Tag: Khordha

Bhubaneswar: Two elephants moving nearby Kaipadar forest in Khordha went on a rampage for several hours on Sunday, damaging the boundary wall of the district headquarters hospital. Though no casualty has been reported, panic gripped the locals following the incident which took place late last night. As per eyewitnesses, a herd of around 20-25 elephants […]

Khordha: Miscreants on Monday looted Rs 7 lakh from an employee of a private micro-financing company at Khordha. As per preliminary reports, three miscreants looted the cash after terrorising the staff of the company at gun-point near Jatani Municipality Chhak. Khordha: 3 miscreants allegedly loot Rs 7 lakh from an employee of an investment firm […]

Bhubaneswar: Armed miscreants looted around 100 gram of gold jewellery and Rs 25,000 cash from a house in Haladipada village in Khordha district on Tuesday night. According to reports, the burglars broke the grill to gain entry into the house around midnight and decamped with the gold and cash. Based on the complaint registered at […]

Khordha: Intensifying their protest against the demolition of the boundary wall of OTV’s CSR project by the district administration, the Mahila Samiti members on Saturday met the project director of Khordha district rural development agency (DRDA). The samiti members demanded reconstruction of the boundary citing that it was demolished by the administration without any prior […]

Baripada/Khordha: Two persons were allegedly thrashed to death in two separate incidents in Odisha on Saturday. The first incident was reported from Asurkhal village under Kaptipada police limits in Mayurbhanj district where one Rabindra Nayak was allegedly beaten to death by his brother-in-law, KartikNayak over a dispute involving an Ox. As per reports, Rabindra had […]

Khordha: At least two persons were injured after unidentified miscreants hurled seven bombs at a house at Mundasahi area in Khordha town on Sunday. According to reports, one man and a woman today sustained multiple injuries in the bombing incident. Both the injured have been admitted to Jatni Hospital. Sources said that the miscreants lobbed […]

Khordha: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) along with police today foiled a child marriage bid just when a minor girl was being married off in Lokeshwar temple at Palla here. Acting on a tip-off, the CWC and police personnel reached the spot when the marriage was underway and rescued the minor girl and the guy […]

Khordha: Bodies of a woman and her son were found inside a well in Godipada village under Jankia Tehsil of Khordha district on Wednesday. As per reports, the bodies of Barsha Srichandan and her 6-year-old son were found in a well on Wednesday evening, following which the locals informed the Jankia Police station. Upon arrival, […]

Khordha: A woman allegedly thrashed her sister-in-law to death in Tankola village under Jankia Police limits of Khordha on Wednesday. Soon after the incident, the villagers apprehended the accused and the husband of the deceased and tied them up. After getting the information, the police reached the spot and took both into custody. (Edited By […]

Khordha: A police constable was found hanging inside the reserve police guest house at Tarachuan in Khordha district on Wednesday. The reason of the death is yet to be ascertained. No comments have been received from the authorities in this regard. Also Read: Odisha: Elderly Couple Attempts Suicide; Man Dies, Wife Critical SSR Death Case: […]

Khordha: The alleged child marriage attempt at a temple which was foiled by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the police on Wednesday took a new turn when both the bride and groom claimed that the girl was more than 18 years-old and they fell in love after meeting over Facebook. The man–Ramesh Nayak of […]

Bhubaneswar: Maintaining a downward trend, Odisha on Tuesday witnessed a further decline in daily Covid-19 cases. As per the I&PR department, the State registered 1201 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the positive tally to 294415. This apart, 12 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 1352. […]

Khordha: The Tehsildar of Bolagarh, Dhobei Nayak on Thursday sustained multiple injuries after he was allegedly attacked by stone quarry mafia near Gopalpur in Khordha district. Nayak was assailed along with some other staff of the Tehsil when they reached a morrum quarry at Gopalpur to conduct a raid. A complaint in connection with the […]

Nayagarh: The Chandapur Police here on Thursday arrested a conman for cheating crores of rupees from several people of Tangi and Chandapur area by promising them jobs in various government departments. According to police sources, Kanhu Pradhan who hails from Tangi area of Khordha district has duped many common people on the pretext of providing […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 868 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 311788. While 499 fresh cases are from quarantine, the rest 399 are local transmission cases, according to Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department. Moreover, 17 patients succumbed to the disease […]