Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Bhadrak Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Gitanjali Patnaik was arrested by Vigilance today for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 8000. As per complaint, CDMO Gitanjali had demanded bribe from a supervisor of Sarada Security and Facility Service, a security agency, to pass a pending bill. After arresting Gitanjali, officials of the anti-corruption wing […]

Bhadrak: A youth was thrashed by a woman and her family members as he allegedly entered her house without permission in Dhamara area here in the district on Monday. According to reports, the youth is a resident of Balasore and reportedly works on a fishing boat at Dhamara port. As per the allegation, the youth […]

Bhadrak: Tension erupted at the Chandbali Community Health Centre (CHC) of Bhadrak district today after a newborn died allegedly due to lack of oxygen. The family members of the deceased staged a dharna on the premises of the health centre demanding compensation. As per the complaint, one Bimala Dash of Bhuinbruti Nuagaon  was admitted to […]

Bhadrak: Panic erupted at Sailo village under Dhamanagar block in the district after a portion of Kochila river embankment caved in on Sunday. As many as 10 families staying near the embankment are now in a constant state of fear of losing their homes. As per reports, a few days earlier, the local administration had […]

Bhadrak: Nayakanidihi Police on Wednesday arrested an MBA student of a private college from a boys’ hostel here for allegedly harassing a girl and uploading her ‘obscene’ pictures on social media. The arrested has been identified as Dhananjay Mohanty from Sribaschapur village in Bhadrak. The matter came to light after Mohanty uploaded some personal pictures […]

Bhubaneswar: One minor girl was killed and eight injured in different mishaps across the State during Diwali celebrations on Thursday. A 13-year-old girl died after she fell off a house roof accidentally while lighting up crackers at Khajurikata village in Bargarh. In Bhadrak, eight persons sustained injuries while bursting crackers. Of them two have been […]

Bhadrak: Seven students and a lady teacher of a privately-run school sustained injuries when a van carrying them overturned and fell into a roadside nullah near Gangadharpur in Bansada this morning. While the van was on its way towards Kaithakola, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned turtle. The injured students and teacher were […]

Balasore: One person was killed while eight others were injured after a Bolero vehicle skidded off the road on NH 60 in Balasore. According to reports, nine persons from Bhadrak Basudevpur were on their way to witness Durga Puja in West Bengal when their vehicle fell off Nidhipanda bridge at Balasore. According to police, the […]

Bhadrak: A one-year-old boy sold by his parents for Rs 45,000 was rescued by Bhadrak Town Police and Childline officials on Tuesday and handed over to Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Bhadrak. As per reports, a family in Kuansh village under Bhadrak Town police limits had sold their son to a driver of the same village […]

Bhadrak: In a novel protest, residents of Matha Sahi ward distributed milk in front of a liquor shop near Rajaghat square in Bhadrak. The anti-liquor protestors including women and children also urged people to stay away from liquor and drink milk instead. Though earlier the residents had staged protests in front of the Bhadrak Collector’s […]

Balasore/Bhadrak: To avoid any unpleasant situation and maintain harmony in view of the month-long Ganesh Puja celebration beginning today, local administration of Balasore and Bhadrak districts have tightened security in the respective areas. One company of the Odisha Swift Action Force (OSAF) led by Tehsildar Priyabrat Padhi and IIC Kartik Chandra Mallick staged a flag […]

Bhadrak: Panicked villagers in riverside areas of Chandbali block are being forced to abandon livelihood with deadly crocodiles swarming their farmlands. A ground zero report from Kulhibindha village in the block revealed that people near the river live in dread and have to forsake their farming as crocodiles straying into their farmlands have become a […]

Bhadrak:Tension prevailed on the premises of Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) after three labourers were killed and three others were critically injured in a major mishap at coal stockyard here on Sunday. According to reports, the tragic incident occurred when nearly nine labourers were engaged in loading activities and a heap of coal at the […]

Bhadrak: A group of women on Monday came up with a novel way of staging a demonstration when they opened a liquor counter outside the District Collector’s office protesting a newly-opened liquor shop in Mathasahi village here in the district. Involved in a campaign against illegal liquor trade, the women had been protesting and demanding […]

Cuttack: Vector-borne disease dengue claimed another life, taking the total death toll in Odisha this season to two, here on Saturday. Harihar Mallick of Basudevpur in Bhadrak district, who was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, died this morning. According to sources, Mallick was admitted to the hospital on August […]