Tag: Canal

Reports said, the incident occurred while the boy was playing outside his house when all of a sudden he went missing. 

Khariar: After their repeated pleas fell on deaf ears, the villagers of Balipati under Khariar block of Nuapada district dug up a temporary canal to irrigate their farmland. The move came after the government officials failed to expedite the work on the Sahakata small irrigation project. Without waiting for help from district administration, the villagers […]

Keonjhar: A pall of gloom descended on Baniahudi village under Hatadihi block of the district after two youths drowned while fishing in a nearby canal on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Jena and Saroj Jena of Baniahudi village. As per reports, the two youths went missing while they were fishing in the […]

Titlagarh: Body of a man was found near a canal at Patlapada village of Titlagarh today. The deceased has been identified as Bahadur Bhoi. Sources said Bahadur was working as a watchman at the nearby check dam. Bahadur’s family members had lodged a complaint yesterday after he didn’t return home on time. On getting the […]

Bhubaneswar: To optimise agriculture productivity in the state, the Odisha government will maximise irrigation potential. A decision to this effect was taken at the third Agriculture Cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today. Briefing media persons after the meeting, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said as per […]

Kandhamal: Jimendra Pradhan & many of his other fellow residents of Guhibadi in Daringbadi block who once eked a handsome living outside Odisha are now jobless and staring at an uncertain future due to the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Life has never been as hard on them as the past few months. But […]

Cuttack: A speeding car fell into a roadside canal on Phulnakhara-Niali road on Friday night injuring five persons. Out of the five occupants, who got injured in the accident, three are women. As per reports, the speeding car moving towards Phulnakhara lost control near Haridapada Chhak under Balipatna Police Limits on State Highway-60 and plunged […]