Tag: Angul

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 […]

Angul: An elderly woman was charred to death while she was warming himself around a fire at Bhangamunda Village under Kishore Nagar police station in Angul district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Budhei Sahu. Sources said Sahu while Budhei was taking rest near a fire to keep her warm in the winter […]

Bhubaneswar: Life has been thrown out of gear in most parts of Odisha due to intense cold wave sweeping the State. People are mostly seen huddling around fire with warm clothes put on. Mercury at many places except the coastal parts of the State is hovering near 10 degree Celsius. People going for work and […]

Angul: In a tragic incident, two persons were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a police van hit two bikes at Charibati chhak under Chendipada police limits here on Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Bhagi Nayak of Patakmunda village and Uday Nayak of Sangapala village. According to sources, the incident […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced to set up two vigilance courts- one each at Dhenkanal and Angul district. Attending the valedictory programme of Vigilance Awareness Week here at Rabindra Mandap, Patnaik said his government has always been emphasising on a transparent governance system. “The government has been very keen on transparency in governance. […]

Angul: Bodies of a woman and five-year-old daughter were recovered from a well at Debhuin village under Kanhia police limits of the district today. The deceased were identified as Uri Pradhan and daughter Sani Pradhan. Police sent the bodies for post mortem after recovering them from the well and initiated an investigation into the deaths. […]

Angul: A person died in a road accident at Phuljhari under the Chhendipada police station in Angul district today. The deceased was identified as Gurubari Nayak Phuljhari village. He died after being hit by a Tata Ace. Angry over the situation, locals staged a road blockade demanding compensation for the family members of the diseased. […]

Bhubaneswar/Angul: A day after the tragic bus accident that claimed six lives in Angul, the district administration held rash driving and over loading responsible for the mishap. Based on the report of three-member probe committee formed by the administration, Angul Collector Anil Samal also made the carelessness of the biker, who was also killed after […]

Angul: With the death of six passengers in a tragic road accident near Tukuda in Angul district this afternoon, the district administration, acting on the directive of the state government, formed a three-member committee to probe into the incident. Making an announcement to this effect in the media in the evening, Angul Collector Anil Kumar […]

Angul: Five passengers and a motorcyclist died while 34 passengers were injured, 18 of them seriously, after a private bus in which they were travelling fell off a bridge near Tukuda under Jarpada block, about 20 km from Angul, on National Highway-55 after colliding with a bike this afternoon. Reports said the ill-fated bus Janhamamu […]

Angul: In a broad daylight heist, two miscreants looted cash worth Rs 4 lakh from a private company employee near the State Bank of India (SBI) building in Gandhi Marg area after attacking him with a sharp weapon. The seriously injured employee was rushed to the district headquarters hospital. Talking to OTV, the victim, Mohan […]