News from Kendrapara. Odisha

Kendrapara: Residents of Aradapalli village in the district gheraoed Pattamundai police station alleging police excess as reason behind custodial death of a local. As per reports, family members of one Sushant Behera alias Manguli, and hundreds of locals of Aradapalli village launched a gherao of Pattamundai police station last night protesting his death under suspicious […]

Bhubaneswar: Within hours of BJD’s Kendrapara MP, Anubhav Mohanty’s tweet, alleging misbehaviour by police and inaction against his neighbour, Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh responded that the complaint has been looked into. He however clarified that no complaint with regard to allegations of police misbehaviour has been lodged by the MP. Tagging the Commissionerate Police on […]

Kendrapara: Incidents of rampant trade of brown sugar continue to prevail in Odisha. A fresh incident was reported from Rajnagar area of Kendrapara district on Tuesday where the drug peddlers seemed to have devised a new way to illegally smuggle the contraband items. What’s more shocking is that the contraband smuggling which roots from Cuttack, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 8.5 crore for the development of Baladevjew Temple and the grand road in front of the temple in Kendrapara district. The decision was taken after a high-level meeting with Kendrapara district collector, local public representatives, temple trust members, and the servitors through video conferencing on […]

Kendrapara: Raising questions over the implementation of the 5T initiative in Healthcare service delivery, a four-year-old girl lost her life allegedly over medical negligence today. According to sources, one Subhalaxmi from Saradaprasad village under Rajnagar block of Kendrapara was rescued from a pond and admitted to the nearest Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Dangamal. However, […]

Cuttack: A woman has given birth to a baby having two heads and three hands at a private nursing home in Kendrapara district on Sunday, doctors said. The newborn with…

Kendrapara: A standard operating procedure (SOP) will be in place in view of COVID-19 at Bhitarkanika National Park which is all set to reopen for all tourists from October 19. The SOP will be mandatory for employees as well as the visitors so as to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. It will be for […]

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park here has been fully opened for public from today. However, a standard operating procedure (SOP) has been issued by the forest department to be followed by the employees and visitors in order to keep Covid-19 at bay. The park was closed by the forest department in March due to the […]

Kendrapada: In a bid to check social gathering in view of the COVID19 pandemic, Kendrapada SP Niti Shekhar today issued guidelines to be followed by pandals during the Gajalaxmi Puja. As per the guidelines, restrictions have been clamped on lighting, decoration, playing of music and cultural programmes at the pandals. In an attempt to prevent […]

Kendrapara: With the Gajalaxmi Puja round the corner, preparations are on in full swing in the district. Festivity has gripped the Kendrapara town and adjoining areas as the week-long puja is all set to start this Friday (tomorrow). As many as 60 puja pandals have been set up by different puja committees across the town. […]

Kendrapara: Unidentified miscreants set three motorcycles on fire parked outside a house at Ranapur village under Town police limits late on Saturday night. According to sources, the miscreants torched the vehicles using petrol. Though the exact reason behind the act is unknown, past enmity is believed to be the fallout of the incident. “We heard […]

Kendrapara: A group of alert villagers foiled an alleged kidnapping of a youth by four miscreants near Nalitapatia area in Kendrapara district on late Saturday night. As per reports, the youth from Talachua Tikayatnagar was abducted by the miscreants in a car. On getting information, a group of locals intercepted the car near Nalitapatia chhak […]

Kendrapara: Farmers in Dihapada Panchayat under Kendrapara’s Pattamundai block are forced to spend sleepless nights as pest poses a massive threat to their paddy crop. As per reports, a pest named as “Patra Moda” is eating away the developing panicle of the rice plant concealed in the leaf stem. The worried farmers are reportedly in […]

Kendrapara: A fodder grass farm spread over ten acres in Barimula GP under Derabish block of the district has now turned into a forest land. Local residents allege that due to lack of maintenance and laid-back attitude of the concerned authorities, the farm is languishing in neglect. According to sources, the farm was set up […]

Kendrapara: A court in Kendrapara district on Thursday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for killing an eight-year-old boy as part of an occult ritual five years ago. District and sessions judge Basudeb Panda awarded life term to Abhinash Choudhury, an ex-serviceman, and his accomplice Bairagi Das. There was no eyewitness to the crime committed […]