Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: In an instance of human rights violation by the Tihidi police, a 70-year-old woman was allegedly paraded to the Bhadrak jail after her bail plea was rejected by a local court in a dowry torture and murder case today. The elderly woman, Bharti Pati, was asked to walk for half kilometre from the court […]

Chandbali: A four-year-old girl of Sompur village under Chandbali police station limits in Bhadrak district sustained severe injuries after hot rice gruel fell on her body during an altercation between two neighbours today. Reports said there was an altercation between Annapurna Das, wife of Niranjan Das, was carrying firewood to her house this morning when […]

Bhadrak: The Vigilance official today raided houses of the former Sarpanch, Rabindra Sahu, of Rahanj grama panchayat under Bhadrak Sadar block on the allegation of amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. Sources said the Vigilance officials conducted raid at total three places. During the search, properties worth Rs1,33,50,000 were detected in the […]

Bhadrak: As much as Rs 27L was stolen from 3 ATMs in Chandia Bazaar and Kuansa area under the Bhadrak rural police limits. According to sources, the theft took place yesterday night after which the miscreants set the ATMs on fire. The 3 ATMs have been identified as of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and SBI […]

Bhubaneswar: Preparations for Diwali celebrations tomorrow are in full swing with people of the State flocking crackers shops to buy diyas, crackers and candles today. People were also seen buying sweets to celebrate the festival of lights. Following the Supreme Court’s directive, crackers shop are only allowed in open spaces. Ashok Kumar Sahu, a crackers […]

Bhadrak: Following the order of the Orissa High Court, BJD MLA from Dhamnagar Muktikant Mandal today surrendered before the ADJ court here in connection with a murder case that took place in 2002. After surrendering, Muktikant was granted bail by the ADJ. Earlier, the High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea of the legislator […]

Bhadrak: In a tragic incident, two persons died and nine critically injured when the Bolero they were travelling in overturned near Bhandaripokhari in Bhadrak district during the wee hours on Monday. The deceased were identified as Dhania Singh and Mamata Mandal of Maitapur area in Baleswar district. All the injured were admitted to the Bhadrak […]

Bhadrak: Tension ran high at Basudevpur in Bhadrak district today as irate locals staged a road blockade demanding immediate arrest of principal of Navodaya Vidyalaya while blaming him for the death of a Class XI student who committed suicide inside the hostel in the school premises yesterday. The irate locals blocked Basudevpur-Dharma road Chandimal Chhak […]

Police today detained two persons for raping a married woman of Pahadpur village under Chandipur police limits in Bhadrak district on Thursday night

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has served closure notices on 10 hotels operating in Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj. According to sources, the Balasore of office of OSPCB has served notices to the 10 hotels for running their business without necessary approval of […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 30 people died and 36 more seriously injured in lightning in several places across Odisha today. Of the 30 killed, eight are from Bhadrak, seven from Balasore district, six from Khurda district, three from Jajpur, two from Nayagarh and one each from Kendrapara, Sambalpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Reports from Balasore district […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP activists today ransacked the Bhadrak Collector’s office during a statewide hartal observed by the party in protest against the alleged irregularities in distribution of ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which passe off almost peacefully at other places. BJP activists staged protests in Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Kamakhyanagar, Angul, Sonepur, Jeypore, Khurdha, […]

Bhadrak: Road communication in the Bhadrak-Anandapur road was disrupted for hours today due to a road blockade following death of a college girl in an accident. Police said the students of College blocked the Anandapur-Chandabali state highway at Bonth following death of a college girl in a road mishap. The agitated students set fire on […]

Bhadrak: In a daring heist in broad day light, unidentified miscreants looted Rs 23 lakh from an ATM van near the by-pass road here today. A FIR has been registered in this regard at Town police station following which police have sealed all the roads connecting the town and are investigating the case. According to […]

Bhadrak: The simmering intra-party tensions in the Congress boiled over in the form of a group clash during a party meeting at Bhadrak this morning. According to reports, a constituency-wise panchayat members’ meeting in the presence of PCC president Prasad Harichadan and AICC secretary and Odisha in-charge BK Hariprasad was underway at the Town Hall […]