Tag: Baripada

Mayurbhanj: Uncertainty now looms large over the admission and academics for newly set up Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital even as the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on May 7. The medical college is yet to get necessary approvals for academics as the Medical Council of India […]

Udala: Taking the law into their hands, a mob today thrashed a minor boy mercilessly after he was caught stealing money. The incident occurred in Udala of Mayurbhanj district, when the minor boy was thrashed near the High School Chhak while trying to flee after snatching a bag containing Rs 15,000 from a person. According […]

Rairangpur: At least 15 persons were injured, including three critical in a bus accident near Tiringi block of Mayurbhanj district this morning. According to sources a provide bus on its way to Tata from Rairangpur lost control and later skidded off the road in front of the Tiring block office at around 10 am. Getting […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to strengthen the BJP party organisation at the grassroot level ahead of the 2019 elections, the State unit of the party today decided to launch a ‘Mo Booth Shaktisali’ drive across Odisha and passed a proposal regarding this along with two others at the State Executive meet in Baripada on the […]

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Buoyed by the results of recently concluded panchayat election and after the two-day high octane National Executive meet at the State capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to draw a road map to consolidate tribal votes in Mayurbhanj district, at the two-day State Executive beginning today. The saffron party’s decision to hold […]

Baripada: Normal life has been crippled in Mayurbhanj district headquarters town today due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in protest against the police and excise department’s inefficiency to control rampant drugs business. Alleging a stiff rise of crime record in the town due to illegal business of brown sugar and […]

Baripada: An attempt to marry a minor girl studying in class VII went kaput when the authorities of the district child protection unit raided the marriage and took the girl into custody. The incident occurred in Sunamunhi Sahi on the outskirts of Baripada town, when the minor girl was being taken to the Shiva Temple […]

Baripada: A man and a widow were beaten up after being tied and then paraded on the streets by a Kangaroo Court in Mayurbhanj over having an extra-marital affair. The incident occurred in Ambajoda village under Betanati police limits where the duo was lynch-mobbed. According to sources, on Tuesday, a Kangaroo Court (Peoples’ Court euphemistically […]

Baripada: The Vigilance court here on Wednesday awarded former State legislator Bimal Lochan Das one year jail term and penalty in connection with a loan fraud in Baripada Urban Bank Co-operative Bank. Sources said, the court has also penalised seven others for their involvement in the case. Das had sanctioned lakhs of rupees to different […]

Rairangpur: A verbal duel over a trivial matter took a violent turn when a tribal youth shot his father with an arrow at Bhalugoda village under Jharadihi police outpost here in Mayurbhanj district today. Critically injured Ramadu Baske (55) was admitted to Rairangpur health centre last night and later, referred to district headquarters hospital in […]

Baripada: At least five persons were killed and five others sustained facial and other injuries today when the bus they were travelling in collided head-on with a tractor at Kherana forest near Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district. The injured passengers have been admitted to Badampahad hospital. The tragic accident took place when the ill-fated bus was […]

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a physically challenged minor girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Deulasahi in Baripada on Friday night. According to reports, the incident occurred when the 11-year-old girl had gone to the Jagannath temple located near her house at around 9 pm. A youth identified as Munu forcibly raped her […]

Baripada: A teacher was beaten black and blue by some locals allegedly for sexually assaulting girl students in Bada Sahi block of Mayurbhanj district here on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Durga Charan Giri of Marakandi primary school in Bada Sahi block. According to reports, the teacher had sexually assaulted three girl students of […]

Baripada: In a shocking revelation, a fake university has been found to be running in the name of North Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. As per information, acting upon a letter to check the authenticity of a certificate of a Haryana-based student, authorities of the North Orissa University (NOU) found […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police today arrested Rajkishore Tudu, mastermind of a fake currency racket which was busted at Salia Sahi slum in the city last week. Police was tipped off about his arrival at the railway station from Chennai and accordingly the probe team was prepared to nab him. Tudu had escaped to Tamil Nadu since […]