Tag: Baripada

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 […]

Baripada: An elephant calf died of anthrax in the Sanasole cashew forest on the foothills of Similipal sanctuary, officials said today. The carcass was located last evening with blood oozing out of its mouth, said Arun Kumar Patra, Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) of Baripada forest division. The calf died of anthrax and the cause […]

Baripada: The carcasses of a female elephant and its calf were found in a paddy field near Neyunti village in Mayurbhanj district, officials said today. Forest officials rushed to the spot, which falls under Gudugudia Forest Range, to ascertain the cause of death of the animals after the carcasses were spotted yesterday. The cause of […]

Baripada: At least two persons including a woman were killed and more than 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a motor bike in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district today, police said. The accident took place at Baripada-Udala Road when a Sarat bound bus collided head on with a motor bike on which […]

Baripada: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police today registered a case against a sub-inspector on charge of wrongful confinement of two persons in a murder case. A case has been registered against Rashmi Ranjan Jena, the then investigating officer (IO) of the alleged murder of a woman at Dhadasahi village under Morada Police Station in […]

A local court today sentenced a 41-year-old woman to life imprisonment after convicting her in a murder committed two years ago

A local court today sentenced the driver and conductor of a bus to 20 years' imprisonment each after convicting them in the gangrape of an 18-year-old girl in Mayurbhanj district in 2013

Baripada: In yet another bank robbery, the Odisha Gramya Bank’s Pratappur branch under Badasahi police limits in Mayurbhanj district was looted by three miscreants late last night. However, the amount of cash looted from the bank has not been ascertained yet. As per the security guard of the panchayat office, the incident took place at […]

Baripada: Six ambulance employees were thrashed by some locals after a 108 ambulance hit a rickshaw at Chauliashola Chhak in Mayurbhanj district today early morning. The employees received injuries in the attack and were later given preliminary treatment at a nearby hospital. According to reports, two ambulance employees were returning to Baripada after dropping a […]

Baripada: A youth was chased and thrashed by a woman for allegedly eve-teasing her near Gandhi Park in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district on Sunday evening. According to the complaint, the woman had gone to Gandhi Park with her child. While returning, four youths including Govind Singh and Laxman Panda, residents of Rupsa area in Balasore […]

Baripada: A youth was arrested for impersonating as an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and demanding money from people of the town on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Rajat Kumar Panda, a resident of Boulapal village under Tihidi block of Bhadrak district. According to reports, the accused Rajat had demanded Rs 30,000 from […]

Mayurbhanj: Demanding fulfilment of long standing three-point charter of demands, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is observing a 12-hour bandh in Mayurbhanj district. The district lawyers’ body has also extended its support to the bandh. Mahesh Hembram, President of Odisha unit of JMM, stated, “The bandh is being observed to press for the establishment of […]

Bhadrak: Come rainy season, the students of Karanjadia Majhisahi Primary School have to wade through knee-deep water to reach school in Basudevpur area in Bhadrak. The school which is situated on the banks of Mantei river remains flooded for four months every year. As a result, the students are forced to attend classes by risking […]