Tag: Athagarh

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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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Aarti Steel Plant ransacked after worker's death

Tension prevailed on the premises of Aarati Steel Plant on Wednesday following the death of a worker undergoing treatment after being injured in an accident at the plant

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Dead crocodile recovered from Mahanadi

Forest staff of Athagarh Wildlife Division recovered a dead female crocodile floating on Mahanadi river at Nandailo village near Kandarpur in Cuttack district on Monday morning

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Miscreants loot Rs 4 lakh, jewellery at gun point

Athagarh: Three unidentified miscreants looted Rs 4 lakh in cash and gold jewellery from the house of a businessman at Kantola village here late on Wednesday night. According to sources, the looters, who had their faces covered, knocked on the doors and windows of the house of the businessman Sarat Chandra Barik. When Barik opened […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Dacoits loot valuables, set woman on fire

Athagarh: Panic gripped Indupur village under Athagarh police station limits in Odisha’s Cuttack district after three dacoits set a woman on fire after looting ornaments from her house in a broad daylight today. Reports said the three unidentified dacoits barged into the house of Milan Kumar Parida after climbing the roof of the house. They […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Forest officials save life of severely ill elephant in Athagarh

Cuttack: A team of veterinary doctors and officials of Forest Department have managed to save the life of an ailing elephant, whose health condition had severely deteriorated in Athagarh forest. As per reports, the Athagarh forest officials received information about an ailing 50-year-old elephant inside Balikiari forest reserve under Narsinghpur range nearly five days back. […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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