Tag: Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: Women Self Helf Groups (SHGs) of Raighar block in Nabarangpur district have levelled money laundering allegations against the Block Programme Manager (BPM) of the district. Though Rs 20 lakh was collected for insurance purposes from the members of SHGs, they are yet to receive any insurance documents till date from the concerned officials. Maa […]

Nabarangpur: Two minor boys were thrashed by villagers for allegedly stealing a bike from Badkumari village in Umerkote of Nabarangpur. According to sources, both the accused were tied to a pole and beaten up by the villagers yesterday and were later arrested by the police. According to police sources, one the accused minor identified as […]

Nabarangpur: Despite numerous reports of expectant mothers delivering on way to hospital due to failure in ambulance services in tribal dominated districts of Odisha, the administration seems least bothered to wake from its slumber. In another incident of medical negligence, a woman in Nabarangpur district today delivered a baby in an auto-rickshaw after ambulance failed […]

Bhubaneswar: The State has experienced 28% less rainfall than normal between June 1 and July 5, informed Deputy Special Relief Commissioner, Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra today. Moreover, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Angul districts have witnessed 50% less rain during the period. “In the month of June, the average rainfall in State was recorded at 161.1 mm […]

Nabarangpur: A six-month-old child was allegedly branded with a hot iron bangle by family members to cure him of pneumonia at Khutiguda village under Papadahandi block in Nabarangpuir district, Monday. The infant has been admitted to the Nabarangpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) with severe injuries on his abdomen, thighs and feet. “Parents of the child did […]

Puri: A youth was arrested from Talabania Jagannath Colony in Puri by West Bengal police today for posting a picture of the private moments with his girlfriend on social media. According to sources, the accused identified as Manoj Nanda, a resident of Rourkela, posted the picture after relationship with his girlfriend turned bitter. Police have […]

Nabarangpur: Four sloth bears, including three cubs were rescued by forest officials, a few hours after they accidentally fell into an open well in a paddy field at Padalguda village in Nabarangpur district today. Locals first spotted the bears trapped inside the well and informed the forest officials. On receiving information, the forest staff rushed […]

  Nabarangpur: A minor girl, who was allegedly raped, committed suicide today under Jharigan police limits of Nabarangpur district after the video of the incident was made viral by the accused. The minor girl ended her life by hanging herself from a tree, said sources. While a complaint was filed at the police station by […]

Nabarangpur: An unidentified miscreant looted gold ornaments worth lakhs from Laxmi temple in Nabarangpur district late Monday night. The incident has been captured by CCTV installed in the temple though the miscreant is yet to be identified. According to reports, the burglar broke the temple doors late last night and decamped with the valuable ornaments […]

Nabarangpur: Taking up various issues of farmers and displaced families, the Congress Nabarangpur district unit observed a 12-hour bandh in Khatiguda of Nabarangpur district on Saturday. Normal life was adversely affected as families displaced by Khatiguda watershed project and several traders’ associations supported the bandh. They alleged that the State Government has remained indifferent towards […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Balabhadra Majhi today shot a letter to Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar urging him to include Nabarangpur district in the list of Aspirational Districts. In the letter, Majhi mentioned of Nabarangpur being the most backward Parliamentary Constituency in India where 55% of total population is Scheduled Tribe, 15% is Scheduled Caste and […]

Nabarangpur: Police have detained two persons in connection with the attack on a junior engineer and his colleagues of the Southco in Bikrampur village of Nabarangpur district on Thursday. Police sources said the arrested persons are being interrogated over the incident. “The junior engineer and other staff had gone to the village to collect dues when […]

Nabarangpur: Dogs can be more than just best friends of human beings. Ramraman Panda of Nabarangpur district proved it by performing the last rites of Chandu, his pet dog, who was indeed a part of his family. Ramraman had brought Chandu – a Doberman – into his house when it was 17 days old and […]

Nabarangpur:  Mystery shrouds the death of a woman and her eight-month-old daughter whose charred bodies were recovered from their house at Chirima village in Nabarangpur district on Thursday. Though it is still unclear whether it is a case of suicide or murder, police have detained the deceased woman’s husband Tankadhar Bhatra in connection with the […]

Nabarangpur: In a shocking incident, a class 7 school girl was forced to marry a minor boy who allegedly raped and impregnated her in Raigarh block of Nabarangpur district. As per sources, the minor girl was a student of a Khuduku Sevashram school. During summer holidays, she went to her house at Kukurtofa Village in […]