Tag: Jajpur

Jajpur: Two persons were killed and another was critically injured when boulders fell on them during alleged illegal quarrying at Jabara Hill in Jajpur district today. The mishap took place at Jabara village within Jenapur police station limits when work was on at the hill to extract black stone conducting blasting and using wagon drilling, […]

Jajpur: The Jajpur district administration on Thursday started a probe into the alleged suicide by a farmer earlier this month. 50-year-old Panchanan Dalei of Daanarkul village of Jajpur block in the district had allegedly consumed poison on March 23 allegedly over crop loss. He was found by his family members in a critical condition and […]

Jajpur: The Jajpur district administration has decided to set up a food processing unit at Beruda panchayat area of the district to find a solution to the problems faced by the farmers growing vegetables. This decision was taken in wake up the suicide attempt by a young farmer unable to repay the loan due to […]

Jajpur: The Odisha Food Commission chairman today lauded the Jajpur district administration for laying a motorable road to Nagada village, where about 21 children had died last year allegedly due to malnutrition. The children of the tribal-dominated village had died last year in the absence of medical facilities. The incident had hogged the headlines causing […]

Kalinganagar: The Tata Steel plant located in Kalinganagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district of Odisha has achieved a milestone with hot metal production at its Blast Furnace crossing two million tonnes. The plant, which boasts of the largest operating Blast Furnace of the country with 4,330 cubic metre capacity, was blown in on February 28.

Jajpur: A woman teacher of a government run school was arrested today for allegedly tearing ballot papers during the panchayat polls in Jajpur district yesterday. The arrested teacher has been identified as Sarojini Jena of Kadampal village, police said. Jena had entered booth No-10 of Kadampal panchayat under Dharmasaal block in the district yesterday to […]

Jajpur: At least 14 candidates in the fray for the Zilla Parishad (ZP) elections in Jajpur district have declared that they don’t have any property or bank deposit while four others in the fray are ‘crorepatis’. The 14 candidates contesting for the Jajpur Zilla Parishad election have declared that they don’t have any land, house, […]

Jajpur: A man was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 15 years for raping a newly married woman and treprassing into her house at a village in Jajpur district five years ago. While holding Pramod Swain alias Nilu (32) guilty under Section 376 (rape) of IPC, Jajpur District and Sessions Judge Padma Charan Dash awarded him […]

Bhubaneswar: Sukinda Chromite Mine (SCM) of Tata Steel located in Odisha’s Jajpur district has bagged 5 awards including Par Excellence award as the best mine amongst participants of the state from Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). SCM was adjudged first in overall performance and systematic and scientific development of mine, second in Dump management and […]

Jajpur: At least two persons were killed after their motorbike was nit by a speeding truck near Chhatia on NH-5 within Barachana police station limits in the district today, the police said. The deceased have been identified as Keshab Chandra Samal and Amar Kumar Sahu, both employees of a local Indian Oil Corporation filling station. […]

Jajpur: Six persons were sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here today for raping a married woman in Mangalpur area in Odisha’s Jajpur district two-and-a-half years ago. Jajpur Additional District and Sessions Court Judge (ADJ) Bikram Kumar Pradhan while awarding the jail terms, also slapped a penalty of Rs 5000 each on […]

Jajpur: A 30-year-old woman was killed allegedly by a man stated to be her live-in partner at a village in Kaliapani area in Odisha’s Jajpur district, the police said today. The incident took place at Ostapal village yesterday and the accused person has been absconding after allegedly committing the crime, said Yubraj Swain, Inspector In-charge […]

Two officials of the Head Post Office in Jajpur were arrested by the CBI for allegedly accepting bribe from a man to issue a registration certificate for cable operation

Jajpur: A local has acquitted all 27 people who had been arrested for alleged violence and torching of police vehicles here 12 years ago. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bikram Kumar Pradhan, while pronouncing the verdict yesterday, acquitted all the accused due to lack of evidence. Though 29 persons had been named in the case, two […]

Kalinga Nagar: Tata Steel is getting ready to commence “integrated, commercial production” of the first phase of the 3-million tonne steel plant in Odisha by September and is keen to keep the project cost below the projected Rs 25,000 crore. “Integrated commissioning of all units for the first phase will take another six months. Project […]