Tag: Nayagarh

Nayagarh: A rock shelter believed to be ancient has come to limelight near Badhipatna village in Nayagarh district. The site has now turned into a crowd puller with people in the region thronging the place in large number to witness the cave. Gopinath Sahoo, a local who lives nearby, claims that he used to hear […]

Nayagarh: A daily wager in Odisha’s Nayagarh district has been cycling 130 kilometres to the State capital every month to fetch medicines for his ailing one-and-a-half-year-old son due to disruption in public transport amid frequent COVID19 lockdowns and his inability to afford private transportation. Maguni Behera (45) of Talakani village under Ranpur block of Nayagarh […]

Nayagarh: The Station Master at the Nayagarh railway station sustained multiple injuries after he was allegedly beaten up by a group of miscreants late on Sunday night. The Station Master,…

Nayagarh: In a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, the district collector on Friday ordered a two-day shutdown in Nayagarh town. According to the collector’s orders the town will be shut down completely on coming Monday & Tuesday. According to the collector, the town will be sanitised during the shutdown period. Earlier today, the […]

Nayagarh: Tension ran high at a fuel station in Sikharpur under Saranakul police limits of the district after a customer levelled allegations of adulteration of petrol on Friday. According to sources, the complainant Antaryami Nayak filled petrol in his two-wheeler from the fuel station last evening. But when his vehicle didn’t start, he checked and […]

Nayagarh: Two persons including a woman were killed in a lightning strike at Daspalla area here in the district on Wednesday morning. According to sources, the duo sustained serious injuries in the lightning strike and were immediately rushed to Daspall community healthcare centre. However, the doctor declared them dead on arrival. You May Also Read: […]

Nayagarh: The scene of a group of youths helping the destitute and homeless may not be a common sight for all, but it has become a regular phenomenon on the streets of Nayagarh. The district, where many great personalities from Upendra Bhanja to Pathani Samanta were born and brought honour to Odisha, has another reason […]

Nayagarh: A youth from Nayagarh district has been arrested on charges of duping several job aspirants to the tune of Rs 5 lakh by promising them postings at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office. The accused, identified as Abhijit, was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint filed by one Monali Priyadarshini, who happens to […]

Nayagarh: The Chandapur Police here on Thursday arrested a conman for cheating crores of rupees from several people of Tangi and Chandapur area by promising them jobs in various government departments. According to police sources, Kanhu Pradhan who hails from Tangi area of Khordha district has duped many common people on the pretext of providing […]

Nayagarh: Body of a man has been kept waiting for cremation since Friday following a dispute between two groups of villagers over the cremation ground at Bhaliadihi under Sarankul police station in the district. Palpable tension prevailed in the village after relatives and neighbours of the deceased blocked the Kadalipalli-Sikharpur road on Saturday. A police […]

Nayagarh: In a tragic incident, at least six persons including two women were killed after being run over by a speeding dumper near Sharankul area of Nayagarh district on Tuesday. Five persons were killed on the spot while another person died while undergoing treatment at the hospital, sources said. The incident occurred when the driver […]

Bhubaneswar: In July this year, 5-year-old Pari of Nayagarh district was allegedly kidnapped, murdered and chopped into pieces. Her parents are still shattered as they could see nothing more than her skeletal remains which were dumped by the killers in the backyard of their house in Jadupur village. The couple attempted suicide outside the Odisha Assembly […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in the abduction and murder of a 5-year-old girl in Nayagarh district, Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra today informed the Assembly that the case has been handed over to the State Crime Branch for further investigation. READ | Pari Murder Case: Kingpin Involved In Kidnapping Children For […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday made a veiled attack on the State government over the brutal murder of Pari, a five year girl from Naragarh district whose skeletal remains were found 10 days after she went missing from near her house. While talking to reporters today, Pradhan termed the Statement made by the […]

Cuttack: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Orissa High Court on Thursday seeking probe by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged abduction and subsequent murder of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ in Nayagarh district in July this year. Social organisation, Bharatiya Bikash Parishad, which filed the PIL, has also sought Rs […]