Tag: Angul

Bhubaneswar: The fourth and penultimate phase Panchayat polls began in Odisha this morning amid tight security in 28 districts. Barring Jharsuguda and Boudh districts, polling would be conducted in the remaining 28 districts. “A total of 50,61,974people would exercise their franchise for the election of 1324 Panchayat Samiti members and 18,876 Ward Members in 162 […]

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) will facilitate five under trial prisoners (UTPs) to appear in the annual High School Certificate (HSC) examinations beginning from February 28. This was informed by the Dr Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, Controller of Examinations, BSE today. “This year, five UTPs will appear the annual High School Certificate examinations in […]

Cuttack/Bhadrak/ Kendrapara/Angul: Poll-related violence continued in Odisha with several more injured in clashes in various parts of the State. Tension prevailed in Podana village in Niali of Cuttack district over the death of a person two days back. According to sources, houses were torched in the village by rival groups and clashes were also reported. […]

Bhuabneswar: Days after Vigilance sleuths raided the gas agency of Dharmendra Pradhan’s brother Soumendra Pradhan at Handidhua in Talcher and registered a case against Soumendra in connection with irregularities and adulteration, the Union Petroleum minister on Tuesday said nobody is above law. The law will take its course if any irregularity is found. Asked to […]

Angul: Tension ran high at Hulirisingha area under Angul police limits here after two groups clashed with each over passing of comments. According to sources, an altercation which had ensued between the residents of Hulirisingha and Ghasisahi few days ago, took a violent turn today following a group clash between the locals of the two […]

Angul/Tangi: Panic gripped in Satkosia area of Angul and Tangi in Khurda after two persons including a Forest department staff faced elephant fury at two different places of the State this morning. While a resident of Tuluka village in the Satkosia sanctuary was trampled to death by an elephant, an employee of the Forest Department, […]

Pallahara: Taking a serious note of the recent body on shoulder incident in Pallahara of Angul district, the State Health department on Saturday suspended Assistant district medical officer (ADMO) Dr Pratap Chandra Mohanty and Senior Medical Officer Dr Prashant Kumar Mohapatra for dereliction of duty. Junior Hospital Manager of the Pallahara Hospital Gitanjali Swain was […]

Angul: A teacher was made to kneel down and apologize to a girl student at a Gram Sabha for making obscene comments. The incident occurred at Patakamunda under Chhendipada block of Angul district on Friday. As per allegations, an assistant teacher of the Patakamunda High School passed some obscene remarks to a Class VIII girl […]

Paradip: A joint team of Angul police, Paradip ASP and Paradip IIC carried out a marathon interrogation to industrialist Mahima Mishra in connection with the firing at Jalaram Transport in Angul on the last day of his remand period. Paradip police has already interrogated Mishra in Seaways Shipping GM Mahendra Swain’s murder case. He has […]

Angul: Another instance of anonymous transactions being carried out in depositors account surfaced after more than 20 account holders of Amalapara branch of Bank of India in Angul alleged that money was deposited and withdrawn from their account without their knowledge. As per allegations, cash ranging from Rs 5,000 to 25, 0000 were deposited and […]

Bhubaneswar: The severe cold wave has further intensified in Odisha as most parts of the state came under extreme cold wave conditions with mercury dropping to below 10 degrees Celsius in 11 places. According to a Met release this evening, Daringbadi recorded 4.3 degrees, the lowest temperature in the state this year. Apart from Daringbadi, […]

Pallahara: A person was electrocuted after coming in contact with electric wires at Jamaradiha village in Angul district last night. The deceased was identified as Rasa Penthoi. It is alleged that Rasa came in contact with the live died after coming in contact with electric wires planted to hunt wild boar. Later, the Pallahara police […]

Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the local Met office here, most parts of Odisha have come under intense cold wave with mercury dipping to below 10 degree Celsius at six places in interior south and western Odisha today. According to a Met release this evening, temperature went down to the lowest in Phulbani at 6.6 degree […]

Angul: About 90 Odia labourers working in a private company in Daman have been tortured, allege family members. Informing the media today, the family members alleged that the 90 Odia labourers from Angul, Athamallik and Kishorenagar areas are presently working in Prititi Industries, a glass manufacturing company, in Daman. But the company authorities have not […]

Angul: A day after the shocking incident in which a 4-year-old minor boy was mauled by a pack of stray dogs in Puri town, similar incident took place in Bhogabereni village under Banarpal police station limits in Angul district where a minor girl was seriously injured after she was attacked by stray dogs. Reports said […]