Tag: Gajapati

Paralakhemundi: In a bizarre incident, a youth beat his mother to death at Jangalpadu village under Gurandi police limits in Gajapati district today. The deceased was identified as Rohini Mallick. Sources said Rohini’s younger son Sanjay Mallick came home in an inebriated condition yesterday and thrashed his mother with a wooden plank.  Rohini died on […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the Zilla Parishad chairperson elections today, BJD was able to grab the position in Sundargarh and Nabarangpur district. Including it the party has formed Zilla Parishads in 18 districts while the BJP has formed it in eight districts. On the other hand hopeful of securing the chairperson post in Rayagada, Congress will be […]

Bhubaneswar: On the basis of the results of the three-tier Panchayat polls, BJP is all set to form eight Zilla Parishads (ZPs) in Odisha while Congress has to remain content with only one Zilla Parishad in Jharsuguda district. It is likely that the BJP may get Gajapati Zilla Parishad seat as a bonus, which will […]

Bhubaneswar: Making himself accountable to the miserable show of Congress in the three-tier Panchayat polls which was concluded in Odisha today, president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Prasad Harichandan said there are other factors responsible for the dismal performance of his party. “Both BJP and BJP managed to influence the voters through massive use […]

Mohana: Six days after the brutal murder of Mini Dalabehera, a woman sarpanch candidate for Baghamari Panchayat, Mohana police today arrested the prime accused. The accused has been identified as Sudhir Gamang (32) of Ramachandrapur village under R Udayagiri police station limits. Giving details to the media, Gajapati SP Sushil Kumar Panigrahi said Mini Dalabehera […]

Mohana: Verification of nomination papers could not be held in Baghamari panchayat of Mohana block in Gajapati district today due to the protest by the villagers. Reports said the irate people of Baghamari village locked the Baghamari Panchayat office protesting the brutal murder of a woman Mini Dalabehera, who had filed her nomination as a […]

Berhampur: The post mortem report of Mini Dalabehera, a woman sarpanch candidate for Baghamari panchayat whose half-burnt body was found inside Sagada hill forest under Mohana block in Gajapati district yesterday, has revealed that she was burnt after murder. The post mortem of the deceased was conducted by a team of doctors of Forensic Medicine […]

Mohana: Police are investigating the death of a woman sarpanch candidate whose body was found inside Sagadia hill forest under Mohana block in Gajapati district this morning. Talking to media persons today, RN Barik, SDPO, R Udayagiri, said the deceased Mini Dalabehera of Baghamari village had filed her nominations as a sarpanch candidate of Baghamari […]

Berhampur/Paralekhemundi: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik visited Gajapati and Ganjam districts and dedicated a number of developmental projects on Sunday. During his visit to the two districts, the chief minister first reached Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district and unveiled various projects. The chief minister also inaugurated newly constructed collector office, maternal and childcare centre. Patnaik also laid […]

Rayagada/Paralakhemundi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a slew of welfare projects while laying foundation stones for new ones in Rayagada and Gajapati districts. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a new chamber of the government hospital in Rayagada in noon today, following which he inaugurated various developmental projects in Kashipur and Gumuda and addressed a public gathering. […]

Paralakhemundi: A minor girl was allegedly strangulated to death by a youth over one-sided love affair at Adasing village under Gurandi police station in Gajapati district. While the girl was going to school, one Dileswar passed comments at the girl. Following this, the girl’s mother slapped the youth. To take revenge, Dileswar and his family […]

Paralakhemundi: The desire to click a selfie at a picnic point here proved fatal for a youth of Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. The youth identified as Rakesh Pattnayak of Kamakhyanagar here, drowned in Mahendratanaya river while taking selfie at the Brundaban Palace picnic point here on Wednesday. His dead body was recovered this morning. Rakesh […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest against the ongoing construction of Polavaram multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged demonstrations in seven districts in Odisha. The demonstrations were staged in front of the collectorate in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts. While former MLA and minister Rabi Narayan […]

Mohana: Police on Tuesday arrested seven persons of Chudangapur village under Adaba police limits in Gajapati district in connection with the killing of two persons for ‘practising sorcery.’ Sources said, these villagers along with some others had allegedly killed two residents of their village- Ganga Gamanga (45) and Biranchi Bastaray (48), suspecting them of practising […]

Security personnel today recovered a tiffin bomb from a roadside near Telengapada forest under Adaba police limits in Gajapati district