Tag: Khurda

Sandstone
Illegal Sandstone Mining Racket On Lord Jagannath Land Busted In Khurda

Khurda: Police and Khurda district administration today raided illegal sandstone (Baulamala Stone) quarries at Hadapada in the district following a tip off about theft of precious sandstones from the area by stone mining mafia. As per reports, the sandstone reserve in the hillocks of Hadapada which belongs to the Lord Jagannath was allegedly being mined […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Lady Cop In Odisha Suspended For Demanding Bribe

Khurda: A Lady Sub-Inspector (SI) of Begunia Police Station in Khurda, Sujata Palei was suspended today on charges of demanding bribe from the mother of an accused. As per reports, there was a complaint two days back that some people tied two youths to a pole and thrashed them for allegedly passing lewd comments to […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Bichupali
Vain Train? Train In Odisha Gets Only Two Passengers A Day

Bolangir: It is probably the rarest of the rare cases in the history of Indian Railways where only two passengers board a train every day and a meagre amount of Rs 20 is collected as ticket fare on a daily basis. In an exclusive report, OTV found out that only two passengers travel in the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Two Killed, One Injured In Elephant Attack In Odisha

Khurda/Angul: At least two persons were killed while another sustained critical injuries in an elephant attack in Haja panchayat of Khurda district late last night. The deceased have been identified as Bansidhar Chhualsingh of Haja village and Sanatan Pradhan of Kalarajhara village in the district. Injured, Brajakishore Sahoo is currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Substandard Road Work Fumes Khurda Locals

Khurda: Residents of Damiabarbara village under Banapur block in Khurda district have expressed their resentment over the alleged irregularities in construction of a road in the area. A six-kilometre road between Bhatapada and Damiabarbara is being constructed by a private firm under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana with an estimated cost of Rs 3.3 Crore. […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Khurda-Bolangir Railway Project Hangs In Balance

Bolangir: The much awaited Khurda-Bolangir railway project is yet to see light of the day due to the ‘inordinate delay’ in the land acquisition process by the Odisha government. As part of the Khurda-Bolangir railway project, so far, rail line has been set up for only 19 km – from Bolangir to Bichhupali. As per […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Inordinate Delay In Jatni Flyover Construction Irks Residents

Khurda: The inordinate delay in the execution of a flyover at Sitaram Chhak in Jatni of Khurda district has irked the residents here. Though the project was supposed to be commissioned by 2017, half of the construction works have not been completed so far, severely affecting the traffic in the town. Residents alleged that if […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
Irregularities in building Swachh-Bharat toilets
Khurda's Open Defecation Free Mission Hits Roadblock

Khurda: Allegations of large scale irregularities in building toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) have come to the fore from several areas of Khurda district raising doubts on the Centre & State government’s target to make Odisha open defecation free (ODF) state in the near future. Most surprisingly, such allegations have come to limelight from […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha Should Be Cautious Amid Rise In Tablighi Jamaat Contacts: DMET

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government intensified its measures to identify and trace persons from different parts of the State who attended the Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi. As the number of persons, who attended the Jamaat is constantly rising in the country, Director of Medical Education and Training, Odisha (DMET) Dr C B K Mohanty on […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
COVID-19 Lockdown: ECoR deploys drones to keep vigil of assets, infrastructure
COVID-19 Lockdown: ECoR deploys drones to keep vigil of assets, infrastructure

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has deployed drones to keep a vigil and ensure the security of its assets, infrastructure and vital installations during the nationwide lockdown which is in force to contain the spread of COVID-19. During the lockdown, assets like coaches and PRS counters are out of sight as they are not […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
COVID-19 Spreads To 3 More Odisha Districts
COVID-19 Spreads To 3 More Odisha Districts, Tally Rises To 122

Bhubaneswar: The novel-Coronavirus has now spread its tentacles to three more districts of Odisha making it a total of 14 districts of the State which have recorded one or more COVID-19 cases. As per the data shared by Health and Family Welfare department, the three new cases have been detected today belong to Jharsuguda, Keonjhar […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Indian Railways To Provide Covid-19 Care Centres At 2 Odisha Stations

Bhubaneswar: In order to augment capacities for isolation of both suspect and confirmed COVID-19 cases amid the steep rise of SARS-nCoV infection, the Indian Railways is all set to provide healthcare facilities of COVID Care Centres in special train coaches. Under the initiative, the Railways has announced to provide Covid care at two stations. As […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Berhampur Travel Restrictions Eased
COVID19: Ganjam District Administration Seals Border With Khurda, Nayagarh

Bhubaneswar: With the relentless surge in cases of Covid-19, the Ganjam district on Wednesday sealed the border of the district adjoining Khurda and Nayagarh to limit the movement of people to and from the region. Taking to Twitter, Ganjam district authorities informed that no person will be allowed to go to Bhubaneswar as the border […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha: Six Arrested In Khurda Bar Staffer Murder Case

Khurda: The district police on Thursday arrested 6 accused linked to the brutal murder of Amiya Barik, a bar employee in the town, and seized a BMW car and weapons used in the alleged crime. Khurda SP Ajay Pratap Swain informed that police successfully nabbed the accused who fled after committing the murder of the […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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No Weekend Lockdown In 4 Districts Of Odisha During 14-Day Lockdown

Bhubaneswar:  In view of increasing cases of Corona infection in Odisha, the state government will re-enforce 14-day complete lockdown in 4-high caseload districts—Cuttack, Khurda, Jajpur and Ganjam, and entire Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from tonight. However, there will be no weekend shutdown in the specified districts during this 2-week long lockdown. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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