Yet another horrific incident has called into question women's safety in the state. A Plus 3 girl student was allegedly gang raped in front of her male friend near Kalama Chhak under Baisinga police limits in Mayurbhanj.
Baripada: At least three police personnel, including an ASI of Sarat Police Station, were injured after being allegedly attacked by a mob at Debanbahali village under Udala block of Mayurbhanj…
Baripada: In a spine-chilling incident, a 14-feet-long king cobra was rescued from the bedroom of a man at Nischinta village near Bangiriposi in Mayurbhanj district today. Panic gripped the family…
Baripada: A day after a woman police officer was suspended for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty in Mayurbhanj district, another incident of police excess has been reported from the same district on Tuesday. A police constable has been placed under suspension for allegedly beating a man during helmet checking at Saharapada bypass road near […]
Baripada: A woman became critical due to alleged medical negligence during removal of an Intrauterine Device (IUD) copper-T, a kind of contraceptive tool, from her uterus at Khadigaan health centre under Khunta block here in Mayurbhanj district. The woman identified as Shantilata Naik, a resident of Brundagadi under Udala police limits in the district was […]
Baripada: Odisha BJP on Sunday has sent a 15-member team to Similipal to take stock of the situation as the unprecedented wildfire in the biosphere is yet to be controlled. The team is led by senior party MLA Jay Narayan Mishra. According to party sources, the team will assess the impact of the fire on […]
Baripada: In what could be termed as divine intervention, showers at various places in Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district, which shares boundary with the Similipal biosphere reserve, was reported on Wednesday brightening prospects of bringing relief to the fire-ravaged forest. The sudden rainfall in the vicinity of Similipal Tiger Reserve for over one and half […]
Baripada (Mayurbhanj): The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) on Sunday cancelled leaves of all forest staff under the division even as fresh reports of fire incidents have been reported from over 20 points under Udala, Dujura, Bangiriposi, Rasgovindpur ranges closed to Similipal biosphere reserve in the district. Leaves of all the staff under Baripada division have […]
Baripada/Bhubaneswar: Nearly 10 days after a devastating wildfire broke out in the Similipal Tiger Reserve and the adjoining sanctuary and continue to devour large chunks of the park in quick succession, the Odisha government seems to have woken up to the unprecedented environmental and ecological disaster now. On Wednesday Odisha’s Forest and Environment Minister Bikram […]
Baripada: The Baripada Town Police in swift action rescued a four-day old girl within hours after she was allegedly stolen from PRM Medical College & Hospital in the town. Police have also arrested two women on charges of abducting the newborn baby. Police said one of them belongs to Sahadevkhunta area in Balasore district while […]
Baripada: The Baripada Urban Cooperative Bank, whose licence was cancelled by the Reserve Bank of India in 2014, will soon refund the money to its depositors. Hopes of 76,000 depositors have run high after the Registrar of Cooperative Society has directed the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies-Baripada in writing for smooth disbursement of money to […]
Baripada: The Odisha government has been ordered by a Lok Adalat in Mayurbhanj district to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of a tribal girl for wrong treatment at a state-run hospital here. The amount has to be transferred from the state exchequer to the bank account of the girl’s father, chairperson […]
Baripada: Tension erupted at Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Baripada after students of the college locked the main gate and sat on dharna in front of the Dean’s office demanding fulfillment of their demands. As per reports, the second year students of the relatively new medical college in the northern-Odisha town of […]
Baripada: A worker engaged in the construction of a bridge under Biju Setu Yojana died after falling into a deep pit near Badasahi under Betanati police station here in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Rasgovindpur in Mayurbhanj district. According to reports, Singh accidentally fell into […]
Baripada: On the day of Makar Sankranti, Odisha woke up to yet another shocking instance of sexual violence against women when a 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two youths, one of them a minor, near her village under Baripada Town Police limits in Mayurbhanj district in the wee hours of Thursday. Based on the […]
Udala: In a superstition-related crime, a woman was allegedly hacked to death by two brothers on the suspicion of practising sorcery at Sarisua village under Sarat police limits here in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday evening. Two brothers identified as Kalia and Balia Mohanty of the same village were believed to have committed the crime. The […]
Baripada: The North Orissa University (NOU) in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district will now be known as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University as the institution has been renamed after the erstwhile King of the princely state of Mayurbhanj, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. A notification to this effect issued by the Higher Education […]
Baripada: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake currency racket with arrest of two persons allegedly involved in the crime here in Mayurbhanj district. The accused identified as Rasbihari Rana and Rakhyahari Rana are two brothers. They belong to Bahadagoda of Jharkhand, police said. Police were tipped off about the transaction of Fake […]
Baripada: Needless to say, women love a long hair. For them, it is one of the many facets of beauty which they never want to do away with at any cost. Well, doing the unimaginable, a girl from Odisha has garnered applauds from all and sundry after she cut off her hair to zero to […]
Baripada: In a bizarre incident, a man allegedly killed his father-in-law by slitting his throat over past enmity at Khuntapur village under Baisinga police limits here in Mayurbhanj district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Singh of Khiripada village under the same police jurisdiction. According to reports, Ramesh visited the house of […]
Baripada: A mild earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Baripada Town of Mayurbhanj district in the wee hours of Friday, informed National Centre for Seismology. As per reports, the jolts of the earthquake were felt at around 2.13 AM today, added the centre. #ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରେ #ଭୂମିକମ୍ପ , #ତୀବ୍ରତା ୩.୯ , #ଗଭୀରତା ୬୩ […]
Baripada: National Spokesperson of the BJP and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of betraying the people of Mayurbhanj district by not putting into service the promises made to them prior to the elections last year. Sarangi was reportedly on a one-day visit to Baripada in […]
Baripada: Tension ran high at the Baripada PRM Medical College & Hospital today after the death of a minor girl due to alleged medical negligence. The minor girl from Syamakhunta block here was admitted to the hospital on October 30 reportedly for treatment of Thalassemia. Following her death today, his family members and relatives manhandled […]
Baripada: At least six students were injured after a swarm of honey bees attacked them while they were on a trip to Bangiriposi Ghat in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. One of them is stated to be critical. According to reports, the students had gone to the Bangiriposhi Ghat on a trip. They were shooting a […]
Baripada: A 21-year-old man sustained critical injuries to one of his eyes after he was allegedly hit by a police personnel with a baton during a motor vehicle checking in Baripada on Wednesday. The man, identified as Sipu Das, was reportedly trying to escape from being caught by a group of policemen who were carrying […]
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