Tag: Baripada

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 […]

Baripada: A court here on Wednesday sentenced a 48-year-old man to 20-year rigorous imprisonment for raping a deaf and dumb minor girl. Mayurbhanj Additional District Judge Ajit Kumar Singh sentenced Ujal Kumar Nath after holding him guilty of raping the girl and convicting him under section 376 D of the IPC and POCSO (The Protection […]

Baripada: Noting a six per cent rise in the tiger population in the country, experts today suggested a need for greater flexibility to increase habitat for the feline for their protection. Speaking at the national workshop on monitoring systems for tigers intensive patrolling and ecological status, Y V Jhalla, a principal scientist of the Wildlife […]

Baripada: A 43-year-old man was beaten to death by villagers for allegedly eve-teasing a girl at Bangalidahi in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, police said today. Tutu Singh was attacked with sticks on Sunday night by angry villagers who alleged that the man abused a minor girl. The man, who was dumped in a critical condition, […]

Baripada: Skin of a leopard believed to have been killed inside Similipal sanctuary area in Mayurbhanj district was seized from a youth during a raid by forest officials. Following a tip-off, forest officials of Dudhiani range raided a weekly hat and the leopard skin was found in possession of Bikram Patra (30) of Salarapada village […]

Baripada: A large herd of wild elephants have strayed away from West Bengal and unleashed widespread panic and fear in several villages of Rasogovindpur and Betanati block in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, forest officials said. The herd of 45 elephants including four tuskers and five calves on their way to Nilagiri forest caused extensive damage to […]

Baripada: A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Bhagabandha village in Mayurbhanj district in the early hours today. The victim was identified as Ropa Geria, who attempted to chase away the herd of elephants when it was damaging his paddy field. The herd which strayed from nearby Jharkhand have […]