Tag: Nayagarh

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 […]

Nayagarh: Five persons of two families received critical injuries after some miscreants attacked them on Sunday allegedly for not attending a padyatra of BJD at Sankhei village under Itamati police station in Nayagarh district two days back. All the injured have been admitted to the Nayagarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) where they are undergoing treatment. […]

Nayagarh's Spring Girl Priya has made it to the record books. The body flexibility of this three and half year old girl is simply remarkable. Priya hails from Mathurapur village under Rajasunakhela in Nayagarh District. At such a young age, she has been recognised by the Asia Book of Records and the India Book of Records.

Nayagarh: In a heart-wrenching incident, a woman allegedly killed her 5-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter by throwing them into a pond after feeding them poison at Laxmiprasad village under Khandapada police limits in Nayagarh district on Sunday. The woman, identified as Kalyani Khuntia, later attempted suicide by consuming poison and jumping into the same pond. […]

Nayagarh: Dengue continued to grip Nayagarh district as reportedly more than 10 people from different places of the district are being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease on a daily basis. Official reports claimed at least 128 people have been tested dengue positive in the area so far, of which, the highest number of cases (45) […]

Cuttack: At least 16 persons including two students were injured in two different road mishaps in Cuttack and Nayagarh on Saturday. Six persons including two students were injured after a passenger bus rammed into an engineering college bus near Kathajodi bridge in Cuttack today. The incident occurred at around 9 am when the ‘Jay Durga’ […]

Nayagarh: Tension ran high at Sikharpur village in Nayagarh district today after locals blocked Khandapada road here demanding compensation to the family of a farmer who died due to electrocution. According to reports, one Panu Bhatt was going to his farmland this morning when he came in contact with a hanging live electric wire leading […]

Nayagarh: Several students have brought allegation of discrepancies in the Chief Minister’s scholarship scheme for the annual high school certificate (HSC) examination in Nayagarh district. The students alleged that the Chief Minister during State-level Children’s Day celebrations last year had announced for a scholarship of Rs 5,000 for 20 students who will secure highest marks […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha registering more than four-fold rise in the Dengue cases this season as compared to last year, the vector-borne disease seems to be hitting Nayagarh hard. According to sources, on a daily basis, more than 10 patients are being admitted to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) triggering panic among the locals. “After undergoing […]

Nayagarh: Huge stash of drugs with government stamps were found dumped under a bridge in Gochabari area under Khandapada police limits in Nayagarh district today morning. While some of the dumped medicines were expired, many of them are good stock. The matter came to light after a few locals spotted the medicines and informed the […]

Nayagarh: A country-made pistol manufacturing unit was busted in Gopinathpur area of Nayagarh district today following which police have arrested one person. According to sources, the Nayagarh Police received a tip-off about manufacturing of country-made firearms at a factory located in Gopinathpur area. Following the lead, police raided the factory and recovered pistol-making equipment and […]