Tag: Death

Rayagada: The Congress party has raised suspicion over the death of former Rayagada Zilla Parishad president, Purushottam Gamang, who died on December 25 reportedly in a road accident. Claiming that neither there was any injury mark on Gamang’s body nor his bike was broken after the accident; Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati alleged foul play and […]

Berhampur/Balasore: On the first day of the new year, as many as four persons lost their lives in separate road accidents across Odisha. In Ganjam, three persons died on the spot and two others suffered critical injuries after their bikes fell off Kochinada bridge under Digapahandi Police limits. As per reports, the victims were travelling […]

Koraput: Almost a month after a teacher was found hanging in the official quarter of district education officer (DEO) in Koraput, a special squad of police have arrested the DEO Pramod Panda from Cuttack in connection with the case. Earlier, two persons were arrested by Koraput police over the incident. On December 8, Chittaranjan, a […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Odisha government’s announcement to make traffic rules stricter from March 1 in a bid to reduce the number of accidents, as many as eight people died today in separate road accidents across several districts of Odisha. In Sambalpur, four persons were killed while six others were injured after a […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the roof of an under-construction terminal linkage building collapsed at Bhubaneswar airport leaving one dead, the Commissionerate Police arrested four persons including the chief of the company engaged in the construction of the building. As per police sources, Dillip Khatei, chief of Dilip Constructions Pvt Ltd which is executing the construction work; […]

Dhenkanal: Medical negligence can sometimes lead to deadly consequences. In one such incident, a youth died allegedly after being administered a wrong injection by a doctor at a private clinic in Dhenkanal. As per reports, the youth Amir Kumar Jena, a resident of Baulpatna village under Odapada block of the district was admitted to the […]

Bhubaneswar: Though we are following social distancing as a precautionary measure to protect ourselves from Coronavirus, it seems some of us have distanced ourselves from humanity completely. In one such heart-wrenching incident, Rabindra Nayak of Basudev Nagar in Rasulgarh area of Bhubaneswar died allegedly after being denied treatment, while his wife and daughter had to […]

Bhubaneswar: When the dark cloud of COVID19 pandemic is eclipsing the world, the grim realities that individuals have to endure often go unnoticed. But these poignant stories often tell an inspiring tale. For Amiyabala, losing her husband a year after losing her only son was a tragedy that could not have been more tragic. A […]

New York: The body of a “brilliant” Indian origin cryptocurrency expert has been found floating in the Hudson River in this city, according to media reports. Shuvro Biswas, 31, was…

New Delhi: US Ambassador Ken Auster apologised to India after Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C. was vandalised by miscreants during the ongoing George Floyd protests. “So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Wash, DC. Please accept our sincere apologies. Appalled as well by the horrific death […]

Cuttack: Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Sanatan Rath passed away today at the age of 86 in his Cuttack residence. He was suffering from cancer and other old-age related complications for quite some time, his family sources said. Prof. Sanatan Rath was born on July 25, 1934. After completing his Master of Surgery in Neurosurgery from Christian […]

Cuttack: A man died after being hacked with sharp weapons by some unidentified miscreants in Harijansahi under Banipada panchayat in Choudwar area late Tuesday night. Reason, he dared to raise his voice against people involved in illegally manufacturing and selling alcohol in his locality. A group of women of Harijansahi approached the local police outpost […]

Bhubaneswar: Legendry Jatra actor Mahendra Das aka Viku Seth, who passed away at an early age of 55, will always be remembered for his memorable dialogues and performance in the play ‘Saguna Basichi Dena Melai’ and many others. He was an acclaimed jatra artist. People loved his character in ‘Saguna Basichi Dena Melai’ so much […]

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia film actor Ajit Das passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 71. He was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. An alumnus of National School of Drama (NSD), Das had acted in over 60 Odia films and produced many plays. Born in Mayurbhanj […]

Nilagiri: Tension prevailed on premises of Nilagiri hospital here on Monday after a contractual worker was electrocuted to death while working on top of an electric pole. The deceased has been identified as a resident of Naranpur village under Berhampur Police limits. As per the report, the contractual worker fell down from the top of […]