Keonjhar: A man was allegedly killed by a bear in Ghatagaon of Keonjhar district today. The deceased has been identified as Rajan Juanga. According to reports, Rajan had gone to a forest near Gayalamunda village to collect firewood during which he was allegedly attacked by a bear. Ranjan had sustained severe injuries leading to his […]
Bhadrak: A man was allegedly stoned to death by unidentified miscreant at Bachhipur village in Basudevpur area of Bhadrak late on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Satpathy (40). According to reports, the deceased and his daughter were sleeping in their house when the miscreant barged into the house and stoned him […]
Berhampur: A man was axed to death over suspected past rivalry at Khairapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Suriya Nahak. According to sources, four youths including Suriya had gone to a place on Friday night and while returning there was a scuffle between […]
Malkangiri: Maoists allegedly killed a man suspecting him to be a police informer in Dhakadrasi area under Mathili police limits of Malkangiri yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Anant Nath Bhumiya of Bariguda village. As per reports, Bhumiya had gone to a nearby village to see ‘Jatra’ last night where the rebels arrived and […]
Angul: Jumbo scare gripped the residents of Nuakheta village in Bantala range under Angul forest division after a youth was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Sahu of Nuakheta village. Sahu had gone to the nearby jungle for some work when he was attacked by […]
Bolangir: A man allegedly hacked his wife to death for practising ‘witchcraft’ at Mundodara village under Belpada police limits in the district late last night. The deceased identified as Baidehi was allegedly hacked with an axe by her husband Dhabaleswar Chiragun who later surrendered before Belpada police after committing the crime. Meanwhile, police have seized […]
Dhenkanal: A man was allegedly beaten to death by four unidentified miscreants at Govindpur area in Dhenkanal on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Mallick. According to reports, the miscreants forcibly barged into the house and attacked Mallick with wooden planks. Though the exact reason behind the killing is unclear, it is suspected […]
Paradip: Five days after bodies of a woman and her 3 children were found floating in Mahanadi River near Kujang in Paradip; police have arrested the accused, who happens to be the father of the murdered woman. According to the police, the accused, Akshay Sethi, in a bid to pocket Rs 3 lakh received […]
Sambalpur: Sabitri Brata turned into a day of mourning for a family in Sambalpur today after a man was electrocuted to death while trying to save his wife and domestic help. The deceased, identified as Brindaban Pradhan was electrocuted while he was trying to rescue his wife and domestic help, both of whom had […]
Titlagarh: Body of a man was found near a canal at Patlapada village of Titlagarh today. The deceased has been identified as Bahadur Bhoi. Sources said Bahadur was working as a watchman at the nearby check dam. Bahadur’s family members had lodged a complaint yesterday after he didn’t return home on time. On getting the […]
Bhubaneswar: Debasish Pradhan, an employee had a harrowing experience after he got stuck in an elevator at Odisha Assembly here on Friday evening. Pradhan was trapped due to a reported malfunctioning of the elevator at around 5 pm today. He was stuck on the first floor for over an hour, sources said. Following the incident, […]
Bargarh: In a tragic incident, an elderly man and his daughter were electrocuted at Lastara village under Atabira police limits in Bargarh district in the wee hours today. The deceased have been identified as Harishankar Nayak and Prabhati Patra. According to sources Harishankar came got an electrical shock when he touched a wall of his […]
Bhubaneswar: Shocking but true. A man attempted to commit suicide on Friday after he allegedly failed to secure a ration card under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Gop block in Puri district. According to reports, Benudhar Mallick of Jagsahi village under Erabanga panchayat climbed atop a tree on the Block office premises and […]
Rourkela: In a shocking incident, a person undergoing treatment at Rourkela government hospital died after being attacked by another patient with an iron pipe late on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Sambhunath Mundari. According to sources, one Jadab Munda was admitted to the hospital and allotted a bed beside Sambhunath’s bed. Late […]
Puri: A tourist from West Bengal and his son were killed and his wife was critically injured when the car in which they were travelling skidded off the road at Satasankha in Puri district Wednesday morning. The mishap took place as the vehicle dashed against a culvert railing when the victims from Belgharia in West […]