Tag: Boudh

Boudh/Nayagarh: At a time when locals, especially women, oppose sale of liquor close to college and temple in Palasagora village under Manamunda police limits in Boudh, liquor business is rampant here in broad day light. Though regulations say that a liquor shop should be situated at least two kilometres away from educational institutions, the liquor […]

Boudh: Manamunda police in Boudh today arrested a youth leader of district Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) allegedly for duping public through his company ‘Go Life Trading Private Ltd’. The arrested, Narayan Karmi, had allegedly promised high returns for the public investments. Through his company, Karmi assured the investors to double their invested money within […]

Boudh: A teacher was shot at by two unidentified miscreants allegedly due to past enmity at Lunibahal village under Puruna Katak block in Boudh district late last night. The incident took place when Bimal Behera, a teacher of Badabandha Sevashram, was returning home from Bhubaneswar last night. Two miscreants came on a bike and opened […]

Jharsuguda/Boudh: One person was killed and three others including a Class III girl student sustained severe injuries in separate road accidents in Jharsuguda and Boudh districts on Monday. A man died and two others sustained grievous injuries in a freak accident after the trio was hit by a trawler while they were out on a […]

Boudh: All government efforts to sensitise the rural mass on leprosy and social taboos surrounding it seem pointless with incidents like that of Boudh man denied decent funeral, pouring in from many parts of the state. In yet another inhuman act, villagers of Basudebpalli village under Manamunda Panchayat of the district, on Wednesday, refused to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall besides thunderstorm with lightning in the next 48 hours, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places in north Odisha during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said in its bulletin. It also said that thunderstorm with lightning is […]

Boudh: Tension prevailed at Manamunda Medical chhak after an expectant mother was killed in a road mishap here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Dhaneswari Danta. According to reports, Dhaneswari was severely injured after being hit by a speeding car which tried to escape from the spot after the accident. Eye-witnesses said that […]

Boudh: Two persons were killed after being allegedly hit by an unidentified vehicle on Thursday morning near Baunsuni Chhak here in Boudh district. The incident took place on NH 57 near Baunsuni Chhak when an unidentified vehicle hit them from behind while they were repairing their tractor, sources said. The deceased have been identified as […]

Boudh: One man was killed when a truck fell off a 20-feet bridge near Masanipada on National Highway- 57 in Boudh district last night. The deceased, who was the truck driver, is reported to be a resident of Khurda area. The incident took place when the truck going towards Bolangir from Khurda fell off the […]

Boudh: One person died while four others sustained critical injuries following a scuffle over share of contract works during a Palli Sabha at Harabhanga Mahalikapada GP office today. As per information, an altercation erupted between two groups over sharing of contract works during the village meeting at the GP office. While one person died, four […]

Bhubaneswar: When 21-year old Priyabati Nayak, a resident of Unchabahali village in Boudh district realised that she won’t be able to marry until his father is free from a housing loan and that will take years to repay, she did what others at her age would not have thought of. She wrote a letter to […]

Boudh: In yet another growing incident of man-animal conflict, a bear mauled two persons and injured another at Bhagamunda forest under Harbhanga police limits in Boudh district. Besides, a female bear and her two cubs were also killed after they were attacked by a group of angry villagers following the incident. The deceased have been […]

Boudh: President of Utkal Bharat party Kharavela Swain, today, expressed his condolences to the family of deceased farmer Ballav Dharei, who had allegedly committed suicide, at Jalpali village in Boudh district on March 15. Swain inquired Ballav’s family members about the circumstances that led him to take the extreme step. He also demanded that the […]

Boudh/Jajpur/Balasore: Incidents of farmer suicides continue to grip Odisha with fresh cases reported from Boudh and Jajpur district on Thursday. In Boudh district, a farmer identified as Ballav Dharei of Jallepalli village in Kantamal block died today while under treatment at Sonepur District Headquarters Hospital. Ballav had attempted suicide consuming poison late last night allegedly over crop […]

Boudh: In a socking incident, three persons were killed while two others critically injured as a crane engaged in the construction of Bagha irrigation project at Sagada overturned today. The sluice gates of the under construction project broke down after the overloaded crane overturned on the gates. One died on the spot after coming under […]