Tag: Angul

Angul: Continuing its crackdown on the anti-socials, police nabbed dreaded criminal Bilu Khan after an encounter near Derjang area in Angul district late on Sunday night. Sources said Bilu received bullet injuries in his left leg and was rushed to Angul hospital. He was later rushed to SCB hospital in Cuttack while his condition is […]

Angul: Jumbo scare gripped the residents of Nuakheta village in Bantala range under Angul forest division after a youth was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Sahu of Nuakheta village. Sahu had gone to the nearby jungle for some work when he was attacked by […]

Angul: The carcass of a leopard was found floating on Rengali Dam near Mankadachua village under Khamar Forest Range of the district today. According to sources, some fishermen who were fishing in the reservoir spotted the tiger’s body floating on the waters early morning today and informed the local villagers about the incident. “We had […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as eight persons were killed while 15 others sustained injuries in separate road mishaps across the state on Tuesday. In Jajpur, at least one person died and 13 others sustained injuries after a tourist bus travelling from Damdam in West Bengal to Puri collided with a truck on National Highway-16 near Jarka […]

Paradip/Angul/Paralakhemundi: As many as three persons were killed while two others sustained critical injuries in three separate road mishaps in Jagatsinghpur, Angul and Gajapati districts on Tuesday. In Jagatsinghpur, a biker was killed after being hit by a truck at Tarinigadanear Paradip. The deceased was identified asPramod Das of nearby Chakradharpur village. Following the mishap, […]

Cuttack: Two minor boys, who had sustained critical burn injuries along with their mother in a fire mishap in their house at Sabalbhanga village in Angul on November 18, died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital today. The deceased identified as Rahul (6) and Abhimanyu (2) were admitted to SCBMCH in a […]

Angul: Three members of a family sustained critical burn injuries in a fire mishap that occurred under mysterious circumstances in their house at Sabalbhanga village of the district late on Sunday night. According to sources, one Bachan Behra along with her two minor sons, Rahul and Abhimanyu sustained severe burn injuries after their house caught […]

Angul: The carcass of a 25-year-old tusker was found in Badagunduri forest  under Khamar range of Angul district today. Though the exact reason behind the death of the jumbo is yet to be established, it is suspected that the animal  was killed for its tusks. The tusks of the pachyderm were sawed allegedly by the […]

Angul: Adding to the number of bear attack cases in the state, one person sustained critical injuries after being attacked by a bear near Athmallik forest in Angul district on Tuesday. According to sources, one Niladri Nayak, a resident of Sanrohila village, was attacked by a bear while going to the farmlands to do his […]

Angul: Locals at Balaramprasad village under Nalco block of the district today nabbed a chain-snatcher while he was trying to escape after snatching a chain from a woman. Eyewitnesses said, the accused, who was on his bike approached the woman pedestrian walking down the street and snatched away the gold chain she was wearing. As […]

Angul: A woman in labour pain had to be carried almost 1.5 km on a cot to an ambulance which failed to reach her house at Barakuda village of Pallahara block in Angul due to bad roads. The villagers even had to cross a drain with water level running at a dangerous level, said sources. […]

Angul: A woman and her three children sustained critical injuries after the wall of their house collapsed on them following heavy rain at Banjamunda under Munduribeda pachayat in Pallahara block of Angul district late on Saturday night. The injured identified as Sukumari Pingua and her three sons Aadesh (7), Krishna (3) and Manoj (18 months). […]

Angul: Police have arrested a man today for allegedly killing his 13-day-old daughter by throwing her in a well in Chhanchunia village of Angul district. The matter came to light on July 6 when the infant had suddenly gone missing. Initially, a fake story of the baby being taken away by dogs was spread across […]

Bhubaneswar: The State has experienced 28% less rainfall than normal between June 1 and July 5, informed Deputy Special Relief Commissioner, Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra today. Moreover, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Angul districts have witnessed 50% less rain during the period. “In the month of June, the average rainfall in State was recorded at 161.1 mm […]

Angul: An elderly woman was injured after being accidentally hit by a bullet during a firing practice session by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Saradhapur police training center (PTC) ground in Angul district on Wednesday. As per reports, the injured identified as Badani Mishra (79) of Saradhapur village was seated in front […]