur district, said […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday felicitated two school kids–SK Tasif Raja and Md Soyaib of Fazalpur village in Jajpur district, for showing exemplary courage in saving a six-year-old boy from drowning in a pond. Patnaik felicitated the duo with study materials including dictionary and grammar book during a ceremony held at the […]

Jajpur: A girl from Jajpur district has knocked the doors of police to file a complaint against a youth leader of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for allegedly cheating her on false promise of marriage. The accused Jitendra Pradhan, happens to be the president of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal of Binjharpur block in the district. According […]

By Srinibash Samal Aa krushnen rajasa bartamane Nibesayanamruta martaiya cha Hiranayena sabita rathena Debo jati bhubanani pashyan -Rig Veda- 1. 35.2 Ratha tradition is too old in our civilization. Even we can find in the Rig Veda about the Ratha Jatra. Ratha is the only medium to travel. God sun travels in the morning and […]

Jajpur: Police recovered the body of an RBI general manager from a hotel room in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Friday, the police said. The body of Asish Ranjan Samal, who is working as a general manager of the Guwahati branch of RBI, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hotel room. 52-year-old Samal […]

Jajpur: Three motor-cycle borne persons were killed early on Tuesday when their two-wheeler collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-16 in Odisha’s Jajpur district, a police officer said. While one of them died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries in the district headquarters hospital, he said. According to Ajay Kumar Jena, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Revenue & Disaster Management Department has shot a letter to Jajpur district Collector Ranjan Das clarifying on the demolition of ‘Rangasala’- the unauthorised guest house constructed over government land in Baligari village under Dharmasala Tehsil of the district. Following proposals to renovate the building into a public library, orphanage or old-age home instead […]

Jajpur: A couple was killed while their eight-year-old daughter was critically injured after a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding truck near Neulpur on NH-16 under Dharmasala…

Jajpur: With just one day to go before the commencement of the Rath Yatra of Maa Biraja in Jajpur, COVID-19 tests of the servitors chosen to participate in the festival were conducted today. As per the Orissa High Court that had earlier allowed the conduct of Rath Yatra in adherence with all the COVID-19 protocols, […]

Jajpur: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an inter-state dacoity gang by arresting 11 persons for their involvement in loot incident earlier this month. Addressing a presser, Jajpur SP Charan Singh Meena informed that the gang was involved in the incident of armed robbery and attack on a jeweller near Brahmabarada village on October […]

Jajpur: But like a crisis inspiring innovation, Madhumukti Maharana, an engineering student from Bhabanipur village under Dharmsala block in Odisha has used predicament for success at a time when Coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down. Taking advantage of the lockdown, Madhumukti has developed a four-wheeler vehicle that too from used engine and scrap […]

Jajpur: In a tragic incident, one person was killed while 2 others are critically injured in an accident near Mukundabindha area of Jajpur district on Thursday morning. As per reports, a car and a truck had a head–on collision near Mukundabindha village on the NH-16, under Panikoili police limits, early on Thursday morning. In their […]

Jajpur: In a tragic incident, a minor girl died and her elder sister sustained serious injuries after the scooter they were riding hit a truck from behind on National Highway 16 near Rathia area in Dharmasala here on Sunday morning. According to sources, the mishap took place when the duo lost control over the scooter […]