Tag: Boudh

Bhubaneswar: The fourth and penultimate phase Panchayat polls will begin tomorrow amid tight security in 28 districts, the State Election Commission (SEC) said today. Barring Jharsuguda and Boudh districts, polling would be conducted in the remaining 28 districts. “A total of 50,61,974people would exercise their franchise for the election of 1324 Panchayat Samiti members and […]

Bhubaneswar: With first phase three-tier panchayat polls ending today, 71 percent voters turned up to exercise franchise even as incidents of poll violence including looting of ballot boxes were reported at some places. “Elaborate arrangements were made for 58,28446 voters to exercise franchise for 189 Zilla Parishad zones,1506 gram panchayats and 20369 wards under 65 […]

Boudh: Panic spread in Guchhaguda village of Boudh district late last night when some youths of Mansaguda fired two rounds at a person injuring him critically during Pusa Puni Yatra. The victim, identified as Ekadusia Mahakuda, had sustained severe injuries in head and hand due to the firing followed by an alleged slashing with a […]

Boudh: One person was killed and 20 injured when a bus collided with a speedy truck on the NH-224 at Harekrushnapur Chhak in Boudh district late on Monday night. While the injured persons were admitted to the Puruna Katak hospital, five seriously-injured were later transferred to the VSS Medical College and Hospital in Burla. All […]

Boudh: At least 30 persons were injured when a private bus overturned at Masinapada Chhak on the NH-57 near Manamunda in Boudh district late on Thursday night. The bus overturned and fell off a bridge after the driver of the bus that was going to Diptipur in Bargarh district from Bhubaneswar lost control of the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a socking incident, a man was found murdered with throat slit inside a hotel room near Ashok Nagar here on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Gourishankar Tanti (25) of Baunsuni area of Boudh district. The accused, a cousin of the deceased, has been arrested. Police conducted the post mortem at […]

Boudh: Normal life was was affected at many places in Boudh district today due to a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in protest against the brutal assault on party activists showing black flags to Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma at Manamunda recently. Shops and establishments remained closed while vehicular traffic movement was also disrupted […]

Demanding the immediate arrest of BJD members for brutally assaulting BJP workers at Manamunda on July 29, the district BJP unit today gave a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh call in Boudh district tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the attack on BJP activists showing black flags at Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma and Housing and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo at Manamunda in Boudh district yesterday, members of the saffron party staged protests, road blockades in many parts of the state on Friday. Hundreds of BJP activists staged […]

Boudh: Protesting against the brutal assault on BJP activists showing black flag at Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma at Manamunda in Boudh district yesterday, workers of the saffron party on Saturday staged dharnas in front of the offices of district Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) here. Besides, the members of the party were seen […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the brutal assault on BJP activists showing black flag at Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma at Manamunda in Boudh district, the saffron party has decided to send a committee of its legislature party to the spot tomorrow to take stock of the situation. “A team of the BJP legislature party led by […]

Boudh: Vigilance officials on Wednesday arrested Sankulei co-operative society president Antaryami Chaulia for allegedly demanding and receiving bribe of Rs 50,000 from a staff to revoke his suspension.

Boudh: Normal life came to a standstill in Boudh due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Bharatiya Kissan Sangh demanding fulfillment of their two-point charter of demand. Members of the body blocked roads at many places bringing vehicular movement to a grinding halt in the district. However, emergency services remained operational as the protesters spared […]

Boudh: In a tragic accident, two persons were killed and as many as 15 others sustained critical injuries when the bus in which they were travelling lost control and overturned near Sidhapur area here in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to sources, the incident took place when the private bus was on its way […]

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 […]