Tag: Bhawanipatna

Bhawanipatna: Family of a detained youth, relatives and locals staged a dharna in front of Kegaon police station in Kalahandi district today, demanding his safe release, after an alleged suicide attempt by him on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Dhananjaya Bag, a resident of Mahaling had been detained by police for interrogation on Sunday, suspecting […]

Bhawanipatna: Post Master of Sub Post Office, Bhawanipatna Stadium, Aditya Majhi was nabbed by Bhawanipatna Town Police today on charges of misappropriating savings worth Rs 45 lakh of 61 depositors. According to reports, Majhi had siphoned off the money of unaware depositors by taking advantage of his position. He was absconding since 2016 after the […]

Kalahandi: Irate locals staged a road blockade in Narla town in the district on Friday morning after an electrical worker was injured critically while repairing a damaged power line. The injured identified as Turit Majhi was rushed to Narla hospital where doctors referred him to district headquarters hospital (DHH) at Bhawanipatna. Condition of Majhi is […]

Bhawanipatna: In a gruesome incident, four siblings, including three sisters and a brother, sustained burn injuries after their brother-in-law allegedly poured petrol on them and set them afire over a family dispute on late Wednesday night at Duarsuni village under Bhawanipatna Sadar Police limits in Kalahandi district. All of them have been admitted to District […]

Bhubaneswar: At least four persons were killed and 20 others injured when a mini-truck they were travelling in overturned on Bhawanipatna-Khariar road near Borda in Kalahandi district here on Tuesday. All the injured with multiple injuries have been shifted to Borda community health center and their condition is said to be critical. According to reports, […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke claimed three lives in Odisha today with heatwave-like conditions, where Balangir recorded the highest temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius. Scorching heat wave persisted in at least eight places breaching the 43 degree mark. “Sunstroke has claimed at least three lives in the state so far this summer with casualties reported from Bargarh, Angul […]

Bhawanipatna: Ganja worth more than Rs 1 crore concealed in 120 plastic bags packed with ginger was seized by Kalahandi District Excise staff from a truck which collided with a Bolero vehicle near Depur on Bhawanipatna-Chhatikuda road in Kalahandi district on Friday. The ganja bags seized during the illegal trafficking were brought to the District […]

Bhawanipatna: Jaundice is wreaking havoc in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district with 21 patients identified in Ward No. 6. The number of patients is increasing day by day with the disease spreading to other wards also. According to sources, 63 persons were identified with jaundice in the town and one person of ward […]

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions persisted in many places of Odisha today with Bhawanipatna recording the highest temperature of 42.7 degrees Celsius in the state. The mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in at least 11 places, mostly in western Odisha, while the coastal areas experienced cloudy conditions, according to the Meteorological centre. The state capital, […]

Bhawanipatna: Cases of Jaundice continue to pile up in Bhawanipatna town of Kalahandi district with more than a dozen of fresh incidents reported from Bahadur Bagichapada area on Thursday. According to sources, even as many as 17 persons have been reportedly tested positive for the dread water borne disease today after 21 cases were earlier […]

Bhawanipatna: Mystery shrouds the death of a couple whose bodies were recovered roadside near Musanala village under Biswanathpur police limits in Kalahandi district on Saturday. It is suspected that the deceased were love birds and took their lives allegedly by consuming poison late Friday night. The deceased have been identified as Narendra Majhi of Barpali […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) finalised April 19 as the date for repolling in the 14 places where the three-tier panchayat polls were stalled due to death of contestants. Notices regarding this will be sent to Panchayat offices, Block offices, Sub-Collector offices and District Collector offices on March 17. According to sources aspiring candidates […]

Bhawanipatna: A minor girl has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Bhaluchanchara village under Narla block in Kalahandi district. It is alleged that the girl has been killed after rape. The incident occurred when the girl was alone at her home yesterday as her father had visited a neighbouring village for some work. Later […]

Bhawanipatna: Even as the matriculation examinations began from today across the State, as many as 12 students of Manikeswari High School here are deprived of the test due to non-issuance of admit card. Enraged over the matter, the students and their guardians locked the gate and staged dharna outside the school. They alleged that the […]

Bhawanipatna: The family of Jogi Sabar was finally delivered justice 25 years after his brutal murder as the Kalahandi District Sessions Court awarded life imprisonment to two accused today. Giving details to the media, public prosecutor Bhabani Shankar Mishra said there was a murder in Bondakotara village under Junagarh police station limits 25 years ago […]