Tag: Nuapada

By Sandeep Sahu It has been just two days since the Supreme Court imposed a ban on liquor shops within 500 meters of national highways and we have already got a taste of the kind of problems the decision may lead to. There certainly is a lesson for the government in what happened in Nuapada […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a week left for the online registration of farmers for Kharif crops for the ensuing KMS 2018-19, the Co-operation department has raised concerns over the slow pace of registration process as only 65 per cent farmers in Odisha have registered so far. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies has reportedly shot a letter […]

Nuapada: The Khariar Police on Saturday arrested four persons from Arada area in Nuapada district and seized nearly 480 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup from their possession. Acting on a tip-off on the illegal transportation, a team of police personnel intercepted the accused while they were returning after unloading the drugs consignment from a bus. […]

Nuapada: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Jawans have busted a Maoist camp set up inside a forest near Katphar village under Boden police limits in the bordering areas of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, informed Nuapada SP Smith P Parmar on Wednesday. During the combing operation, the SOG jawans seized five tiffin bombs along with explosives, arms […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the forthcoming polls, ticket aspirants in BJD have begun lobbying on the third floor of the Secretariat which is considered as the power centre of the State. A throng of sitting BJD legislators, former legislators and new aspirants was seen at the State Secretariat today. Though poll dates have not been announced […]

Nuapada: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans today busted a Maoist camp set up inside a forest near Pandripani village under Dharambandha police limits in the bordering areas of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The camp was discovered during a combing operation and the CRPF jawans seized two rifles, two hand grenades, and 12 gelatine sticks, […]

Nuapada/Ganjam: Two persons were killed and around 20 sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Odisha in the wee hours of Thursday. As per reports, two youths were killed near Jalamakata village under Komana block in Nuapada district after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle from behind late on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odia question paper of Matric examinations was made viral on social media, complaints were filed against five teachers of two schools in Nuapada district today on charges of their involvement in making the question paper viral. “So far, five teachers have been suspended and police complaints have been lodged against […]

Nabarangpur: In another shocking incident of unspeakable harassment of Odisha labourers outside the State, 13 migrant labourers from the state have allegedly been held captive and being exploited at a brick kiln in Telangana. The matter came to light after the labourers reportedly informed their family members about their plight. According to sources, the 13 […]

Nuapada: Failure of ambulance services to reach villages of Odisha due to poor road connectivity has become common in the State. In yet another case, a patient was carried on cot at Mahuljharan village under Khariar block in Birighat panchayat of the district on Thursday after an ambulance failed to reach him. According to sources, […]

Bhubaneswar: With the announcement of dates for the upcoming elections in Odisha, both the BJP and the BJD have now hit their campaign trails to corner each other. Workers of the ruling-BJD today launched ‘Haq Maguchi Odisha’ drive to counter the BJP. Alleging Centre’s indifferent attitude towards the development of the State, hundreds of the […]

Nayagarh: In a tragic incident, Komna Tehsildar Suresh Kumar Nanda died in a road mishap near Nayagarh. Nanda’s driver has also sustained multiple injuries in the accident, sources said. As per reports, Nanda was on his way to Bhubaneswar for some election-related works when his car collided with a truck coming from the opposite site […]

Nuapada: Tension prevailed in Dohelpada village under Khariar police limits of Nuapada today following a clash between two groups leaving as many as eleven persons including four women injured. As per reports, the clash between two groups broke out over suspected past enmity. During the violent face-off, stones were hurled from both sides following which […]

Nuapada: Police have arrested a girl on charges of blackmailing and abetting suicide of a youth in Nuapada. According to police, the youth, a resident of Khariar area, was in a relationship with the accused, who is a resident of Bolangir district. According to the police, the girl used to harass and blackmail the youth […]

Nuapada: A minor girl of Michhapali village in Nuapada district, who was admitted to Komna Community Health Centre (CHC) after she complained of diarrhoea on Friday, died while undergoing treatment on Sunday. Five other family members of the deceased girl are still undergoing treatment at the CHC and their condition is still critical, reports said. […]