Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: Palpable tension prevailed at Jodum Community Health Centre (CHC) under Narasinghpur block in Cuttack district on Tuesday when hundreds of locals staged demonstration and locked up the CHC demanding filling up of vacant doctors posts at the hospital. There have been four sanctioned posts of doctors at the hospital, but they are lying vacant. […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as eight persons were killed while 15 others sustained injuries in separate road mishaps across the state on Tuesday. In Jajpur, at least one person died and 13 others sustained injuries after a tourist bus travelling from Damdam in West Bengal to Puri collided with a truck on National Highway-16 near Jarka […]

Nayagarh: At least 30 persons were injured while one person suffered critical injuries in a bus accident near Akurabandh chhak under Gania police limits in Nayagarh today morning. As per reports, the mishap took place after the tourist bus, travelling from Chhattisgarh to Cuttack lost its balance and rammed into a roadside tree. Subsequently, after […]

Cuttack: It seems that twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar has now turned into a hub for illicit narcotics trade with spurt in several drug peddling incidents in the past couple of months. The Central Excise and Intelligence department today seized brown sugar weighing 65 grams following a raid at Badambadi area in Cuttack. The […]

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha are reeling under intense cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures dipping to almost to 3 degree Celsius in Daringbadi. Bhubaneswar also recorded a lowest minimum temperature in of 8.2 degree Celsius on Sunday. Sources said that the minimum temperature recorded in Bhubaneswar in the month of December is lowest in the […]

Cuttack: A house was reduced to cinders when a major fire broke out following a short circuit at Sadar Sahi under Kantol Police limits in Athagarh of Cuttack district late last night. According to sources, the blaze originated around 3 AM and subsequently engulfed the entire house within a few minutes. Fortunately, the family members […]

Cuttack: Two days after 15 sheep were killed by an unidentified animal at Gopal Sahi near Naraj area in the district, another sheep was found dead in the same area today. As per reports, the sheep was found dead inside the cattle shed of one Kailash Sahu. The locals alleged that despite the presence of […]

Sundergarh/Cuttack: An ailing tusker undergoing treatment at Taladihi forest under Barasuan range in the district died this morning. As per reports, the tusker had been ill for last two days and was being treated by a team of forest department officials. While the reason behind the death of the tusker is yet to be ascertained, […]

Jharsuguda/Cuttack: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict, a woman was trampled to death at Bhoimunda village under Brajrajnagar block in Jharsuguda today. According to sources, the pachyderm had entered the village today morning and attacked the victim killing her at the spot. On being informed about the incident, a team of forest officials and […]

Kendrapara: Health condition of three children deteriorated after consuming expired medicines in Kharinasi village under Mahakalapada block in the district late night on Sunday. According to sources, the children were initially rushed to the Ramnagar Community Health Centre. Later they were rushed to district headquarters hospital (DHH) as there was no sign of improvement in […]

Cuttack: Body of a 7-year-old female elephant was recovered near Sabar Taila village under Sukasan reserve of Athagarh forest range in the district  today. According to sources, some locals spotted the body of the elephant and later informed the forest officials. Though the exact reason behind the death of the elephant is yet to be […]

Cuttack: With an aim to promote football among young kids, the city women’s football club will organise ‘Baby football league’ in Cuttack in the first week of January next year. The announcement came today during a press conference held by the women’s football club in the silver city. As per reports, girls in the age […]

Cuttack: Questions are being raised over surveillance and security in jails after two videos of Choudwar jail inmates went viral. Surprisingly, the videos revealed that inmates have easy access to mobile phones and also some special facilities are also being provided to them inside the jail premises without any hassles. Taking cognizance of the videos, […]

Cuttack: Hundreds of women from Kairapari village under Kotasahi panchayat  gheraoed the Tangi Block development officer(BDO ) inside his office protesting drinking water crisis in the area. According to sources, the ‘Swajaldhara’ water project has stopped functioning while the sole tube-well in the village is also lying defunct for the past four months. As a […]

Cuttack: Continuing its crackdown on illegal drugs trade, officials of the Excise department seized nearly 60 gms of brown sugar after a raid in Cuttack today. The price of the seized contraband item is worth nearly Rs 6 lakh, informed sources. Acting on a tip-off, a team of excise sleuths conducted a raid in Jagatpur […]