Tag: Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar: With the water level of Subarnarekha river rising at an alarming rate, the Odisha government has sounded a high alert in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts. About 3 lakh cusec of water has been released from Jharkhand into river Subarnarekha, which is likely to reach Rajghat early tomorrow morning, Deputy Relief Commissioner Prabhat Mohapatra told […]

Balasore: Vigilance officials on Wednesday raided houses of Bhabani Shankar Panigrahi, junior engineer of Subarnarekha Irrigation Project at Morada block in Mayurbhanj district on the allegation of amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. The Vigilance sleuths conducted simultaneous raid at four places, including his ancestral house at Jambeswar, his own house at […]

Bhubaneswar: Acting on the directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has served closure notices on 10 hotels operating in Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj. According to sources, the Balasore of office of OSPCB has served notices to the 10 hotels for running their business without necessary approval of […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 30 people died and 36 more seriously injured in lightning in several places across Odisha today. Of the 30 killed, eight are from Bhadrak, seven from Balasore district, six from Khurda district, three from Jajpur, two from Nayagarh and one each from Kendrapara, Sambalpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Reports from Balasore district […]

Baripada: In an unfortunate incident, a truck driver was killed when two trucks caught fire after a head-on collision on National Highway 49 under Bangiriposi police station area in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday night. Two fire tenders team reached the spot after local villagers informed about the incident and brought the inferno under control. Bangiriposi […]

Four persons were injured when a bear attacked them inside a forest on the outskirts of Manitri village under Badasahi block in Mayurbhanj district this morning

Baripada: Three persons were killed and 23 injured in separate road accidents late on Monday night in Mayurbhanj district.

Baripada: The Mayurbhanj district BJP president Krushna Chandra Mohapatra landed in a soup after a complaint accusing him of asking check gate officials for money was filed against him with police on Monday. Kulamani Bhoi, ACCTO of the inter-state check gate located at Jamsola, leveled the charge against the BJP leader and registered a written […]

Baripada: Udala police on Saturday found a half-burnt body of a woman near Chandan Pokhari area in Radho village the district here. The deceased has been identified as Jamuna Khatua, wife of Rabindra Khatua of Radho village. Police have detained Rabindra Khatua for interrogation. Meanwhile, family members of the deceased have termed the death as […]

In a saddening incident, five including three women were killed and six injured in lightning strike at different places in Mayurbhanj district on Friday

Following the reports by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on the number of tigers in Odisha which was at variance with its own, the State Forest department has decided to conduct a fresh tiger census in Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district from April 17

Baripada: In a shocking incident, a deeply wounded body of a minor girl found from Sanakumarum forest under Tiring police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. Family members of the deceased girl, identified as a resident of Sanakiajanga village, have alleged their daughter has been murdered after being raped. According to sources, the girl was […]

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday expressed sadness over death of two children in Mayurbhanj district due to food poisoning and announced compensation of Rs 1 lakh each from the CM's Relief Fund to the families of the deceased

Baripada: As many as eight persons were killed in three separate accidents in Mayurbhanj district on Monday. According to sources, four members of a family, including a five-year old girl, were crushed under the wheels of a truck at Chianbeda square at Thakuramunda-Anandapur road while returning from the market. The deceased have been identified as […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government today appointed two more ruling party MLAs as chairpersons of the District Planning Committees (DPC). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the names of Nimapara MLA Sameer Das and Udala MLA Golak Naik as DPC chiefs. While Das has been appointed as the chief of Puri DPC, Nayak will head the Mayurbhanj […]