Tag: Bhadrak

Bhadrak: Alleging irregularities in construction of road, locals allegedly stopped the ongoing construction activities in Tentulidihi gram panchayat of Bhadrak district on Wednesday. The irate residents reportedly stopped the construction of road between Bramhanasahi and Basanti Padia village alleging poor quality of works. They have complained that they had asked the Junior Engineer (JE) to […]

Bhadrak: A businessman and his wife were critically injured after unidentified miscreants attacked them at Dhamanagar area of Bhadrak district on Friday. The injured have been identified as Narendra Sahoo and his wife Sumati. According to reports, the miscreants had arrived at the shop of Narendra posing as customers. After asking him to show some […]

Bhadrak: A youth, who was detained at Basudevpur Police Station in Bhadrak district on charges of raping a minor girl on Saturday, allegedly escaped from police custody on Sunday. Sources said the accused identified as Gagan of Narendrapur village in the district is an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) constable. Gagan escaped from the police station […]

Bhadrak: As many as 12 children had a narrow escape when fire broke out in a temporary Anganwadi centre at Mahalik Sahi in Bideipur panchayat under Basudevpur block in the district today. As per reports, while the Anganwadi workers were preparing mid-day meal suddenly fire caught the LPG gas cylinder and thatched roof. Within the […]

Bhubaneswar: After month-long observance of fasting and reflection during Ramadan, Muslims across Odisha on Wednesday came together to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with festive spirit and religious harmony. Clad in their finest attire, Islamic followers thronged various mosques and eidgahs across the State to offer namaz before embarking on the celebrations. The morning prayers were offered between […]

Bhubaneswar: Once considered taboo in Odia society,  condoms seem to have become the most preferred family planning measure in Odisha. Popping up a pill is no more a trend in Odisha, nor is going under the scalpel (vasectomy/hysterectomy) or insertions like IUCDs. The ‘rubber shields’ sale recorded a strong growth among family planning tools at […]

Bhubaneswar:It has been a year since Sheetal, a student of Ranital High School in Rahanj area of Bhadrak district, became bedridden after she was injured in a road mishap. Now after a year of hardship and struggle with her partial immobility, she has become the talk of the town for her decision of seeking euthanasia […]

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons killed and seven others injured in separate road mishaps at different places of the State on Saturday. In the first incident, a farmer was killed after a paddy-laden truck ran over him near Kendubahali Chhak under Kantabanji area in Bolangir district. The deceased, Gharua Satnami of nearby Satnamipada village was […]

Bhadrak: Opposing the eviction drive carried out by the Bhadrak administration at different places of the town, local traders today staged protest in front of the district Collectorate. They alleged that without rehabilitating the affected traders, the administration has been bulldozing their shops over the past one week. Questioning the motive behind the eviction drive, […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as five youths from Odisha were killed and three others sustained critical injuries in a road accident in Dhulagarh area near Kolkata of West Bengal Tuesday late night. All the victims are stated to be residents of Jajpur, Cuttack and Kuansa area of Bhadrak district. The two among the deceased have been […]

Bhadrak: A constable of Sarabanga Police outpost today sustained critical injuries after being hit by pick-up van engaged in illegal transportation of coal. According to sources, a police team of Sarabanga Police outpost intercepted the van near Erada in the wee hours today. However, speeding vehicle ran over constable Rajat Panigrahi who was trying to […]

Bhubaneswar: When a high of 17 districts in Odisha have witnessed deficient rainfall till today, the farming activities have been severely effected in the whole of Bhadrak district. As per the preliminary findings of a joint study made by OUAT and IMD Bhubaneswar, as of  today, cultivation has been impeded greatly in at least around […]

Bhubaneswar: Following intelligence inputs on possible terror attacks using the coast, the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of seven coastal districts of Odisha have been kept on high alert. In a letter, Railways & Coastal Security ADG, Pranabindu Acharya today asked SPs of Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Puri, Berhampur and Ganjam to remain alert in view […]

Bhadrak: The menace of spurious liquor continues to affect lives in Odisha with another such incident of hooch tragedy coming to the fore on Monday. A youth of Sanakrushnapur village under Kasia Marine Police limit of Bhadrak district died on Sunday after allegedly consuming spurious liquor. As per reports, the health condition of the youth […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha records nearly 2 deaths due to drowning, which  has been categorised as the third-highest contributor to natural accidental deaths in Odisha. As per the data available with the State Relief Commissioner (SRC), Odisha had witnessed nearly 843 drowning deaths in 2018-19.  The data shows during the period of 2016-19, Odisha had recorded nearly […]