These children were participating in the procession when they sustained burn injuries due to the current which spread after the flags they were carrying touched a high tension cable, said sources.
Mar 08, 2024
In Paradip, a girl died while four persons including her grandparents and a neighbour were critically injured due to electrocution at Balisahi under Kujang police limits.
Jun 12, 2023
While a female jumbo died at Ulusura reserve forest under Jarada range in Sundargarh district, another tusker succumbed after coming in contact with a live wire fence laid for poaching wild boar in Binika, earlier on Tuesday.
Apr 12, 2023
Abhijit Nayak, a 10-year-old boy from Ghasapada village of Mohana in southern Gajapati district, lost his hands after accidentally touching 11kv electric wire in December 2019.
Nov 14, 2022
Five other students of the coaching centre had a close shave in the mishap and escaped with minor burn injuries, reports said.
Nov 02, 2022
A youth of Kaptipada was accidentally electrocuted while he was trying to catch fish by dipping live electric wires in the water.
Oct 22, 2022
Local people have blamed the lackadaisical attitude of the forest and electric department officials for the unfortunate death of two pachyderms.
Aug 25, 2022
One person died in the mishap that took place at Mathasahi under Basta police limits in the district while seven others sustained critical injuries.
Jul 01, 2022
A total of 741 wild elephants were electrocuted in the country in the last ten years, of which Odisha recorded the maximum deaths at 133.
Dec 04, 2021
As per the Odisha Forest Minister's data laid in State Assembly, the majority of the jumbo electrocution deaths have been attributed to live wire traps set up by poachers, though nearly 25-30 percent of deaths were also blamed on the discoms
Aug 26, 2021
Bhubaneswar: A youth died of electrocution after coming in contact with electricity wires used for light decoration on the newly-inaugurated rail-over bridge at Lingaraj Road in Pokhariput area of Bhubaneswar today. The deceased has been identified as Seemanchal Panda, who was immediately rushed to Capital Hospital where doctors declared him dead. According to sources, the […]
Jul 29, 2021
Rourkela: A man and his son died of electrocution at their house today near Ved Vyas Mandir road under Brahmanitarang police limits in Rourkela. The deceased have been identified as Satyanarayan Saha and his son Sanjay Saha. The mishap occurred after Satyanarayan came in contact with electrical current in the water that entered their house […]
Jul 26, 2021
Bolangir: Tension prevailed in Chatiapali of Bolangir district as a person was reportedly electrocuted after he came in contact with a live wire while pruning a tree branch here on Monday. The deceased, identified as Niranjan Bag from Chatiapali area had climbed atop a tree to chop it when he came in contact with a […]
Jul 23, 2021
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to include electrocution in the list of notified disasters eligible for compensation from national and state disaster relief funds. Addressing a meeting of state level committee on natural calamities here on Monday, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said the State is currently providing compensation for deaths related to sunstroke, fire, […]
Jul 22, 2021
Dhenkanal: Decomposed bodies of three elephants including a calf were found in the Borapada forests of Dhenkanal district today. After receiving information, forest staff reached the spot and started a probe into the deaths. As per preliminary probe, two female elephants and the calf are suspected to have been electrocuted after coming in contact with […]
Jul 22, 2021
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