Tag: Dhenkanal

Drunk Man Locks Family Inside House & Sets It On Fire, Family Members Rescued Later

A major fire had broken out at a house in Khaiparasi village under Dhenkanal’s Parjang Police Station Limits in which a father-son duo had sustained critical injuries.

In a tragic incident, 2 minor boys drowned in a pond on Friday in Alipingal Village under Nimapara Police limits. The mishap took place while the victims were collecting miniature boats set afloat in the Pond on the occasion of Kartika Purnima. The victims have been identified as 7-year-old Shakti Sahu & 10-year-old Sairam Barik.

A wild tusker wreaked havoc in a village at in Kamakhyanagar of Dhenkanal district in Odisha.

13-feet long King Cobra found from Deulasahi area under Dhenkanal city limits, Odisha. It was suspected that the snake had come from the hilly areas in search of food.

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly recorded himself on his mobile phone while committing suicide over wife's illicit affair at Sologaon village under Parjang Police Limits of Dhenkanal district on Monday (Aug 24).

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Cuttack: An hour after the commencement of the Matriculation examination across Odisha today, question papers of Odia reportedly surfaced on social media in Nuapada district and Kamakhyanagar of Dhenkanal district. Though the question papers were reportedly found to be viral on WhatsApp and other social media, School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra rubbished […]

Dhenkanal: The Sadar Police today launched a probe into the missing of an inmate of an ashram in Gobindpur area of the town after a complaint was lodged on Thursday. As per reports, the inmate identified as Rohit Das (10), a native of Garpos area in Rajgangpur, went missing from the Kalpataru Ashram in Gobindpur […]

Malkangiri: Opposing delay in paddy procurement at different mandis in Malkangiri district, members of the Zilla Adivasi Mahasangh today hit the streets and staged road blockades by placing paddy sacks near ten different mandis across the district. As per the allegations of the Mahasangh, despite tough weather conditions, the farmers have been waiting for millers […]

Angul: A few days after the death of seven elephants due to electrocution in Dhenkanal, two tuskers were killed today after coming in contact with live electricity wire in Handapa forest range of Angul district and Deuli forest range of Mayurbhanj. Sources said the pachyderm, who was killed in Handapa, is believed to be eight to […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered a Crime Branch probe into death of seven elephants on Friday night, a four-member team of the State investigating agency today visited Dhenkanal and began a probe. As per reports, the team led by a DSP visited the office of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) and […]

Dhenkanal: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda today said people of Odisha especially youths want development in the state so that nobody will have to go outside the state in search of work. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of ‘Heijau’, an informal tea party organised at Ganesh Bazaar in Dhenkanal, Jay Panda said, “After […]

Dhenkanal: A five-year-old girl was killed after the wall of her house collapsed on her in Gundurapasi village under Gondia block in Dhenkanal district last night. The mishap occurred when the girl, Itishree Bhoi was fast asleep with her mother inside her house. As per reports, the wall of her thatched house had become weak […]

Cuttack:  A group of students of Ravenshaw University have come up with ‘Baji Rout India’s  Youngest Freedom Fighter’, a short film on the courage and valour of Baji Rout, a martyr in the history of India’s freedom struggle. The British forces had gunned down Baji Rout, who was born in Dhenkanal district, after he had […]