Tag: Mayurbhanj

Man tied up, thrashed black and blue suspecting wrong intentions

Mayurbhanj: Tension ran high in Bhurudubagi village under Udala police limits of the district after a person was beaten black and blue being tied up by the villagers suspecting his intentions on barging into a woman’s house here on Saturday night. According to sources, one Satyanand Panda of the village had gone to a woman’s […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Confusion grips functioning of 9 district Tribal Development Councils

Bhubaneswar: Questions are being raised over the effectiveness of newly formed Tribal Development Councils in nine districts of the State as modalities are yet to be prepared by the State government. Though provision has been made for allocation of Rs 1.5 crore annually for the councils for 112 blocks under the nine tribal dominated districts- […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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JMM shuts NH demanding GST exemption on Sabai Grass, Sal leaf

Baripada: Demanding Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on Sabai Grass and Sal leaf, the Jharkhand Mukti Morhca (JMM) staged road blockades at two places in Bisoi block of Mayurbhanj district today. JMM activists blocked the National Highways 18 and 49 since 7 am in the morning and will continue it till 3 pm, as […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
ASI suspended for thrashing minor girl during helmet checking

Baripada: Irate locals staged protest before the Town Police Station here after a police official thrashed a minor girl during a helmet checking drive on Monday. The policeman was later suspended for dereliction of duty today. ASI Sushant Mahakud of Town Police Station allegedly thrashed a minor girl during helmet checking drive following which locals […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Woman pushed into flesh trade by husband, reunites with parents after 7 years

Baripada: She had a love marriage at the young age of 17 but her dreams were shattered after being pushed into flesh trade by her husband. Seven years later, family members found her in a pitiable condition at Baripada Medical College in Mayurbhanj district. The woman is undergoing treatment at the medicine ward of Baripada […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
2 youngsters jump before moving train, rescued in critical condition

Rairangpur: A young couple sustained grievous injuries after jumping before a moving train in a suspected suicide pact here at Ghughupahadi in Mayurbhanj district today. Sustaining critical injury, both were rescued with their legs and hands severed. They also sustained critical head injuries. They were rushed to Rairangpur hospital by the eyewitnesses through 108 ambulance. […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Miscreants loot jewellery from store on gun point in Udala

Baripada: Gold ornaments amounting to some lakhs were looted at gun point from Kalinga Jewellery in Udala of Mayurbhanj district on Monday. While the jewellery store is situated just 200 metres away from Udala police station, three miscreants arrived there on a bike at around 7.30 pm on Monday and entered the shop after exploding […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Odisha to merge 1,603 UP schools with high schools

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to streamline academic disciplines and extracurricular events in schools, the School and Mass Education Department has decided to merge 1,603 upper primary (UP) schools in the State with their nearest high schools. After the merger, these high schools will be known as nodal high schools. A modality in this regard will […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Protest Walk: Nabarangpur school girls march to meet collector over faculty crunch

Nabarangpur: Two days after the students of a girls’ high school in Mayurbhanj district resorted to a unique way of protest by walking 15 kms to meet the Collector, inmates of another tribal girls’ high school in Nabarangpur district today followed suit. They too took the protest route to highlight scarcity of teachers and other […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Students’ silent protest-walk: Union Minister Gehlot assures action

Bhubaneswar: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said he will discuss with Odisha Government on the students’ silent protest-walk in Mayurbhanj among other issues. Arriving at Bhubaneswar to attend a meeting in Cuttack, Gehlot  said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched  ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’ campaign and all Union Ministers are visiting all districts […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Suspected child thieves caught, beaten black and blue

Mayurbhanj: Two suspected child thieves were allegedly beaten black and blue by the locals here in Kuldiha village under Kaptipada police limits of the district today afternoon. According to sources, the duo handed two Rs 100 notes to two kids of the village and asked them to go to a market through the fields along […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Udala Road Mishap: Death toll rises to 5

Mayurbhanj: The death toll in the road accident at Udala reached five today after two critically injured succumbed while undergoing treatment at the Sub-divisional hospital here. Earlier today, three persons were killed on the spot and 11 others sustained injuries when a pickup van in which they were travelling overturned on Sunday morning. The incident […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Bike lifting racket busted; 60 motorcycles seized, 7 held 

Balasore:  In a major breakthrough,  Sahadevkhunta Police in Balasore district today busted a major bike lifting racket and seized as many as 60 stolen bikes after arresting seven accused in this connection. Acting on complaints of frequent bike thefts in various areas in Balasore, the district police had formed a special team led by Sahadevkhunta […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Odisha Govt draws new road map to improve health services in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: Drawing a new road map, Odisha Government on Friday rolled out mega health care services in tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district. State Health Minister Pratap Jena, during his visit here said, ” As many as 329 difficult villages with inadequate health care facilities have already been identified in the district as part of plans to substantially […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Minor girl raped in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: A minor girl was allegedly raped in Gendagadia village under Kaptipada block of the district. According to sources, the girl had gone to a nearby forest to graze cattle when a youth of the same village allegedly raped her and fled from the spot on Tuesday. After returning from the forest she described the […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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