Tag: Mayurbhanj

Baripada: The carcasses of a female elephant and its calf were found in a paddy field near Neyunti village in Mayurbhanj district, officials said today. Forest officials rushed to the spot, which falls under Gudugudia Forest Range, to ascertain the cause of death of the animals after the carcasses were spotted yesterday. The cause of […]

A local court today sentenced a 41-year-old woman to life imprisonment after convicting her in a murder committed two years ago

A local court today sentenced the driver and conductor of a bus to 20 years' imprisonment each after convicting them in the gangrape of an 18-year-old girl in Mayurbhanj district in 2013

A 10-year-old tribal girl died and an elderly woman sustained minor injury when the mud wall of their house copllapsed due to attack by a herd of elephants in Mayurbhanj district today

Miscreants allegedly looted Rs 8.14 lakh from a Odisha Gramya Bank branch at gun point in Mayurbhanj district today, police said

Mayurbhanj: A minor boy was critically injured after he was attacked by a wild bear while celebrating Makar Sankranti at Kantisahi village under Khunta police limits in Mayurbhanj today. Following the attack, the boy identified as Subhankar Bindhani received grievous injuries on his back and admitted to the Udala Sub-Divisional Hospital. According to reports, when […]

Mayurbhanj: Despite stringent laws to curb illegal stone quarrying, rampant blasting in stone mines near Sarisua village under Kaptipada tehsil of Mayurbhanj continue to threat human lives and disturb ecological balance by depleting green cover. Locals allege that mafia continue to plunder the mining areas by excavating tonnes of stones on a daily basis without even […]

Puri/Mayurbhanj: The annual bird count began across the State on Thursday. The enumeration at Brahmagiri forest division near Chilika started at 6 am with three units of Forest officials carrying out the census at three routes in Brahmagiri. A Forest official of Puri, Prashant Kumar Swain informed, “Three units consisting of 10 officials each have […]

Baripada: In yet another bank robbery, the Odisha Gramya Bank’s Pratappur branch under Badasahi police limits in Mayurbhanj district was looted by three miscreants late last night. However, the amount of cash looted from the bank has not been ascertained yet. As per the security guard of the panchayat office, the incident took place at […]

Mayurbhanj: A bid to marry off a 16-year-old girl at Radho village under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district was foiled due to prompt action by police. According to reports, the family members of the minor girl had fixed her marriage with one Pramod Kumar Singh of Uttar Pradesh today. Sources said the girl was […]

Mayurbhanj/Balasore: Property worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in fire mishaps at different places of the State today. However, there were no casualties reported in the incidents. In the first instance, property and machinery worth lakhs of rupees were gutted after a major fire broke out at a poultry research centre near Chhatana village under […]

Baripada: Six ambulance employees were thrashed by some locals after a 108 ambulance hit a rickshaw at Chauliashola Chhak in Mayurbhanj district today early morning. The employees received injuries in the attack and were later given preliminary treatment at a nearby hospital. According to reports, two ambulance employees were returning to Baripada after dropping a […]

Gajapati: A man allegedly axed his wife to death over family dispute at Khirasing village under Mohana police limits in Gajapati district this morning. The deceased has been identified as Kira Ranasandha. Meanwhile, police have detained Kira’s husband Kura Ranasandha and questioning him to know the exact reason behind the crime. According to reports, Kura […]

Sonepur/Baripada: The students of several government and government-aided schools in Sonepur and Mayurbhanj districts are yet to get uniforms under the Sarva Sikhsya Abhiyan (SSA) even if the academic session is about to get over. One of such glaring is the Gendupadar Primary School under Binika block in Sonepur district where school uniforms are yet […]

Mayurbhanj: A week after a herd of elephants went on a rampage in Nilagiri in Balasore, more than hundred pachyderms have reportedly damaged property and standing crops in acres of land after entering the Rasagobindpur Forest range of Mayurbhanj district. More concerning, the district administration believes the hundred jumbos that strayed into the region from […]