Tag: Dhenkanal

Kamakhyanagar: In a tragic incident, a security guard working at a beer factory was trampled to death by an elephant at Sogar under Paschimanchal range in Dhenkanal district last night. The deceased, identified as Judhistir Sahu of Nuagaon village of Chhendipada, faced the wrath of the elephant while he had gone to a nearby field […]

Dhenkanal: A man committed suicide by hanging himself in his house while his wife, who attempted self-immolation, was rescued in half burnt condition at Oukhama village under Sadar police station in the district last night. Locals rushed the woman to district headquarters hospital where she was referred to Cuttack after her condition worsened. Narayan Sahoo […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced to set up two vigilance courts- one each at Dhenkanal and Angul district. Attending the valedictory programme of Vigilance Awareness Week here at Rabindra Mandap, Patnaik said his government has always been emphasising on a transparent governance system. “The government has been very keen on transparency in governance. […]

Kamakhyanagar: Women in a group today took up the cudgels after incessant petitions to the police and district administration demanding closure of a liquor outlet at Kankadahada here in Dhenkanal district fall on deaf ears. Around 500 women demanding closure of the wine shop in the Gandhi Bazar area of Kankadahada stormed the premises and […]

Dhenkanal: In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by a tusker in Mahulikholi village under Kapilas forest ranges in the district on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kishori Chandra Beura. According to sources, the incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday when Beura was coming out of […]

Dhenkanal: It is not the dry Prasad or Anna, dalma, and sweet recipes which are usually offered to goddess Laxmi during the Gajalaxmi Puja across the State. But, a unique recipe, of course the name of which is very familiar to every Odia, has become the cynosure of all eyes for the last two years […]

Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal town which is known for its famous Gajalaxmi Puja has been beautifully decorated to welcome the Goddess of Wealth as the puja kicked started from today. The puja which began from 10 AM will continue at least three days even though the celebration will last for 11 days. As many as 40 Puja […]

Dhenkanal: The by-poll for the post of chairman of the Dhenkanal Municipality will be held today. All political parties will give their candidates for the seats reserved for scheduled tribes (STs). As per the schedule, filing of nomination would be held at the premises of the Municipality office at 10 am while the voting would […]

Ignoring the ups and downs of life, blacksmiths of a village in Dhenkanal carry forward their work with a mission, writes Dillip Kumar Pradhan Toiling with fire and metals not only has given them their bread and butter but has also brought them an identity. No matter how arduous it might be for them, but […]

Dhenkanal: Congress party today observed a dawn to dusk bandh at Bhuban in the district demanding more compensation to the families of those who were killed in the bus tragedy occurred yesterday. Rs 20 lakh should be given each to the deceased’s family while injured should be paid Rs 5 lakh apart from free treatment, […]

Dhenkanal: In a shocking incident, at least six passengers were killed and 25 others injured, when a private bus in which they were travelling, came in contact with an 11KV live transmission wire at Bhuban in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday. The injured have been shifted to Bhuban and Dhenkanal hospitals for treatment. According to information […]

Dhenkanal: A haiwa truck driver was burnt alive along with the vehicle after coming in contact with a 33 kv electric line near the bypass chhak in Dhenkanal today. The deceased, identified as Sudam Rout of Ghodadiyan in Odagaon, died on the spot. The mishap occurred when the haiwa truck unloading stone chips in the […]

Dhenkanal: An elephant calf was found dead in a pond near Bampa village under Hindol forest range in the district on Thursday morning. According to reports, a herd of elephant strayed into the village last night to drink water from the nearby pond. However, the baby elephant could not move out of the pond as […]

Sambalpur/ Dhenkanal: As part of BJP’s nationwide ‘Yaad Karo Kurbani’ campaign, two Union ministers on Wednesday visited Sambalpur and Dhenkanal districts to pay tributes to freedom fighters from the state. Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram visited Khinda village in Sambalpur to pay his respects to freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. To mark the occasion, […]

Dhenkanal: With BJP and BJD at loggerheads over the Manamunda incident, as many as 50 BJP activists were detained by the police and taken into preventive custody in Dhenkanal ahead of a scheduled rally by the ruling party to protest Chhattisgarh’s ongoing projects on the upper catchment of the Mahanadi river. Former BJP MP Rudra […]