Tag: Baripada

Baripada: Three minor girls on Tuesday drowned while taking bath in a pond at Tadisahi of Badabila village under Sadar police limits in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased have been identified as three sisters- Parbati Murmu (12) and Rajashree Murmu (10), and their cousin Kabi Murmu (8). As per sources, the three sisters along with their […]

Baripada: Bodies of an elderly couple were recovered from their house at Kukudajodi village under Sadar police limits in Baripada. The deceased were identified as Purna Hembram and his wife Singh Hembram. It is suspected that the couple was murdered last night as their throats were found slit. While Purna’s body was found lying on […]

Baripada:  A woman allegedly set herself and her 9-month old daughter on fire in Jayabila village under Sadar police limits of Baripada. Though they were rushed to the Hospital, they succumbed to the burn injuries there. The woman identified as Thakur Mani Singh, a resident of Telibila village under Baripada sadar police limits, was at […]

Baripada/Kendrapara: At a time when lakhs of devotees are awaiting to witness the Suna Besha of the Holy Trinity in Puri, residents of Baripada and Kendrapara have congregated in the respective districts for the Bahuda Yatra of the sibling deities scheduled today. Residents of Baripada and nearby areas are all set to witness the return […]

Baripada: Two students were injured after an unidentified miscreant attacked them with sharp weapon at Saraskana in Baripada in the wee hours on Sunday. The two students, Sandeep Hansda of Class VI and Manoj Mahanta of Class IX of Sishu Vidya Mandir, are now undergoing treatment at Baripada Hospital. Sandeep has received critical injuries on […]

Bhubaneswar: The State continues to reel under severe heat wave with 15 places recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius today. Capital city Bhubaneswar and Baripada were the hottest with each recording 42.2 degree Celsius, as per the data provided by the Regional Meteorological Centre. Other places which recorded temperature above 40 degrees Celsius were Talcher […]

Baripada: The body of a minor girl, missing since yesterday was recovered from a forest near Gurudabasa village under Betnoti of Mayurbhanj district early this morning. It is being suspected that the Class IV girl was raped and subsequently murdered, police sources said. A youth, identified as Jami Kanta Mahanta of the same village has […]

Baripada: In a shocking incident, two minor girls died of electrocution after coming in contact with a table fan at Sadeikala village under Sadar police limits in Baripada on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Rajlaxmi and Sili Soren, are said to be in age group of five to six years. The incident occurred at around […]

Baripada: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 10-year-old girl was killed by her father over a family feud at Gobardhanshola village under Baripada Sadar police limits of Mayurbhanj district last night. Police have arrested the accused. Sources said the accused identified as Sania Dehury had an altercation with his wife last night. In a fit of […]

Baripada: Demanding an impartial inquiry into the death of a teacher, locals of Khadabandh village in Mayurbhanj district staged a dharna in front of the Bahalda police station yesterday. Alleging that the teacher, Dasamata Hansda, was killed by some miscreants, the villagers demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and submitted a memorandum to SDPO Amulya […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved establishment of two new medical colleges in Odisha, informed Union Health Minister JP Nadda. Nadda in a letter to Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday stated that his Ministry has approved two schemes of the Odisha Government for establishment of the two new […]

Sambalpur/Baripada: Two elderly persons, including a woman, were trampled to death by an elephant at Makarkenda village in Rairakhol of Sambalpur district on Friday night. The deceased have been identified as Sambhu Bhoi (65) and Daimati Bhoi (70). After getting information about the presence of a herd of elephants in the area, Daimati had gone […]

Mayurbhanj:  An elderly woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Pithabata range at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday. The incident took place this morning when the deceased, identified as Nirmala Mohanta of Ahari village, had gone to the forest to pick firewood. When Nirmala did not return home, her family launched […]

Baripada: Pregnant women admitted to Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College here in Mayurbhanj district for delivery had a harrowing time as they were asked to move to other nearby hospitals after being taken to the operation theatre(OT) for C Section delivery. The reason the hospital authorities cited was some technical glitch in the autoclave machine […]

Baripada: Despite hue and cry from several quarters over the recent cases of rape of minor girls within and outside the state, one more incident from Mayurbhanj district Wednesday night has shocked the state once again. According to reports, a minor tribal girl was allegedly raped by an auto driver near Thakurmunda area here last […]