Jajpur: In a shocking incident, a man committed suicide after killing his wife at Jhikiria village under Binjharpur police station in the district on Friday morning. According to sources, the accused identified as Goura Mallick took the extreme step over family feud. Mallick first killed his wife Jharana by slitting her throat with a chopper […]
Kamakhyanagar: In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by an elephant near Jamujhara village under Kamakhyanagar sub-division in Dhenkanal district. The deceased has been identified as Sambhari Pradhan of Jamujhara village. According to sources, the incident took place when Pradhan was returning to Jamujhari from Pandua chhak on Wednesday evening. Also read: […]
Dhenkanal: In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by a tusker in Mahulikholi village under Kapilas forest ranges in the district on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kishori Chandra Beura. According to sources, the incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday when Beura was coming out of […]
Athagarh: In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by an elephant near Baula Pahilabara road under Khuntuni forest range on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Tikama Sahoo of Sashanka village. According to sources, the incident took place when the Sahoo was going to Baula square to open his shop. […]
Rayagada: Making a mockery of the Janani Suraksha Yojana of the Odisha government yet again, a pregnant woman reached Kalyansinghpur Community Health Centre (CHC) in Rayagada district today after being carried on the shoulder of her husband today as the 102 ambulance did not turn up in time. According to reports, Bangari Praska, a pregnant […]
Balangir: In an inhuman act, a man killed his father and younger brother over some land dispute at Dhulusara village under Sadar police station here. The deceased has been identified as Gopi Dalai (68) and Somanath Dalai (26). According to sources, Santosh Dalai, hacked his father Gopi and younger brother Somanath to death over some […]
Salepur: Vehicular movement on the Cuttack-Chandbali road came to a grinding halt on Saturday morning after locals staged a road blockade following the death of a person in an accident near Machuati square here. According to sources, a speeding bus hit a bike near Machuati square on this morning causing the death of the rider […]
Paradip: In a gruesome act, a man killed his wife and then burnt her body at Biswali village near the port town on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Amita Parida. According to sources, Prakash, husband of Amita, strangulated her to death and then burnt the body by pouring kerosene on it in […]
Athagarh: A man was killed in an elephant attack at Haridapassi village under Athagarh-Tigiria forest division on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Saranga Sahoo of Haridapassi village. According to sources, the incident took place when Sahoo was guarding a mango garden in the village. An elephant from a nearby forest entered the […]
Sundargarh: In a tragic incident, a man and his sister died in a road accident at Litibeda area under Kutra police limits in the district on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as residents of Samaleimunda area. According to sources, the accident took place when the siblings, along with their six-year old nephew, were […]
Rayagada: In yet another case of the disastrous consequences of social taboo, a father was forced to carry the body of her daughter to the cremation ground on a trolley rickshaw after villagers refused to assist him in performing the last rites of the girl ostensibly because she was suffering from some disease. According to […]
Paradip: In a tragic incident, a man and his four-year old son were charred to death at Matha Sahi in Gindikipur area under Kujang block in the district on Friday evening. The deceased have been identified as Sarala Das and his son Badal Das. According to sources, the incident took place when a major fire […]
Nayagarh: In a bizarre case, a newly-married man was detained by the police for ditching his wife by branding her as a Kinnar (transgender) after medical tests proved otherwise. The incident reported from Dimirijhari area in Nayagarh district has predictably led to a lot of chatter among the locals. The man identified as Anant Nayak […]
Balasore: In a shocking incident, a drunken man killed his mother over a family fight at Odangi village in the district late on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Pabitra Mohanty. According to sources, Prakash Mohanty, son of Pabitra, had a heated argument with his mother after he returned home in a drunken […]
Islamabad: A Pakistani man who mistakenly crossed into India in 2007 and was caught by the Border Security Force (BSF) has returned home after 11 years in detention, a media report said on Sunday. Muhammad Yaseen, 45, received a warm welcome upon his arrival at his village of Chaahal in Punjab province on Saturday, Dawn […]