Tag: Baripada

In a saddening incident, five including three women were killed and six injured in lightning strike at different places in Mayurbhanj district on Friday

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a deeply wounded body of a minor girl found from Sanakumarum forest under Tiring police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. Family members of the deceased girl, identified as a resident of Sanakiajanga village, have alleged their daughter has been murdered after being raped. According to sources, the girl was […]

Taking note of increasing Maoist activities in Balangir district in western Odisha, the state government has initiated the process for shifting the CRPF battalion from Baripada to Balangir

Baripada: In a bizarre incident, the body of a man was found buried underground while his son was allegedly burnt to death at Jogi Nuagaon near Badasahi in Mayurbhanj district today. The body of Karmu Mohanta was recovered on the river bed near the village while his son Chhatu, a mentally challenged person, was rescued […]

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed sadness over death of two children in Mayurbhanj district due to food poisoning and announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each from the CM's Relief Fund to the families of the deceased

Baripada: Irate guardians, whose children failed to appear in the annual CBSE class X examination yesterday, handed over the principal Sanjay Kumar Sen and director Srabani Sen of St. Francis Xavier High School here to police on Thursday. According to sources, the parents also filed a complaint against the school officials over the issue with […]

Baripada: At least four persons were killed and another injured when an auto rickshaw in which they were travelling had a head-on collision with a pick-up van at Ragadha square under Betanati police station, 12 KM from here, late last night. The deceased-Suresh Mahanta, Tukuna Dakua, Bana Singh and Raja Dehuri – were coming from […]

The ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) on Friday recorded a thumping victory in the Baripada Municipality polls as the party captured 21 seats out of total 28

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Odisha Girls’ Incentive Programme (OGIP) here on Monday which according to officials will benefit around 2.5 lakh SC and ST girl students in the State. The scheme has been designed to encourage more and more SC and ST girl students to pursue Class IX and X by reducing

Baripada: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today laid foundation stones for a slew of development projects in Baripada town of Mayurbhanj district while making four big announcements for the people here. Addressing the ‘Mission Shakti’ convention at Chhau Ground in Baripada, the CM announced construction of a Ring Road to tackle flood situation in the town. […]

Baripada: A court on Wednesday sentenced a tribal woman to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a man in 2014. Additional sessions judge of Mayurbhanj district’s Rairangpur sub-division, Aurobindo Kumar Guru, found Padma Birua (48) guilty of murder and sentenced her to life sentence and slapped a fine of Rs 2000. The woman had attacked Mohinikanta Hembram […]

Baripada : A special court awarded here today two-year jail term to a former Social Education Organiser (SEO) for selling food items meant for infants and pregnant women in open market. Special Vigilance Court Judge Tara Prasad Rath also imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on SEO Ananda Chandra Nayak. Failure to pay the […]

Bhubaneswar: With a focus to strengthen its base in Odisha ahead of 2019 polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said time has come for people to reject the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as it “failed” to develop the state despite flow of huge funds from the Centre. BJP’s Odisha unit which began its […]

Baripada: The condition of the physically challenged 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in the Jagannath Temple premises here last week, is improving and the state has provided financial assistance to her family. The alleged rape took place on last Friday night at the temple in Mayurbhanj district headquarter town and not in Puri as […]

Baripada: As the physically challenged minor rape victim of Baripada’s Jagannath temple struggles for survival at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, a large number of people today prayed to the Lord for her speedy recovery. The activists of BJP Yuva Morcha held a rally that culminated at the Jagannath Temple here and lit […]