Tag: Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal:  At least two persons were killed and five critically injured when a bus collided with a truck on NH-55 at Gudiakateni in Dhenkanal district during wee hours on Monday. The identities of the two deceased are yet to be ascertained as the police have began probe into the mishap. The five critically injured persons […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP today demanded a thorough and impartial probe into the unholy nexus between minister Debi Prasad Mishra and arrested IAS officer and OSIC MD Partha Sarathi Mishra. Addressing a press conference here, BJP state vice president Samir Mohanty said the tainted IAS officer was collecting money for Mishra as his agent. “But as […]

Bhubaneswar: The second phase panchayat polls, which is currently underway at 175 Zilla Parishad zones in 29 districts, also witnessed poll boycott in various places today. In Bhadrak district, villagers of Kumarkhani under Rambhila panchayat boycotted the polling alleging lack of basic amenities. Voters of two villages under Katikela panchayat in Jharsuguda district also did […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) today recommended Crime Branch probe into the murder of Salman Rout of Tarabha village under Sadar Police limits in Dhenkanal district on February 13 this year. The Commission has recommended the Home department for a Crime Branch probe into the case on the basis of the report of the […]

Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: Dhenkanal Police on Monday took Byamokesh Biswal, prime accused in the murder of Salman Rout of Tarabha village, on a two-day remand for interrogation. Informing this to the media persons at the district headquarters here, Dhenkanal SP Basant Kumar Panigrahi said on the basis of the complaint lodged by the opposite party for ransacking […]

Dhenkanal: Tension ran high at the District Headquarters Hospital here this evening following the death of a youth who was shot at during a pre-poll violence in Tarabha village this afternoon. According to reports, Salman Rout, a youth of Tarabha village was seriously injured after sustaining bullet injuries during a pre-poll violence in the village. […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today lifted an interim stay imposed on the conduct of polls for panchayat samiti member post in Rengali block of Sambalpur district, Kolabira in Jharsuguda, Parjang in Dhenkanal and Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi. A division bench comprising the High Court’s chief justice Vineet Saran and Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi pronounced the […]

Cuttack: A young man from Dhenkanal district aspiring to become a police constable died during physical examination at 6th battalion ground here today. Harekrushna Sahoo of Meramundali in Dhenkanal district fell sick during 1600 metre running test for the police recruitment on Sunday. He was immediately admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital and later […]

Dhenkanal: Tension ran high in Bhuban area of Dhenkanal district last night as some angry locals torched an oil tanker that had caused an accident leading to the death of a youth in evening. Sources said an oil tanker had dashed a motorcycle at Palas Pithia under Bhubana police limits in Dhenkanal district last evening. […]

Dhenkanal: In a fresh case of man-animal conflict, five persons were injured following attack by a wild boar at Bhangamala village under Sadar police limits here on Saturday. According to sources, the injured persons were first admitted to Athagarh hospital. Later, two of the five injured persons shifted to Cuttack as their health condition worsened. […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: State-run power giant NTPC and alumunium major Nalco on Friday signed an agreement to to set up a 2,400 MW coal fired power plant at Gajamara in Dhenkanal at an investment of Rs 14,000 crore to supply low cost electricity to the latter for aluminium production. The pact was inked in the presence […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of a mega farmers’ convention to be held in the State Capital today, hundreds of members of Navnirman Krushak Sanghathan have been detained by police at various places of the State today and prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC was clamped at the Hitech square here, which is the venue of the […]

By Dillip Pradhan Dhenkanal: She is a strong believer in destiny, but uncertainty looms large over her ambition to be the first Odia to scale all the highest peaks in all the continents of the world. Monetary constraints come in the way of her next two targets- Mount Vinson of Antarctica and Mount McKinley (also […]

Dhenkanal: A day after rescuing a rape victim in critical condition from a forest near Dhenkanal bypass road, police arrested the accused today. The cops are questioning the accused identified as Sibashis Mohanty, who belongs to Gandia area in the district. According to the victim woman, the accused was her lover. On the other hand, […]

Dhenkanal: In a shocking incident, a young woman was rescued today in a critical condition from inside a forest near Dhenkanal bypass road after being allegedly raped, thrashed and dumped by her lover on Monday. According to the victim, her lover called her to the forest near Dhenkanal College bypass road on Monday evening. The […]