Bhubaneswar/Jatni: After being barred from Janti flyover project work, Panda Infraproject has come down heavily on the Works Department of the Odisha government. The company alleged that the Works department is levelling false and fabricated charges against it to hide own lapses and inabilities. In reply to a letter from the Khurda Executive Engineer, the […]
Jatni: Labourers and pedestrians had a narrow escape when the side wall of an under-construction bridge in Jatni collapsed this morning. As per reports, a mound of concrete and iron frame collapsed and fell into the road. However no person was injured in the incident. Labourers wearing jackets of Panda Infratech Limited were seen working […]
Bhubaneswar/Jatni: More than 30 persons have allegedly been defrauded of lakhs of rupees on false promises of jobs. A case has been registered at the Jatni police station and investigation is on, said police officials today. As per complaints, Jayakrushna Barik of Siko village under Jankia police limits in Khurda district duped youths and collected […]
Khurda: A blood-soaked body of a youth was found lying on the roadside in Jatni of Khurda district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Kumar Nayak of Delanga, an LIC agent. Family members of the deceased alleged that Nayak was murdered after being attacked by unknown miscreants on Saturday night. “As he […]
Jatani: Gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees were looted by robbers, who dug a 2-feet tunnel through a roadside drain to break into the Gold Plaza jewellery shop in Raja Bazar of Jatani yesterday. Police investigating the case with the help of a scientific team and sniffer dogs have recovered a digging bar, hammer and […]
Khurda: An eviction drive to free encroached land belonging to Puri Jagannath Temple began at Jatni in Khurda district today. In the first phase of the drive, eviction was carried out on at least three acres of encroached land at Chhanaghara-Kusmati area in Jatni. The eviction drive was jointly carried out by the temple administration, […]
Jatni: A group of women on Friday ransacked a liquor shop at Jatni fish market in Khurda district. They reportedly broke open the door of the liquor shop and damaged the liquor bottles. As per reports, the locals have been protesting against the establishment of a country liquor shop in the market. Today, women anti-liquor […]
Khurda: In an unexpected turn of events, one Sabita Swain was allegedly stabbed to death by her nephew Bikash Swain over a family feud at Ramchandrapur Bazar in Jatni here on Friday. According to sources, Sabita reportedly had a quarrel with the mother of the accused in the morning. Later, Bikash, in a fit of […]
Bhubaneswar: Anjali Dehury, the teacher of Haripur Primary School was murdered for objecting to an ‘illicit relationship’ between the killer and a minor girl, police said on Saturday. This was revealed after the police arrested the killer Kunu Jena from Jatni area in Khurda district. A motorcycle and a bamboo stick which was used in […]
Jatni: Following allegations of irregularities in the under-construction Jatni flyover, a 10-member team of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela today conducted a spot visit and begun its probe into the charges. Sources said the team led by Mahavir Panda, the Head Of the Department (HOD) of Civil Engineering of the institute will examine […]
Jatni: A salon owner was brutally attacked by four miscreants at Golei market in Jatni of Khurda district today. According to sources, the victim was standing near his salon when the miscreants arrived on a motorcycle and attacked him with swords. They fled the spot immediately after the attack. Locals with help of police first […]
Khurda: A youth was hacked to death while two other members of his family were injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants at Sandhapur near Jatni last night.The deceased has been identified as Anup Behera. It is suspected that Anup was allegedly killed by his neighbours over some past dispute. However, the exact reason behind […]
Khurdha: Adventure lovers have to stay on ground for few more days as the paramotoring ride scheduled to have been launched today atop the Barunei hills near IIT Jatni was cancelled due to adverse weather condition. The organisers informed that the next date of the adventure sport has not yet been scheduled. A city based […]
Bhubaneswar: Adventure lovers of the Twin City can now touch the sky with the launch of paramotoring ride on Tuesday. A city based group Fun Rides is offering the adventure sport atop the scenic Barunei hills near IIT Jatni. Paramotoring ride is a thrilling sport wherein you suddenly start flying while riding a motorcycle, said […]
Bhubaneswar: In yet another bank robbery incident, unidentified miscreants looted Rs 12 lakh from an ATM of the Bank of India at Jatni in Khurda district. Shockingly, the miscreants looted the cash from the ATM located at Taraboi under Jatni police limits late on Monday night by hacking its password. After a written complaint, the […]
Bhubaneswar: Despite the recognition V Akash has achieved at the age of 26 as World Champion in Carrom, he remains one of the least known faces in the country as much as in his home state.Akash also has the distinction of being the only person from Odisha to represent the sport on an international level. […]
Bhubaneswar: An International Centre for Foot and Mouth Disease (ICFMD) has been opened at Jatni Argul on the outskirts of capital city. While inaugurating the facility on Utkal Divas, Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh said many SAARC countries would be benefited by the centre besides India. Virus of the deadly disease will be identified and […]
Bhubaneswar/Jatni: Asha Kiran chief Hochiminh Sastri and staff of the shelter home, located in Jatni, were arrested today for allegedly torturing a Bangladeshi minor boy. Besides, statements of the Bangladeshi minor boy torture victim will be recorded today at a court in Bhubaneswar. Notably, the Bangladeshi boy, aged 15, managed to escape from the shelter […]
Khurda: In a shocking incident, some unidentified miscreants believed to be a group of stone mafia attacked Jatni Tehsildar on Wednesday allegedly for his opposition against illegal stone quarrying in the area. As per the information, Jatni Tehsildar Bijay Kumar Swain and some other officials were attacked by some persons at Rathipur village while they […]
Bhubanesar: The son of senior police officer Radhashyam Mohapatra, who is accused of murdering a chemist in Jatni, has been arrested by police.