Tag: Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar: A fake examinee appearing JEE Main at Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium (BJEM) School here was arrested yesterday. He was identified as Sundar Mohan Singh, a resident of Rangamatia in Mayurbhanj district. Police also nabbed one of his associate, Rajesh Bhol, from Dumduma in the Capital city. Sundar was appearing the examination on behalf of […]

Bhubaneswar: Being alert after the party’s performance in recent Panchayat Polls, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is meeting newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in person. Today he is set to meet the elected representatives of Mayurbhanj district. Naveen is scheduled to hold discussions with all the newly elected panchayat representatives […]

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Even though Odisha is celebrating its 81st foundation day with much fanfare today in every nook and corner of the country and outside, thousands in the border area of the State are still struggling hard to find their identity even though being Odia by heart, culture and language. Meet Basant Jena of Sankhamedi village […]

Baripada: Even as the deadline for depositing old demonetised currencies of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 is over, Jharpokharia police of Mayurbhanj is yet to exchange old cash worth Rs 2.88 lakh and continues to struggle between legal and banking norms. As per sources, the police had approached regional Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in […]

Baripada: In a shocking revelation, a fake university has been found to be running in the name of North Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. As per information, acting upon a letter to check the authenticity of a certificate of a Haryana-based student, authorities of the North Orissa University (NOU) found […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police today arrested Rajkishore Tudu, mastermind of a fake currency racket which was busted at Salia Sahi slum in the city last week. Police was tipped off about his arrival at the railway station from Chennai and accordingly the probe team was prepared to nab him. Tudu had escaped to Tamil Nadu since […]

Mayurbhanj: Half burnt body of a young girl was recovered from a house at Arpata village under Khunta police limits in Mayurbhanj district today. The deceased girl was identified as Nitusmita who had recently appeared her matriculation examinations. According to sources, she had a quarrel with her family members yesterday for going outside the house […]

Sundergarh/Mayurbhanj: Two persons were killed while 19 others were severely injured in separate road accidents in Odisha on Friday. In Sundergarh, one person was killed and four others were severely injured when a barat party vehicle toppled over at Kinjirikela under Badgaon police limits. In another incident, a pick up van overturned injuring 9 persons at […]

Bhubaneswar: In separate incidents, Odisha police arrested two persons for allegedly trying to circulate fake currency notes with a face value of nearly Rs 30,000 in Mayurbhanj and Bhubaneswar respectively. Sources said, a major fake currency racket has been busted with seizure of Rs 16,000 fake notes from one Sagen Tudu (21) by Baripada police […]

Baripada:  Families of three malaria patients created ruckus at the Dukura Community Health Centre in Mayurbhanj district after they alleged that the patients were administered expired saline during treatment. According to sources, three malaria patients, Maieen Tudu, Basanti Sardar and Sabita Bindhani, were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night. The doctors at the hospital […]

Baripada/Sundergarh: Five persons were killed and four others seriously injured in two separate road accidents in Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts on Monday. Three persons died after a scooter collided head on with a car near Bankaban square near Amarda Road  in Mayurbhanj district late last night. The deceased have been identified as Gopal Krushna Das, […]

Baripada: Miscreants hurled acid on a newly elected Samiti member over political rivalry at Jharapokharia in Maurbhanj district today. Victim Hadibandhu Naik narrowly escaped as his was covered with blanket. The incident took place when he was asleep at night. He sustained minor injuries on his face. He has been admitted to district headquarters hospital […]

Baripada: The Similipal Sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district will soon be brought under the surveillance drone cameras. According to reports, wildlife safety measures in Similipal sanctuary are all set to go high-tech as the authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) are soon going to deploy drone cameras to keep a close watch on the movement and […]

Bhubaneswar: While the real heat of summer is yet to come, the villagers of Jharana sahi under Badakhamana Panchayat in Mayurbhanj district are already facing acute water scarcity which has made their life miserable. “We walk more than two km everyday to fetch water for our daily chores. We get water from wells, which is […]

Bhubaneswar: On the basis of the results of the three-tier Panchayat polls, BJP is all set to form eight Zilla Parishads (ZPs) in Odisha while Congress has to remain content with only one Zilla Parishad in Jharsuguda district. It is likely that the BJP may get Gajapati Zilla Parishad seat as a bonus, which will […]