Tag: Angul

Angul: A minor girl was abandoned by her parents after she eloped with a youth of another caste at Karadapala under Pallahara block of Angul district. Sources said the minor girl had left home with her lover. Later the girl was rescued by police after a complaint was lodged. “He had taken away my daughter […]

Angul: Around 20 families were rendered homeless after 60 houses were gutted in a major fire mishap at Karatpata village in Angul on Sunday. As per sources, the fire broke out first at a thatched house of a family in the village at around 3.30 pm and subsequently engulfed other thatched houses in the locality. […]

Angul/Nayagarh: At least five persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Angul and Nayagarh districts late last night. As per sources  three persons were killed when the bike they were travelling on dashed a tree on roadside at Pattapathar under Thakurgarh police station in Angul district. The deceased have been identified as Kathi […]

Angul: Seven families of Badabula village under Handapa police limits in Angul district have been living in isolation and leading an ostracized life since the past 2 years. The matter came to light when the families knocked the door of the district Collector seeking justice. As per the seven families, they had purchased seven decimals […]

Angul: An oil tanker caught fire after it collided with a truck head-on at Nakachi in Angul in the wee hours on Saturday. The drivers and other staff of both the vehicles escaped unhurt with minor injuries in the accident. Sources said, the accident occurred in front of a road side dhaba on NH- 55 […]

Angul: Does education broaden mindset? Certainly not an answer in the affirmative given incidents like the one reported from Angul district where a software engineer kept his fiancé waiting to no avail just because the bride’s family failed to pay Rs 1 crore dowry! The incident happened Wednesday night, following which the  bride knocked the […]

Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate incident, a newborn baby girl was rescued by locals near a drain in Jamunali village in Angul. As per reports, the girl, believed to be no more than 10 -12 days old, was recovered by  a local who was passing by the drain on Wednesday afternoon. “On seeing her condition we […]

Bhubaneswar: Based on the report submitted by the Angul Collector, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation today placed junior engineer of Angul division Saroj Kumar Mohanty under suspension for dereliction of duty in connection with a mishap in which a three-year-old girl fell into an open borewell at Gulasara village in the district. “A disciplinary proceeding against […]

Angul: In an exemplary and successful attempt in handling emergency situations, personnel of Odisha Fire Services rescued the minor girl, who had fallen into a borewell in Angul district, alive after an intense rescue operation that lasted for several hours on Monday.   Lauding the efforts, Fire Services DG BK Sharma informed that fire personnel […]

Angul: A massive rescue operation has been launched on Monday after a minor girl fell into a borewell at Gulasar village under Handapa police limits in Angul district. According to reports, Santosh Sahu’s two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Radha fell into the borewell while she was playing at around 9 am today. Though the family had initially informed […]

Bhubaneswar: Security forces on Friday intensified combing operations after suspected Maoists had put up posters at Tikarpara in the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Angul district on late Wednesday night. Through the posters, written both in Odia and Hindi, the rebels have opposed the atrocities against people in the name of wildlife and forest protection. Also […]

Angul: Expediting raids on the illegal ganja farms, a special team comprising excise, police and revenue departments on Tuesday destroyed ganja plantations on 7 acres government land at Pitapalli and Bakala villages under Jarapada police limits of the district. As per reports, the teams destroyed around 24,000 ganja plants on 7 acres government land adjacent […]

Angul: A youth was trampled to death by an elephant late last night in Barapadar village under Madhpur forest range in the district. The deceased, identified as Sushil Behera, and his brother were keeping a vigil on crops in a thatched house in their farmland when an elephant rampaged into the paddy field and started […]

Angul: A female elephant fell into a well at Kansarikuda village under Athamallick forest range in Angul district today. As per sources, the elephant that is suspected to have strayed into human habitation in search of food, fell into a well this morning. Some locals spotted it and informed the forest department. Later, forest officials […]

Angul: Tension prevailed after locals blocked road near Phulapada in Angul protesting police detention of three villagers over their alleged involvement in the attack on ambulance staff. Earlier, a mob had thrashed an ambulance driver soon after a girl was rescued in an unconscious condition from roadside on November 18. The girl was reportedly injured […]