Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly strangulated his wife and nine-month-old son to death over a family feud at Majhi Sahi under Dhusuri police station in Bhadrak district a few days ago.   What is more shocking is that the accused man, after killing the two, buried the bodies in his house. Locals informed […]

Bhadrak: Mysterious death of nearly 100 buffaloes in the past seven days has created a panic among livestock farmers particularly in Khatuapatna village of Chandbali in Bhadrak district. Though the district administration has sent a special team of veterinary doctors for treatment, the death of buffaloes could not be prevented. The veterinary team collected blood […]

Bhadrak: A youth was detained and beaten black and blue allegedly for misbehaving with a girl in Bainja village under Chandbali police limits of Bhadrak district. A video in which the youth was seen being beaten up by the girl’s family and the villagers has reportedly gone viral on social media. As per sources, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Harried over police inaction in tracing her daughter who has been missing since last 50 days, a woman attempted self immolation in front of collector and SP during a grievance hearing in Bhadrak. The shocking incident was reported at the joint grievance hearing camp and took everyone by surprise. According to reports, Bilasini Patra […]

Bhadrak: Tension prevailed after bodies of two minor boys, missing since Wednesday, were recovered from Jagannathprasad village under Basudevpur block in the district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Kulamani Barik and Saroj Padhi. Both the children were missing from Maha Shivaratri day on February 14. The locals alleged that the children have […]

Bhadrak: A woman allegedly slit throat of her three-month-old son before cutting her own body parts over some trivial issues related to family at Padhanpada under Bonth block in Bhadrak district. Critical, the baby and her mother were admitted to district headquarters hospital. The woman identified as Subhadra got into quarrel with her husband Sushant […]

Balasore/Bhadrak: As many as 19 students fell ill after they were vaccinated for measles rubella in Balasore, Bhadrak and Kalahandi districts on Tuesday. As per reports, 10 students from Balasore, five from Bhawanipatna and four from Bhadrak were hospitalised after the vaccination. Besides, several students across the state reportedly experienced dizziness and fell unconscious in […]

Bhubaneswar: Highway developer Dilip Buildcon (DBL) has bagged a new hybrid annuity project in Odisha worth Rs 1,522 crore under National Highway Development Project (NHDP). The company has been declared L-1 bidder by the National Highways Authority of India. A statement issued by the company on Thursday stated that the project is for rehabilitation and […]

Bhadrak:  At least 20 houses were gutted after a major fire broke out at Balipada village under Chandbali block of Bhadrak district today. Though no casualties have been reported in the incident so far, property worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in the mishap. Sources said, the fire broke out at around 1 pm. Besides […]

Bhadrak: For residents of five villages under Chandbali block in Bhadrak district, a bridge made from bamboo poles over a nullah is the only means of connectivity to the outside world. Locals said, due to lack of road connectivity an ambulance or a fire tender could not reach the villages. School students have to cross […]

Bhadrak: Three youths were arrested today after brown sugar worth Rs 2 lakh was seized from a car near Charampa village in Bhadrak. The arrested youths were identified as Saroj Das of Aradi Chhak, Rajendra Sethi of Baradadihi village and the driver Barendra Behera of Tihidi village in Bhadrak. Acting on a tip-off, the excise […]

Chandbali: Two trucks transporting around 600 bags of rice meant for distribution under Public Distribution System were detained by police here in Bhadrak district today. The rice was allegedly being smuggled to Kendrapara from Bhadrak. Driver of one of the vehicles has been detained while another is absconding. Locals traced the lorries transporting huge quantities […]

Bhubaneswar: The CBI continued its investigation in connection with the alleged misrepresentation of age by junior cricket players of Odisha and inspected some documents at Bhadrak Municipality Office today. The inspection was carried out following an earlier notice sent to 10 municipalities in the State. Yesterday, CBI verified the documents of some players at the […]

Gajapati/Cuttack: A joint team of police and Excise officials destroyed ganja cultivation on 52 acres in Dumangpadar and Panaspadar areas under Adaba police limits in Gajapati district today. The joint squad set fire to 10.40 lakhs ganja plants worth around Rs 10.40 crore. The district administration has ordered to destroy such illegal ganja cultivation in […]

Bhadrak: Vigilance officials today raided the office and residences of Tihidi block office cashier Prabhakar Pradhan on charges of acquisition and possession of property disproportionate to his known source of income. During the raid, the anti-corruption officials raided Pradhan’s office at Tihidi, rented house and ancestral houses in Balasore and Bhadrak simultaneously. The exact amount […]