Tag: Paralakhemundi

Terming the talks of house arrest of Parala Maharaja Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deb in his palace here as false propaganda, manager of the king’s Pratisthana as well as a civil society organisation, the Gajapati Citizen Committee, today said Deb is fit and fine

Paralakhemundi: As many as 22 persons have been arrested for ransacking the Gumma block office on Thursday over ineligible beneficiaries being asked to return their ration cards. According to Serang police sources, all the 22 arrested persons have been forwarded to court. Cases have been registered against them for thrashing policemen during the mob attack. […]

Tension ran high in the premises of Gumma block office today when a mob protesting against the directive asking ineligible beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to return their ration cards ransacked the Gumma block office and fought a pitched battle with police personnel present at the spot injuring 10 of them

It's been almost a week but mystery still shrouds the death of the Paralakhemundi Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra as new shocking revelations continue coming to the fore every day. Speaking to OTV on Monday, Tulasi Mohapatra, the mother of the deceased ACF revealed that before marriage her son and daughter-in-law had made a pact that they would not keep any marital relationship till one year after their wedding.

Despite growing public outrage against hot iron branding in Odisha in the name of curing diseases, the age-old tradition goes unabated in some parts of the State. The cruel tradition reared its ugly head on Saturdaywhen the residents of Subhas Nagar area in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district were seen branding their children with hot iron nails

Gajapati: The students of District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district on Thursday resorted to demonstration over lack of basic amenities at the institute. However, the agitation has been kept on hold after the district collector Anupam Saha assured the students of resolving the issues within 10-15 days. The students […]

Gajapati/Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday conducted raids on houses and offices of three government officials in Gajapati and Bhubaneswar on charges of amassing disproportionate assets. The anti-graft officials of Gajapati division conducted simultaneous raids on residences of two constables identified as Ranjit Limma and Tanuj Sabat. While Ranjit is the president of district Havildar […]

Paralakhemundi: An elderly person reportedly died today while performing yoga asana at a camp organised at Hi-Tech Plaza ground at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. According to reports, the man fainted while practising yoga during the camp. Though other participants and organisors immediately shifted him to […]

Paralakhemundi: Hours after the ruling-BJD announced its candidate list for first and second phase general elections in Odisha on Monday, party leaders and workers in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district have spewed venom over the candidate selection for the Assembly constituency. Supporters of Ex-MLA of Paralakhemundi K. Narayan Rao have openly protested the party’s decision to […]

Gajapati: Passengers at Paralakhemundi railway station are having a tough time for the last two days owing to technical glitch. According to sources, passengers are only getting tickets till Naupada railway station, where they have to get down and book tickets for their respective stations. Some passengers have alleged that they often miss trains. “They […]

Paralakhemundi: Three persons including two teachers were arrested by police on charges of threatening a journalist in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district today. According to reports, on July 18, the accused allegedly issued threats to journalist Rashmiranjan Mishra through phone after he reported a story on rice filled sacks lying abandoned on verandah of a girls’ […]

Paralakhemundi: A large number of locals including women met Gajapati district collector Anupam Saha today and demanded cancelation of the license of a proposed liquor shop near Jangam Sahi in Paralakhemundi. The residents of Jangam Sahi met the district collector and submitted a memorandum flagging concerns that opening of a liquor shop at the proposed […]

Gajapati: A pregnant woman was forced to undergo over 11 hours of painful experience waiting in the verandah of district headquarters hospital in Paralakhemundi of Gajapati on Tuesday after the medical authorities allegedly refused treatment citing she had come from a village which has been declared COVID buffer zone by the administration. The woman, a […]

Paralakhemundi: There are many Shakti Peetha (shrines) in Odisha, where Goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms. However, among many, the Danda Maa Durga shrine in the southern Odisha town of Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district carries a special place among the devotees as it opens once a year, only during the Navratri. Every year, as […]

Paralakhemundi: Holding a placard scribbled ‘I want justice from my son’, a 87-year-old man sat on hunger strike outside the Gajapati Palace on Wednesday seeking the intervention of the district administration after his son allegedly refused to look after him and occupied the family home in the town. The elderly man identified as Ram Mohan […]