Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: The bridge over Baitarani River in Chandbali block of Bhadrak district is in news for some strange reasons. Be it family dispute or failure in love, people have used this bridge for all the wrong reasons. The locality is now earned the moniker ‘suicide point’ as data show more than 25 persons have attempted […]

Bhadrak: Someone rightly said “necessity is the mother of all inventions” and the work of an engineering graduate from Odisha is another example. Rakesh Kumar Nayak, a resident of Bhandaripokhri area of Bhadrak has developed a cycle that runs on solar energy and can go at a maximum speed of 30km/hr without pedaling. The cycle […]

Bhadrak: Two sawmills operating illegally under Chandbali sub-division of Bhadrak was raided by the Forest Department on Wednesday. The crackdown came after OTV in a report had highlighted menace of illegal sawmill units in the district. Two wood-cutting machines, generators and gas-cutters were seized during the raids today. The operation was executed jointly by Assistant […]

Bhubaneswar: Two tribal minors, who had reportedly gone missing from Bhubaneswar last week, were traced in Bhadrak on Monday. A detailed probe will now be conducted to ascertain how the kids reached Bhadrak, said Police Commissioner YB Khurania. At present, both the minors including a girl are under the custody of Childline after Child Welfare […]

Bhadrak: Over 10 Cobras were rescued from a house in Kantabania Sahi near Jainagar area in Dhamnagar of Bhadrak district today. The snakes were spotted in the house of one Gouranga Jena, whose son rescued the reptiles this morning. Earlier as many as 131 cobras were rescued from the house of one Bijay Bhuyan at […]

Bhadrak: Panic gripped Shyamapur village under Dhamnagar NAC of Bhadrak district as over a hundred Indian Cobra hatchings were spotted in the house of one Bijay Bhuyan today. Six of the 106 hatchlings were found to be dead, informed sources. Sources said Bhuyan’s daughter had killed a snake in the house last night, following which […]

Balasore/Bhadrak: Though the fresh spell of monsoon rains provided much needed relief to people in several parts of the State, residents of Balasore and Bhadrak are having sleepless nights due to poor weak embankments in their respective districts. According to sources, the left embankment of Baitarini river is in dilapidated condition while the British-era anicut […]

Bhadrak: Eight persons were injured in an acid attack following a clash between two groups of servitors near Akhandalamani temple in Aradi of the district Wednesday night. The servitors reportedly came to blows over performing pujas for devotees. As per reports, a war of words ensued between two sects of servitors of the shrine following […]

Bhadrak: A police official, who reached late for an inquiry into a road accident, faced the wrath of people at Lunga village in Bhadrak district this morning. As per reports, a minor girl sustained injuries when a DJ vehicle hit her during a procession on Tuesday night. Basudevpur police station IIC Nabakrushna Nayak, who reached […]

Bhadrak: A man riding a bike was killed while another person sustained grievous injuries after they came in contact with an 11kv electric wire near Panikoili square on Bhadrak-Chandibali main road this morning. According to sources, the two were travelling on a bike when the live wire got snapped and fell on them. While one […]

Bhadrak: At least 15 rooms were gutted after a fire broke out in Nalagohira village in Chandbali of Bhadrak district today. According to sources, property worth lakhs of rupees including furniture and other valuable assets were completely reduced to ashes in the mishap. A total of five families have been affected by the blaze, stated […]

Bhadrak: A Hyderabad-based pipe manufacturing company paid Rs 9 Lakh ex-gratia each to the kin of the three deceased Odia labourers after the villagers of Baghanata under Chandbali police limits of Bhadrak district detained three ambulances sent by the company to hand over bodies. After detaining the ambulances for more than 36 hours, the vehicles […]

Bhubaneswar: Snake bites have led to more than 1,700 deaths in Odisha in the last three years, data furnished by the State government revealed. Interestingly, the state government has categorized snake bites as a ‘state specific disaster,’ but such alarming rate of fatalities has raised concerns. According to a state government report, while 4,689 people […]

  Cuttack: Childline officials today foiled an alleged child sale attempt by a man after his wife delivered triplet girls at SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack. Sashikant Lenka, a Bhadrak resident, who allegedly tried to sell two of his newborn babies, was stopped after Childline officials reached the medical and thwarted the alleged […]

Bhadrak: BJD’s Dhamnagar MLA, Muktikant Mandal deposed before the Court of the Additional District Judge (ADJ) in Bhadrak today and recorded his statement in connection with the murder of Niranjan Jena in 2002. Niranjan from Sugo village under Basudevpur police limits of Bhadrak district was allegedly abducted and murdered on November 3, 2002. Deceased Niranjan’s […]