Tag: Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: Two persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in two separate incidents in Dhenakanal district today. The deceased have been identified as Niranjan Mohanty of Damodarnali village under Gandia police limits and Achyuta Rout of Chaulia village in the district. Mohanty who had gone out into the field to relieve himself, was attacked […]

Dhenkanal: Police claimed to have cracked the murder case of BJD youth wing’s Dhenkanal district president Jashobant Parida by arresting eight persons including prime accused Rakesh Nath today. “Eleven days after the incident, police nabbed Rakesh from West Bengal. He had hired a few contract killers to eliminate Parida over some tender fixing and extortion […]

Bhubaneswar: Voting for elections to the Hindol Notified Area Council (NAC) in Dhenkanal district and Attabira NAC in Bargarh district concluded today amidst elaborate security arrangements. As per sources, the polling at Hindol NAC recorded a voter turnout of 85.7 percent. A total of 55 candidates are contesting for 16 wards of the NAC. Voters […]

Cuttack: A trip to Dhalabewar or even to Choudwar and Dhenkanal from Cuttack will now be a smooth ride as Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the much awaited ‘Madhusudan Setu’ on Mahanadi river on Sunday. Patnaik dedicated the newly built bridge named after Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das, the architect of modern Odisha to the […]

Kamakhynagar: BJD youth wing’s Dhenkanal district president Jashobant Parida died in a firing and bomb attack by unidentified miscreants near Gandhi Mandir in the town today. Parida sustained bullet injuries on his head and was rushed to the SCB Hospital in Cuttack where doctors declared him brought dead. “While Parida was returning from his house, […]

Rourkela: Sarpanch of Kaimati panchayat and Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) President of Dhenkanal district, Mitanjali Swain was killed last night in Rourkela after being hit by an unidentified vehicle. As per sources, Mitanjali along with her father and mother had boarded an auto from Rourkela railway station and was heading towards her paternal house […]

Dhenkanal/Rairangpur: In yet another case of man-animal conflict, a villager of Jakka under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Dhenkanal district was trampled to death by an elephant today. As per reports, the deceased, identified as Gadadhara Moharana had gone to a nearby forest to collect woods near Kusumajodi village when the elephant attacked him. Demanding compensation […]

Dhenkanal: Around 50 houses of Kandarasinga village under Kamakhyanagar block in the district were reduced to ashes in separate fire mishaps that have occurred at regular interval for last ten days. Though the reason behind fire mishaps is yet to be established, villagers believe that goddess is angry upon them for some reason for which […]

Dhenkanal: Movement of several trains were disrupted for long hours following a rail roko agitation at Denkhanal. Demanding a halt of newly introduced Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, several outfits had staged the demonstration on Saturday. Hundreds of activists including members of bar association detained the Rajdhani Express for nearly an hour at the railway station […]

Dhenkanal: Over 50 families were rendered homeless after their houses were reduced to ashes in a series of fire mishaps in the last six days in Kandarasinga village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in the district. In a span of six days, as many as 40 houses of more than 50 families have been reduced to […]

Dhenkanal: The ongoing tiff between a woman and her mother-in-law took a violent turn on Sunday with both of them allegedly trying to set each other on fire in Dhenkanal district. The shocking incident has been reported from Laxmi Bazaar area here. According to reports, four members of the family including the woman, her eight-month-old […]

Dhenkanal: Carcasses of an adult elephant and a calf were found near Raghubal village under Mahabirada forest range in Parjang block of Dhenkanal district on Wednesday morning. While one is a female elephant the other is suspected to be its calf. According to sources, the locals spotted the carcasses in the forest near Raghubala village […]

Dhenkanal: Mystery shrouds the death of a forest guard, whose body was found hanging at a beat house in Gadasila under Dhenkanal Sadar range on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as forest guard Tapan Das. Family members of Tapan alleged he was under severe mental duress following  torture and harassment by seniors. “Tapan was […]

Joranda: World famous Magha Mela, also known as Joranda mela, would begin at Joranda in Dhenkanal district today. The two-day Mela every year draws lakhs of devotees from far flung areas across the State. At the biggest event of the Mahima sect, devotees from Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and other parts of the country would […]

Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed in Nilakanthapur village under Bhuban Tehsil of Dhenkanal district today after a cattle-laden truck overturned near Baji Rout bridge today, killing a cow and injuring around 15 other cattle. Three persons, including the truck driver, were also injured in the mishap. Irate locals have blocked the Bhuban-Dhenkanal road in protest. As per […]