Tag: Athagarh

Enforcement Directorate
ED grills D-brothers’ associates

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) which is probing into the financial dealing of the Dhalasamant brothers, grilled more than five businessmen including scrap dealer Bhola Bhagat today in connection with their financial dealing with the criminal siblings. The Commissionerate Police. in course of its investigation into the criminal antecedents of Dhalasamant brothers, had come to […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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7 forest staff injured in elephant attack

Athagarh: Seven Forest staff were injured, one of them seriously when an injured elephant attacked them inside Sukasana forest under Athagarh Forest Range in Cuttack district this afternoon. According to reports, the Forest staff had found a limping elephant inside Athagarh Forest Range five days ago as an abandoned tyre got stuck on its front […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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30 injured as picnic bus hits truck

Athagarh: Over 30 persons were injured when a picnic bus carrying them hit a hyva truck at Khuntuni Bazaar in Cuttack district in the wee hours today. Condition of five of them is stated to be critical. All injured belong to Motalibandha village under Balianta police limits in Khurdha district. All the injured were admitted […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Locals block NH at Athagarh; protest elephant attack

Athagarh: Road traffic on the NH-55 at Kapursingh under Gurudijhatia police limits was disrupted as locals staged a road blockade protesting the frequent elephant attack at Brahmanabasta village under Athagarh sub-division today. Hundreds of vehicles, including bus and trucks were stranded on both sides of the road. Notably, one Prashant Khuntia was attacked by an […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Man killed in road accident in Athagarh

Athagarh: A person was killed when the bike he was riding on collided with a dumper near a petrol pump on Ansupa road under Athagarh police station in Cuttack district this morning. The person died on the spot. However, the identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The Athagarh police sent the body […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Labourer injured in jumbo attack

Athagarh: A labourer of a rerolling plant was seriously injured after he was attacked by a wild elephant at Kapursingh village under Gurudijhatia police station limits this morning. Report said a man of Bhadrak district was working as a labourer of Karma Re Rollers Pvt Ltd near Kapursingh village and staying inside the plant. He […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Bandh disrupts normal life in Athagarh

Athagarh: Normal life in Athagarh came to a standstill on Saturday as various organaisations and political parties called for a dawn-to-dusk bandh in protest of attack on a journalist by BJD workers and deteriorating law and order situation in the town. Members of various social organisations and workers of Congress and BJP blocked roads at […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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‘Bada Osha’ rituals performed at Dhabaleswar shrine

Athagarh: People in large number throng Dhabaleswar shrine to offer prayer to Lord Shiva on the occasion of ‘Bada Osha’ today. The temple witnessed a heavy footfall as it was the last auspicious day of the holy month of Kartika. As part of the rituals, ‘Gaja Bhoga’ was offered to the deity and later the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Athagarh MLA, minister shown black flags, 5 Cong workers detained

Athagarh: Police detained five Congress workers for showing black flag to local BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo today. According to reports, Swain and the minister were on the way to attend the centenary celebration of a school at Karikol when some Youth Congress workers had a scuffle with the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Elderly villager stomped to death by wild pachyderm

Athagarh: In a tragic incident, an elderly man of Bali village under the Khuntuni range was trampled to death by a wild elephant in today morning. The deceased, identified as Gopal Sahu, was attacked by the pachyderm while he has gone outside to attend nature’s call. Following the death of the elderly villager, locals blocked […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Man trampled to death by elephant in Athagarh

Athagarh: In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by an elephant near Baula Pahilabara road under Khuntuni forest range on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Tikama Sahoo of Sashanka village. According to sources, the incident took place when the Sahoo was going to Baula square to open his shop. […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Athagarh MLA faces protest during Padyatra

Athagarh: Local MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain faced protest from a group of locals at Sasanka village under Chhuagaan panchayat in his own constituency during BJD’s ongoing Jan Sampark Padayatra today. The villagers prevented the MLA from entering their area following which the supporters of Swain clashed with them. A woman was injured in the fight. […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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D-link: HC denies extension of interim bail to farmhouse owner

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today rejected the petition of Nirmal Rout, a close aide of gangster siblings Sushant and Sushil Dhalasamant, seeking extension of his interim bail, which ended today. The court had granted interim bail to Rout on on July 13 on health grounds against a bail bond of Rs 30,000 and two […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
LIGHTNING ACCIDENT
Three minor boys killed in lightning

The minor boys of Megha village of Athagarh block in Cuttack district were killed when lightning struck them this morning

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
ATHAGARH LOOT
Miscreants loot Rs 50,000 cash at gunpoint

Two unidentified miscreants looted cash worth Rs 50,000 from an employee of a private finance company this morning

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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