Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh today reiterated that the sacrifice of CRPF jawans, martyred in Pulwama terrorist attack on February 14, will not go in vain. Addressing BJP’s booth level workers at Ranital in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, Singh said, “The country stands beside the jawan and security persons. Prime Minister Narendra […]

Bhadrak: Farmers registered under Panchutikri society of Chandbali block in Bhadrak district today launched a protest alleging irregularities in paddy procurement. According to reports, 383 farmers had registered under the society through online registration. It is alleged, while the society was stipulated to procure 27,500 quintal paddy, the procurement has been stopped by the society […]

Bhadrak: Rift cropped up between two BJD factions in Chandbali block of Bhadrak district ahead of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the block on Saturday. Members of one of the groups allegedly attacked the other group and ransacked several vehicles. According to sources, members of one of the groups took out a massive […]

Bhadrak: As many as ten persons sustained injuries after a bus smashed into a stationary dumper from behind near Asura Chhak on NH-16 in Bhadrak district late last night. As per reports, the ill-fated ‘Dolphin’ bus was en route to Kolkata from Puri when the vehicle rammed into the dumper parked on the roadside. All […]

Bhadrak: Mystery shrouds the death of a youth after he was charred in a fire mishap at a brick kiln at Kaithadiha under Padhani panchayat in Dhamnagar block of Bhadrak district late on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Babuni Gochhayat of Patanagaon village under Nadigan panchayat in the district. Reportedly, five persons […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday approved the Rs 28,700 crore investment proposal of the joint venture Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL), according to an official statement here. The proposal envisages setting up an integrated refinery with aromatics complex for production of Paraxylene and Purified Terepthalic Acid (PTA) near Subarnarekha Port in Balasore district. The proposal […]

Bhadrak: A community health centre (CHC) in Bhadrak has set a benchmark by becoming the first such centre in Odisha to successfully perform a CSE-level laparoscopic surgery. As per the reports, a team comprising medical officer Jyotirmay Nayak and junior doctors of the CHC in Dhamnagar Block achieved this feat after successfully operating three persons […]

Bhadak: Panic gripped the residents of Rahanja and its surrounding areas after a bullet tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) developed leakage following a collision with a truck near Rahanja Chhak on National Highway-16 in Bhadrak district on Friday night. After getting information about the incident, district administrative officials rushed to the spot. Later, they […]

Bhadrak: A woman today levelled harassment charges against a doctor of Barapada Community Health Centre in Bhadrak district. As per reports, the woman was in a relationship with doctor Pramod Khara who is in-charge of the Barapada Community Health Centre. As per allegations, Khara maintained physical relationship with the woman on the pretext of marriage. […]

Balasore: Palpable tension prevailed in Soro area after a bridegroom fled the procession when his baraat was heading to the wedding venue in Balasore district late last night. The marriage procession was on, and in a matter of time, the groom vanished after finding police officials at the spot. According to sources, the groom, Jitendra […]

Bhadrak: In a serious case of medical negligence, an alive man was allegedly declared dead by a doctor and sent for post-mortem at Bhadrak district headquarters hospital in the district on Saturday. The incident came to light today morning after the patient, Sujit Khatua of Khatuapatna village under Dhusuri Police limits, gained consciousness ahead of […]

Bhadrak: Worried over the long delay in procurement of paddy, farmers in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district staged a demonstration by placing gunny bags filled with paddy on roads. According to sources, tonnes of paddy brought for sale by farmers from distant villages are lying outside the mandis as no millers have come forward to […]

Bhadrak: Over 50 persons of Bibinagar village were arrested for allegedly ransacking property inside Kasia Marine Police Station in Bhadrak district today. The arrests were made following raids at different places and the number is likely to go up, said Bikash Chandra Das, additional SP of Bhadrak. The district administration has deployed four platoons of […]

Bhubaneswar: Devotees in huge numbers thronged various temples of Lord Ram across the State to offer prayers on the occasion of Ram Navami on Saturday. The temples across the state are teeming with devotees since the early hours of today. Special programmes including musical recitals of Ramcharitmanas and Ram Katha Amrit have been organised at […]

Bhubaneswar: The fourth and final phase polling in the 2019 General Elections in Odisha has witnessed brisk polling, if one goes by the tentative poll turnout figures of 66 per cent till 5 PM. The final count may touch around 76-77 per cent as the districts that went to poll today have high population density, […]