Tag: Jajpur

Jajpur: Three persons including a woman and a child died in a tragic road accident between a motorcycle and an ambulance in Jajpur. According to sources, there was a head-on collision between the motorcycle and the ambulance.  All the 3 persons on the motorcycle were killed in the mishap. As per reports, the accident occurred […]

Jajpur: Locals in Haridaspur of Jajpur district under the banner of Ramco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti have threatened a stir against Ramco company alleging that the cement grinding unit has failed to fulfil the assurances that included employment to locals among others. In a press conference on Sunday, the public representatives of Haridaspur and Thanuala Panchayats […]

Jajpur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch busted a fake chewing tobacco (zarda) manufacturing unit in Jajpur district on Friday and seized a huge cache of tobacco products and equipment and machines used in the manufacture. Acting on a tip-off, the STF conducted a raid on the illegal tobacco manufacturing unit in […]

Jajpur: Miscreants decamped with gold ornaments, Rs 1.5 lakh and a scooty after attacking a business with sharp weapons near Brahmabarada under Dharmasala block in Jajpur district Tuesday night. Maheswar sustained severe injuries on his head, right hand and leg in the attack and admitted to Jajpur hospital for treatment. Reports said, Maheswar was returning […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday allowed the conduct of the annual nine-day Saradiya Rath Yatra associated with Goddess Biraja in Jajpur district while adhering to all the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government. This year, the Rath Yatra is scheduled to be held from October 17 to 25. Hearing a total of 4 […]

Jajpur: A couple was killed while their eight-year-old daughter was critically injured after a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding truck near Neulpur on NH-16 under Dharmasala…

Jajpur: After the Orissa High Court gave a green signal to the Rath Yatra of Goddess Biraja in Jajpur district, administration today held a preparatory meeting headed by the Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore. The festival will be held from October 17 till October 24. As per the discussions held at the meeting, the festival will […]

Jajpur: With just one day to go before the commencement of the Rath Yatra of Maa Biraja in Jajpur, COVID-19 tests of the servitors chosen to participate in the festival were conducted today. As per the Orissa High Court that had earlier allowed the conduct of Rath Yatra in adherence with all the COVID-19 protocols, […]

Jajpur: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an inter-state dacoity gang by arresting 11 persons for their involvement in loot incident earlier this month. Addressing a presser, Jajpur SP Charan Singh Meena informed that the gang was involved in the incident of armed robbery and attack on a jeweller near Brahmabarada village on October […]

Jajpur: In a major crackdown, Jenapur police on Monday busted a duplicate zarda (tobacco) manufacturing unit following a raid at Malahat village in Jajpur district. As per reports, the illegal zarda manufacturing unit was operating for the past few months in the area. On getting information, a police team led by Jajpur SDPO conducted a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has issued a notice to six persons including a legislator of the ruling-BJD in connection with a complaint filed by an RTI activist wherein serious allegations have been made regarding the destruction of irrigation embankment from Gokarneswar to Budhalinga Majhipada road in Jajpur district during floods that led to inundation of […]

Jajpur: In a tragic incident, one person was killed while 2 others are critically injured in an accident near Mukundabindha area of Jajpur district on Thursday morning. As per reports, a car and a truck had a head–on collision near Mukundabindha village on the NH-16, under Panikoili police limits, early on Thursday morning. In their […]

Bhubaneswar: The alleged rape of a minor tribal girl by the father-in-law of an OAS officer in Bhubaneswar has sparked off a massive outrage with the activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today launching protests outside the BMC zonal office in Chandrasekharpur area here demanding action the culprit. “Even though a complaint has been […]

Jajpur: Three persons were arrested after brown sugar worth over Rs 3 lakh was seized in the district on Tuesday by the Excise Department officials. As per reports, acting on a tip-off, a team of the Excise Department raided a house in the Chuna Bhati area and seized 31 gram of brown sugar. Those arrested […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department on Friday arrested Udaynath Jena, a senior clerk posted at the Bhubaneswar Sub-Collectorate on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. The sleuths detected Rs 1.32 crore assets in his possession. Vigilance sleuths on Thursday seized unaccounted property worth crores from two government staff – including Jena […]