Tag: Baripada

Baripada: Karanjia health centre in Mayurbhanj district today witnessed a shocking scene when  a man shot with an arrow reached there riding a bike. With the arrow piercing his stomach, Ajay Mahant, a resident of Nishaposi under Thakurmunda police station here, reached the hospital for treatment. Ajay had a dispute with one Indramani of same […]

Baripada/Koraput: The countdown for much awaited commencement of academic session at the two newly established  medical colleges in the state has begun with just days remaining before students finally turn up to kick off their career here at Baripada based Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Laxman Nayak Medical College in Koraput. Both the colleges have […]

Baripada: A person who allegedly duped Lakhs of rupees in the name of providing employment and loan was nabbed from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and handed over to Baripada police today. According to reports, the accused, Sanjib Kumar Chowdhury opened a non-banking organisation named ‘Ujjwal Odisha’ where he duped around 30 people in the pretext of […]

Baripada: Photo of six police staff kneeling down as part of punishment given by higher-ups created more flutter among public in Mayurbhanj on Friday close on the heels of the controversy surrounding the four home guards who were meted the same treatment last Wednesday. While the previous incident was attributed to ‘dress code violation’, the […]

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Thursday asked the Mayurbhanj Superintendent of Police (SP) and Director General of Home Guard to submit their respective inquiry reports on the ‘Kneel Punishment’ given to the Home Guards over dress code violation in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district. OHRC issued this direction acting on a petition filed […]

Bhubaneswar: Police on Tuesday started probe into the incident where plastic eggs were allegedly served to students during midday meal scheme at St Mary’s School in Baripada. Earlier, few parents had lodged a complaint with Krushnachandrapur police limits in connection with plastic eggs on June 24. Senior police officials today interrogated the school authorities and […]

Mayurbhanj: Amid rumours, fear of plastic eggs in circulation have resurfaced in several parts of Odisha after allegations of the same being used in midday meals at St Mary’s School in Baripada came to fore. The school management has decided to stop serving eggs to students as there are no prescribed guidelines for identifying a […]

Baripada: Chariots will be pulled by devotees today in Baripada, known as the second ‘Srikhetra’ after Puri. The chariot of Lord Balabhadra will be pulled first followed by Devi Subhadra. As per the tradition, women devotees only will pull Subhadra’s chariot. However, the chariot of the goddess will be pulled for half of the way […]

Baripada: Two mentally unstable youths were beaten up ruthlessly by locals in the Laxmiposi Chhak area of the town suspecting child theft. The two youths, one of whom is a minor, are critical. Both the youths hail from Bhurudakata village and had been to Shankabhanga village on a trip with two children, as per sources. […]

Baripada: A constable of Basanda police station in Baripada town of Mayurbhanj district allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Baisinga forest on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Ganeswar Marandi, was a resident of Badasahi Aguada village. He was reportedly suspended for dereliction of duty in May. However, police are yet to […]

Baripada: After plastic eggs controversy shook the state in recent past, news about fake eggs being sold in Odisha markets have taken everyone by surprise. According to an OTV revelation, Fake eggs are being rampantly sold in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district. The fake eggs which are conspicuously larger than normal ones and show different characteristics when light […]

Baripada: The Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve will remain closed for tourists from June 16, according to a statement issued by the park authority here on Friday. Harish Kumar Bisht, field director of the Tiger Reserve said, the sanctuary is usually closed by mid-June as the internal roads and other communication channels are washed […]

Baripada: A newborn girl was rescued by a woman from the Krushnachandrapur forest. According to sources, the woman was collecting firewood from the forest yesterday while she discovered by baby. Today the woman handed over the baby to the district child protection officer. “We spotted the baby after hearing her cries. Then we rescued her,” […]

Baripada: In a tragic incident, two sisters drowned in a pond at Durgapur village under Baisinga police limits in Mayurbhanj district today. According to sources, both the girls had been to the pond to take a bath but drowned there. Both were minors. Locals looked into the pond when both girls did not return for few hours. […]

Baripada: At least two persons were killed and 25 injured when a bus carrying passengers of a wedding party turned turtle at Saratchandrapur in Mayurbhanj district today. The identity of the deceased persons is yet to be ascertained.The incident occurred when the bus was returning from Saratchandrapur. All the injured were rushed to a hospital […]