Tag: Baripada

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the ongoing construction work at Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College at Baripada which was recently allowed to undertake admissions by the Supreme Court’s Oversight Mandate Committee. Patnaik during his suprise visit to Baripada took stock of the progress of the construction work and held […]

Baripada: In a tragic incident, two persons including a woman were killed and three injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into truck from behind near Kalama Chhak on NH-18 under Baisinga police limits this morning. The grievously injured car passengers were immediately rushed to the Baisinga hospital for treatment and later shifted […]

Baripada: The police today detained two of the six accused allegedly involved in the gang rape of a girl here at Udala in Mayurbhanj district. Acting on the complaint filed by the rape survivor, Superintendent of police‎ (SP) R Prakash, along with a scientific team, rushed to Udala on Tuesday for an on-the-spot investigation. “We […]

Baripada: In a shocking incident, six youths allegedly gangraped a girl for four days at Khunta in Udala of Mayurbhanj district. The incident came to light after the girl escaped and lodged a police complaint on Sunday. As per reports, one Purna was in relationship with the survivor for past one year. He lured the […]