Tag: Nayagarh

Nayagarh: A man was killed and four others sustained critical injuries after a bomb went off accidentally near a medicine store in Daspalla in Nayagarh district today. Kanhucharan Nayak was carrying the explosive in his bag, which accidentally exploded at Durga Bazar area killing him on the spot and injuring four others critically, police said. […]

Nayagarh: Nayagarh police on Sunday arrested seven persons posing as Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.

Odagan Police on Tuesday arrested two persons for fraudulently withdrawing cash from the account of a college teacher from an ATM counter

Nayagarh: A 14-feet-long King Cobra was rescued from a well at Pathara village in Odagaon in the district by a team of forest officials and People for Animal (PFA) on Thursday morning. According to sources, some villagers found the longest venomous reptile in an abandoned well near a piece of agricultural land and informed forest […]

Nayagarh: In a bizarre case, a newly-married man was detained by the police for ditching his wife by branding her as a Kinnar (transgender) after medical tests proved otherwise. The incident reported from Dimirijhari area in Nayagarh district has predictably led to a lot of chatter among the locals. The man identified as Anant Nayak […]

Police is on the lookout for an auto-rickshaw driver, who looted cash and ornaments from a woman and her daughter of Mahulia village after offering them spiked drinks on Saturday

Nayagarh: Police on Thursday managed to arrest an accused hours after his escape from their custody. Reports said police had arrested Surath Behera of Jharadapali village under Bolagarh police station limits in Khurda district in connection with a bike accident at Khandapada on Wednesday. As the accused was injured in the accident, police had admitted […]

Nayagarh: In a bizarre incident, a youth slashed his tongue inside the Lord Ladu Baba Shiva temple at Sarankul in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Monday morning. Briefing the media about the incident, IIC of Sarankul police station Manoj Satpathy said a police team rushed to the temple and found the youth lying in a pool […]

Nayagarh: Tension ran high at Godipada area here after irate locals on Saturday ransacked a police van and hurled stones at the Godipada police outpost demanding arrest of the murderer of Ranka Nidhi Mohapatra whose body was found under a bridge on February 16. Police used tear gas and fire rubber bullets to disperse the […]

Nayagarh: Twist in murder of Nakula Bantha at Khairapati as wife and Kendudhipi Samiti Sabhya Puspanjali Bantha on Sunday alleged that husband of local sarpanch Shailajanandini Naik is involved in the crime. Puspanjali lodged a police complaint saying six persons of Khairapati village murdered her husband as per the directive of Basant Naik, husband of […]

Nayagarh: In a case of suspected food poisoning, more than 20 people fell ill after having dinner at a wedding function at Deuligaon village in the district on Sunday.

Bhubaneswar/Nayagarh: Two youths from Odisha are reportedly stranded in Dubai without proper food, drinking water, shelter and valid work permit cards while eagerly trying to find a passage back home. The youths have been identified as Abhimanyu Patasani and Bapuni Pradhan of Badakutuni village of Nayagarh district. As per reports, an agent named Sushanta Mohanty […]

Nayagarh: A court in the State has sentenced 67 people to two years’ rigorous imprisonment each for trespassing into the house of a woman and damaging it 11 years ago. Pronouncing the judgement here yesterday, district and sessions judge, Nayagarh, T K Chinnra also slapped a fine of Rs 4,000 on each convict, failing to […]

Nayagarh: A minor boy was found hanging from a tree near Karadabani UP School in Nayagarh district today morning. Though initial reports claimed it as a suicide, his family members have alleged that he has been murdered. As per reports, the minor boy studying in Class IX was missing since last seven days and a […]

Nayagarh: The artists of Itamati area in Nayagarh district have leveled serious allegations of irregularities in the distribution of pension under Mukhya Mantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (MMKSY) to the actual beneficiaries. Bhagirathi Sahoo, a known brass founder and Basant Kumar Sahoo, who makes costumes for opera artistes of Itamati area, have alleged that they are […]