Tag: Phulbani

Phulbani: A man was arrested for killing his two-year-old daughter allegedly in an inebriated condition at Mundalabali Sahi in Phulbani of Kandhamal district today. According to reports, the accused, identified as Arabinda Pradhan also attacked his wife, who in a bid to save herself ran out the house, sources said. However, an agitated Pradhan then […]

Phulbani: The body of a newborn girl was found on the roadside in Mundiasahi near Phulbani hospital this morning. Locals first spotted the body being dragged by a stray dog. Fearing that the dog might maul her, they informed police. “I saw the stray dog dragging the newborn’s body beside the road.” said Kuni Diggal, […]

Bhubaneswar: Moderate cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in the interior parts of Odisha till January 21, informed Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Sarat Chandra Sahu on Friday. At least 11 places in the State recorded minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius. Phulbani remained as the coldest place in the State with mercury […]

Phulbani: With an effort to bring a change, the Odisha police have called upon Maoists to discard violence and include themselves in the mainstream society. The Kandhamal district police have put posters at several areas in the district asking the red rebels to surrender to lead a normal life in future. The posters mentioned that […]

Kandhamal: The kendu leaf pluckers of Raigada village under Kandhamal district of Luising Panchayat staged a dharna in front of the Head Post office in Phulbani today demanding clearance of wage dues.  It is over nine months now that hundreds of Kendu leaf pluckers of the village have not got their wages. A Kendu leaf […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life has been thrown out of gear due to intense cold wave condition prevailing for the past couple of days in several parts of Odisha. People are mostly seen huddling around open fire with warm clothes put on. Persons going for work and school-goers have been facing difficulties to reach their destination due […]

Phulbani: Whether cinema imitates life or life imitates cinema or life imitates life? Many didn’t even know that someone in flesh and blood could literally ‘move mountains’, until the movie ‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’ hit the silver screens depicting the life of a poor labourer Dashrath Manjhi, who with the chisel of his perseverance and […]

Phulbani: Normal life was thrown out of gear today as mercury plummeted in different parts of the State coupled with incessant snowfall at scattered places. People spent sleepless night and kept close to hearth to warm themselves. Daily wage labourers and makeshift shopkeepers were the worst affected due to severe cold in interior parts of […]

Phulbani: Normal life has been hit as intense cold wave conditions continue to prevail in most parts of the State. Like every winter, Daringbadi of Kandhamal district experienced snowfall with a light layer of snow covering the region. Phulbani recorded a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this winter in the […]

Phulbani: In a bizarre incident, a constable of Pasara outpost under Chakapada police limits was tonsured and allegedly made to eat faeces by another constable of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) here in Phulbani district officials over suspicion of practicing sorcery. The victim, Goura Chandra Kanhar, is reportedly a resident of Bidangi Sahi under Phulbani Town […]

Phulbani: Posters of CPI (Maoist) Bansdhara-Ghumsuara-Nagabali (BGN) Divisional Committee were found today at Durgapanga village near Kotagada in Kandhamal district claiming responsibility for the abduction of a ‘Gaon Sathi,’ Basant Bhatt. In the posters, the ultras claimed they kidnapped Bhatt but did not mention any reason behind their act. “Maoists have put up posters stating […]

Phulbani: An ITI lecturer and four others were arrested by police on charges of gambling at the residence of the former in Master Pada under Phulbani police limits in Kandhamal district on Thursday. Acting on a tip off, police raided the house of the lecturer and seized Rs 28,000 from the five. The other arrested […]

Phulbani: The Excise department officials on Thursday busted a Ganja smuggling racket in Phulbani in Kandhamal district and arrested four persons in this connection. Acting on a tip off, the officials raided suspected spots in the city and seized about 35 kg of ganja worth around Rs 5 lakh from four peddlers. The arrested have […]

Phulbani: In an exemplary verdict, the Juvenile Justice Board has directed a minor rape convict to serve inmates of Gopabandhu Bal Ashram- an orphanage at Phulbani, for a year. The court pronounced the sentence while conducting a hearing via video conferencing on Thursday in a case pertaining to molestation of a three-year old girl by […]

Phulbani: Juvenile Justice Board, Phulbani in a trendsetting judgement on Thursday sentenced a minor rape accused to a one year stay at Gopabandhu Children’s Home in Phulbani. The board ordered that the 14-year-old accused of raping a 3-year-old girl in 2014, in Daringbadi of Kandhamal district, will have to serve the inmates of the Children’s […]