Tag: Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: In a fresh incident of man-animal conflict, a woman was trampled to death by a tusker at Srirampur village under Bhuban Forest Range in Dhenkanal district this morning. The deceased was identified as Kagaja Pani, who was attacked by the wild animal when she had gone to a nulla near the village to take […]

Dhenkanal: The superstitious practice of hot iron branding has assumed alarming proportions in Odisha with reports of more than 25 children subjected to the torture surfacing in Dhenkanal district today. Sources said the villagers of Mathkargola Panchayat believe that children will not be affected with any disease if they are administered hot iron branding on […]

Dhenkanal: A day after arrest of a postmaster in Cuttack on charges of embezzling more than Rs 1 crore of depositors, similar allegations were levelled against the postmaster of Kandabindha in Dhenkanal district on Friday. The depositors alleged that the postmaster is not opening the post office since last few days and they suspect that […]

Subarnapur: Even as the paddy procurement target set for Hilunga of Subarnapur district has been achieved, hundreds of farmers are still spending sleepless nights under open sky at the market yard of local Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) guarding the surplus consignment of thousands of sacks. The farmers are in distress as paddy could not […]

Kamakhyanagar: A woman attempted suicide by setting herself ablaze at Saruali village near here in Dhenkanal district today. The victim, identified as Mangei Naik was admitted to Kamakhyanagar health centre with critical burn injuries. Later, she was shifted to Cuttack as her condition deteriorated. Family members said she took such drastic step as she is […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another blow to sacked minister Damodar Rout, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik  today removed him from the post of party vice-president as well as the observer of Dhenkanal district. The development comes barely 24 hours after he was sacked as Agriculture Minister for his alleged casteist remarks against Brahmins. “The […]

Nayagarh: The State Fire Services department today conducted an inspection at various hospitals in three districts-Nayagarh, Dhenkanal and Jagatsinghpur- to check proper implementation of fire safety and fire prevention norms. DG (Fire Services) BK Sharma said the fire officials conducted inspection at around 30 premier hospitals and private nursing homes in Nayagarh, Dhenkanal and Jagatsinghpur […]

Dhenkanal: A herd of over 70 wild elephants has been reportedly creating havoc in Odasingha, Jahnapada and Damol villages under Parjang block of Dhenkanal district since last two weeks. According to sources, the herd strayed into the villages and damaged properties and food items. The house of an old couple, Maguni Behera and Uttam Behera, […]

Bolangir: An inter-State racket involved in illegal trafficking of explosives was busted and four persons were arrested by the police, informed Bolangir SDPO Narayan Nayak today. Nayak said the accused were illegally trafficking the explosives from Jagdamba Traders in Dhenkanal to Titlagarh. Police also conducted a raid on the shop in Dhenkanal but the owner, […]

Dhenkanal: A youth was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a newborn girl born out of wedlock in Surapratappur under Bhuban police limits in Kamakshyanagar. The accused has been identified as Silu Swain. According to reports, Silu was into a relationship with a girl of the same village for the past couple of years. With […]

Dhenkanal: Kamakhyanagar Police on Saturday informed that the prime accused in two murders committed on June 5 and November 24 has been arrested. Police have also arrested two others in this connection. As per reports, prime accused identified as one Purshotam Sahu of Patharakata village along with his two associates allegedly murdered Deepak Biswal and […]

Dhenkanal: Unidentified miscreants looted ornaments and valuables worth lakhs of rupees from Ram Mandir in Malpura village under Kamakhyanagar police station of the district late Thursday night. The incident came to light a day later when the temple priest came to open the temple early today. Shocked after finding the locks and the grills of the […]

Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district after activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party today blocked the NH-53 near Baunsapal Chhak protesting death of a farmer and demanding compensation for the kin of the deceased. According to sources, Basu Hembram, a farmer of Lembupal village in Baunsapal panchayat here had consumed poison on […]

Dhenkanal: With instances of distressed farmers setting their pest-infested crops on fire and committing suicides allegedly over loan burden and crop loss on the rise, one more farmer reportedly killed himself under similar circumstances in Dhenkanal district today. According to sources, Basu Hembram, a farmer of Lembupala village under Kamakhyanagar block in Dhenkanal district committed […]

Keonjhar/Dhenkanal: Herds of elephants have caused massive damage to paddy fields in different places of Keonjhar and Dhenkanal districts over the last two days. A herd of 30 pachyderms damaged crops in Nuagaan, Dabarchuan, Katugaan and Rajigaan in Keonjhar. According to sources, the farmers in these areas are spending sleepless nights to protect their crops […]