Tag: Nayagarh

Nayagarh: Four students of Aurobindo Sikhya Kendra were injured when a bus carrying 15 students of the school overturned near Ambarpur in Odagaon of the district today. The injured students were rushed to the Odagaon community health centre (CHC) by the locals for treatment. Sources said the mishap occurred as the bus driver lost control […]

Nayagarh: A six-member committee on Friday reviewed the Jagannath Bana Prakalpa (Jagannath forest project) in Nayagarh district. It may be mentioned that the project was launched by the state government in 2000 to supply timber for making chariots. The panel members visited various forest projects and worried over the non-availability of dhaura and asana saplings […]

Bhubaneswar: A four-months-old girl child became victim of a family quarrel at Godipalli under Odagaon police station in Nayagarh district yesterday. According to sources, the father of the girl, Shatrughan, had a fight with her wife, Mamali, after a quarrel. Vexed on it, the father of Shatrughan attacked Mamali with a wooden stick when it […]

Calicut/Bhubaneswar: A group of Odia labourers working in Kerala alleged that they were tortured and threatened by the locals without any reason. Even they accused the police of taking sides with the local people instead of coming to their rescue. The labourers from different areas of Nayagarh, Ganjam, Puri and Khurdha districts have been working […]

Bhubaneswar: The second phase panchayat polls, which is currently underway at 175 Zilla Parishad zones in 29 districts, also witnessed poll boycott in various places today. In Bhadrak district, villagers of Kumarkhani under Rambhila panchayat boycotted the polling alleging lack of basic amenities. Voters of two villages under Katikela panchayat in Jharsuguda district also did […]

Nayagarh: A beheaded body of an unidentified woman was found near Kantilo bridge here on Sunday morning. According to sources, dress of a kid was also found near the body of the woman. Being informed about the incident police rushed to the spot and sent the body for autopsy. More details are awaited.

Nayagarh: Tension ran high at Ranapur area in the district after body of a class IV student found inside a well in Narasinghapur village on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Subham Martha. According to sources, family members of Subham had filed a missing complaint at Ranapur police station after he had gone […]

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has decided to set up nodal centres in four Maoist prone districts for the ensuing annual High School Certificate (HSC) examinations beginning from February 28. “Out of 295 nodal centres in the state, we will set up nodal centres in 27 police stations in Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Malkangiri and […]

Nayagarh: Three class-III students including a girl were injured after a mobile phone battery exploded while they were playing with it at Ladukeshwar upper primary school under Sarankula police station in Nayagarh district today. Two of the injured students have been admitted to Nayagarh district headquarters hospital while the girl has been treated at the […]

Nayagarh: Locals of Kasanda village in Nayagarh district lynched two bank robbers as they tried to flee after committing robbery in the Canara Bank this afternoon. According to reports, three robbers arrived at the Canara Bank’s branch office at Kasanda village in Ranpur block in a bike. After entering into the bank, they attacked the […]

Nayagarh: In a tragic incident, two women were killed and four women sustained critical injuries after a speeding car ran over them near Gania Tehsil office here on Friday afternoon. While the deceased have been identified as Upasi Behera and her sister-in-law bearing the same name, the injured persons have been identified as Patara Behera, […]

Nayagarh: A woman died and over 10 others were injured when a picnic bus carrying them collided with a truck near Maichheli village under Nuagaon police limits in the district during the wee hours today. The deceased was identified as Tuni Pradhan. Two critically-injured were shifted to Bhubaneswar. Sources said students, parents and teachers of […]

Nimapada/ Nayagarh: The BJP and Congress activists today protested CM Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Nimapada and Nayagarh for inauguration of a number of welfare projects. Some activists of the saffron party were detained by police while showing blag flag to the chief minister at a public rally at PTS ground in Nayagarh. BJP women wing […]

Nayagarh: The inventor of Odisha’s very own beloved sweet, ‘Chhena Poda’ (a sweet smoked cottage cheese pancake) Sudarshan Sahu passed away at the age of 86 today. Sudarshan breathed his last at his residence in Kacheri Bazaar. According to sources, Sudarsan was suffering from old age related ailments for the past two years. He is […]

Nayagarh: Some unidentified miscreants torched three vehicles parked on premises of district Excise office late on Tuesday night. According sources, the assailants set a bolero, a jeep and a bike on fire which were parked at the Excise office. Being informed about the incident, fire official rushed to spot and douse the flame, sources added. […]