Tag: Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed after BJP activists went on rampage at the block office of Parjang in Dhenkanal district on Thursday alleging irregularities in implementation of several government schemes. The activists of the saffron party damaged properties inside the block office premises over alleged corruption in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, lack of doctors in hospitals and […]

Bhubaneswar: Gajalaxmi Puja of Goddess Laxmi is being celebrated with much fervour at various places across the state especially in Dhenkanal and Kendrapara. Festive fever has gripped Dhenkanal district, popular for the Gajalaxmi Puja, with the district administration making elaborate arrangements for the 10-day festival. This year, Goddess Laxmi, the deity of wealth and prosperity, […]

Dhenkanal: Chaos prevailed on the Indipur High School premises in Dhenkanal as family members of a girl, who died after allegedly being rebuked by a teacher, thrashed the headmaster and school staff here on Saturday. According to sources, the incident occurred on Friday after a teacher of the Indipur School warned the girl from Dengaborei […]

Dhenkanal: Authorities of Kamakhyanagar College in Dhenkanal cancelled the Students’ Union election this year and declared sine die after pre-poll violence erupted on the campus here on Wednesday. The decision of the authorities came immediately after some student supporters of a presidential candidate ransacked the college properties following rejection of his nomination papers. The irate […]

Dhenkanal: A farmer committed suicide over alleged loan burden in Beltikiri village under Sadar block of Dhenkanal district today. The body of the deceased, identified as Aswin Sahoo, was found hanging in the backyard of his house. According to sources, Aswin had planted four acres of paddy crop by taking a loan. He took the […]

Dhenkanal: A college student of Bhuban area who was abducted by miscreants on Thursday was recovered in a critical condition from Tangarpada forest here today. Sources said Chaitanya Murmu, son of Bishnu Murmu of Thoriasanda village was returning from his college at Barua late in the afternoon when he was kidnapped by some unidentified persons. […]

Dhenkanal: A 15-year-old class-X girl sustained critical head injuries after a ceiling fan fell on her in the classroom at Sulakhyana Devi Girls’ High School here in the town today. Critically injured Mili Sethy has been admitted to District Headquarters Hospital. “Soon after the prayer, students were waiting for the class teacher while the incident […]

Bhubaneswar: Passengers of Puri-Lokmanyatilak Express narrowly escaped a mishap today as the Mumbai bound train took wrong route from Raja Athagarh station and was made to divert back to Dhenkanal due to alleged negligence of station master. The Railways suspended the station master for dereliction of duty following a prima facie report. “Prima facie it […]

Bhubaneswar: Questioning the reason behind sending official communication to non-Hindi speaking people in Hindi, BJD MP from Dhenkanal Tathagata Satpathy on Saturday posted a thread of twitter messages saying that he replied in Odia, to a letter sent by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Hindi. He further stated on social media, “Why are Union […]

Dhenkanal: A woman was killed in an elephant attack at Kankadasoda village under Mahabirod forest range in Dhenkanal district this morning. The deceased was identified as Uma Gadnayak. When she tried to run away after seeing the pachyderm damaging a house, the wild animal chased and trampled her. Critically-injured Gadnayak was admitted to the Mandapala […]

Dhenkanal: Past enmity within the family cost a young man his life. Allegedly beaten and hacked to death by family members here in the district on Saturday, a case was registered with the police following a complaint by the youth’s mother. The deceased, identified as Prashant Singh of Baghamunda Jhitikipasi village under Parajanga police limits of […]

Dhenkanal/Phulbani: Scanty rainfall has raised drought apprehension in Dhenkanal and Kandhamal districts even as the farmers are eagerly waiting for good downpour to expedite agriculture work. Several parts of the districts have received below average rainfall this year which halted the tilling activities. Less than expected rainfall in July has left the fields completely dry […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed after an elephant trampled a man at Oupada Mahadia village under Sadar range in Dhenkanal in the wee hours on Sunday.   The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Baral. The incident occurred when he was on his way to a neaby field for attending nature’s call.   Local villages said that […]

Jajpur/Kendrapara/Balasore/ Dhenkanal:  Flood situation continues across the state with Brahmani and Kharasrota river’s flood water marooning various villages of Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts. Rise in water level above danger mark has led to an embankment breach in the Brahmani river leaving many villages marooned. Though the water level of Subarnarekha River has receded, villages […]

Dhenkanal: A minor boy was allegedly beaten black and blue by the villagers in Jiridimali under Kamakhyanagar police limits after he was caught stealing from a shop here on Monday. As per the sources, the villagers complained of theft from a shop near Jiridimali Chhak on Saturday night. Later, they somehow managed to nab the […]