Tag: Niali

Cuttack: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) SS Srivastava today said that five CCTV cameras will be installed within two days in Niali to trace the mysterious killer that has been killing large number of sheep since last few days. Besides, loud crackers will be burst in the area to scare the animal to come […]

Cuttack: Rumours about some ‘unseen creature’ killing sheep and attacking humans of Niali in Cuttack district have been doing the rounds. Though a few sheep have been killed in the village no proof of the existence of the ‘unseen creature’ has yet been established. Adding to the confusion is social media where fake photographs and […]

Cuttack: Re-polling is being conducted at 15 booths of Pokharigaan gram panchayat under Niali block in the district today. Voting is underway at booth no 1 to 9 and 12, 14, 17, 18, 20 and 21 amid tight security.  Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure a smooth conduct of polls. Activities are videographed at […]

Cuttack: Following OTV telecast on booth rigging during re-polls at Pokharigaon polling stations in Cuttack district on February 21, BJD spokesperson Surya Narayan Patro on Thursday stated the poll disturbances might have happened at places where multiple candidates contested for posts for which the election was held on no-party basis. Speaking to media persons here, […]

Cuttack/Bhadrak/ Kendrapara/Angul: Poll-related violence continued in Odisha with several more injured in clashes in various parts of the State. Tension prevailed in Podana village in Niali of Cuttack district over the death of a person two days back. According to sources, houses were torched in the village by rival groups and clashes were also reported. […]

Cuttack: Poll violence was seen at Niali constituency in Cuttack district on late last night. Three cars were gutted at Podana village under Kapasi Panchayat in Niali Block. The cars belonging to former Congress MLA Rabi Mallick and his two supporters were allegedly set on fire by opposition party members. It has also been alleged […]

Police on Monday arrested a self-styled godman from Sadansa village under Niali Police station limits in Cuttack district

Bhubaneswar: Body of an Odia labourer who died in Kuwait arrived in Bhubaneswar today. The deceased identified as Papina Lenka from Podana village of Niali area in Cuttack, was engaged as a plumber in Kuwait. After the body arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BJIA), former MLA Baijayant Jay Panda paid his tributes and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Wednesday announced candidates for four Assembly constituencies–Champua, Bhograi, Basta and Niali. Senior leader and former minister Raghunath Mohanty, who joined the BJP at the saffron party’s Odisha headquarters in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, has been fielded from Basta constituency. Raghunath had joined the BJP at party’s Mishrana Parba in the […]

Cuttack: A woman sustained critical injuries after being allegedly attacked by her brother-in-law over a land dispute at Pahanga village in Niali area of Cuttack district on Wednesday night. According to sources, one Ganeswar Barik had a long standing land dispute with his younger brother Jogesh Barik. The ongoing dispute between them took an ugly […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants looted cash worth Rs 35 lakh from a car near Phulnakhara square of Bhubaneswar today. The incident occurred when some employees of Indian Overseas Bank were transporting the cash to Bhubaneswar from Niali in a private car. As per reports, five to six masked miscreants intercepted the car and looted […]

Cuttack: The death of a nine-year-old girl soon after she was administered an injection at a nursing home sparked tension at Niali area of Cuttack district on Sunday. Alleging that ‘wrong injection’ was administered, the girl’s family members ransacked property inside the nursing home. As per reports, Seema Nayak, the minor girl from Garada village […]

Cuttack: A student from Niali area of Cuttack on Friday brought serious allegations of several glaring mistakes in the markesheet of his Matric Supplementary Examination, which was released by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha on Thursday. The student identified as Bikash Swain from Sithalo Nodal High School under Niali block expressed his displeasure […]

Cuttack: A usual weekend suddenly turned scary for hundreds of villagers in Barimunda under Niali block of the district as they had to spend a sleepless night on Sunday after a breach on the northern side of the nearby Kakatpur branch canal here triggered flash flood in the region. Till last reports were filed, there […]

Cuttack: Even as the country observed the second anniversary of Pulwama terror attack remembering the valour of 40 jawans who laid down their lives for the nation on this day two years ago, the native village of Manoj Behera who was one among the martyrs is still crying for administrative attention. The government had made […]