Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Priyanka Priyadarshini Prusty, a Class IX girl student of Navodaya Vidyalaya who was rescued from the Hadagarh dam bed in Bhadrak earlier in the day, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital on Monday. The deceased was missing from her school for the past two days and was rescued in a severely injured state […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to unravel the mystery shrouding the death of television actor and choreographer Ranjit Patnaik alias Raja, police on Thursday took event coordinator Pralay and driver Dhaneswar, to Soro police station for interrogation.

Bhubaneswar: With mystery shrouding the death of choreographer-turned-television serial actor Ranjit Patnaik alias Raja, the family members on Wednesday lodged an FIR seeking a thorough probe smelling a foul play in the matter.

Local farmers are left in the lurch as the cheques given by some realty companies of Gujarat in return for their farm land have bounced

Bhadrak: In a tragic accident, a couple and their 8-year-old daughter were killed while nine others injured as a multi-utility vehicle rammed into a stationery truck on National Highway-5 near Bhandaripokhari of Bhadrak district late last night. Source said the passengers of the vehicle were from Rajgharapokhari area and returning from Puri. The parents-daughter trio […]

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

Bhadrak: A stage singer has lodged a complaint at the Bhadrak Rural Police Station alleging gang rape. As per the allegations brought by the victim, she was tipped to perform at a wedding ceremony. Rather than taken to the marriage procession, she was taken to a secluded place and gang-raped, the victim alleged. The accused […]

Bhadrak: In a deadly road mishap, four persons were killed and five critically injured when the tourist vehicle lost control and collided with a bridge near Chingudipur square in Bhadrak today morning. According to sources, three persons died on the spot while another person was declared dead in the hospital. Meanwhile, the five injured persons […]

Bhadrak: As many as six were injured when a cooking gas exploded in Uperadumuka village under Tihidi police limits of the district in morning hours of Thursday. Sources said the accident occurred at Narayan Nayak’s house in the village. Two houses were gutted in the fire caused by the gas cylinder explosion. The injured were […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday gave in-principle approval for setting up an airport at Dhamra in Bhadrak district. The approval was accorded at a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. The Adani Group had proposed to set up the airport at Dhamra Port for better air connectivity for the state. Padhi […]

The High Court on Monday turned down the state government`s plea to lift a stay on going ahead with the concessionaire agreement for the 10 MTPA Chudamani seaport in Bhadrak district and ordered that the matter shall be listed for final hearing after summer vacation.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday flagged off a train carrying senior citizens on a pilgrimage at Balasore railway station through video conferencing. Under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY) programme of the state government around 3,000 pilgrims get an opportunity to go on a pilgrimage every year. The train will take senior […]

Bhadrak: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram inaugurated a new station building and foot over bridge at Bhadrak Railway Station today. Addressing a gathering, Oram said, “Today’s inaugural function is just a few among the various steps being taken by Railways to improve the station and railway infrastructure.” Oram also said that people of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formally named the Outer Wheeler island in Bhadrak district as APJ Abdul Kalam Island as a tribute to the former president on his second death anniversary today. The revenue and disaster management department yesterday issued a gazette notification after obtaining no objection certificate from the ministry of home affairs, said […]

Bhadrak: Night curfew continued in Bhadrak on Friday despite the town returning to normal, while the number of arrests rose to 146 in connection with the violence sparked by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities on social media. “Normalcy has returned to violence-hit Bhadrak town, but curfew, which was relaxed for 12 hours today, will […]