Tag: Rourkela

Jajpur/Rourkela: Three people including a woman and a student were killed and two seriously injured in separate road accidents in Odisha on Tuesday. In Jajpur district, a woman and her son-in-law were killed after a truck hit their bike in front of Binjharpur block office. The deceased have been identified as Ajay Kumar Sethi and […]

Rourkela: Former minister and senior BJD leader Sarada Prasad Nayak landed in trouble after a complaint was lodged against him at Jharipani police station in Sundergarh district on charges of cash for vote. The Rourkela Development Authority (RDA) chairman, Nayak along with his supporters was allegedly distributing money to voters at Jharipani panchayat under Bisra […]

Rourkela, Feb 9 (PTI) At least two members of the People s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were today killed during an exchange of fire between security personnel and rebels at Sorada forest in Sundergarh district of Odisha. The incident took place early this morning when the members of the District Volunteer Force (DVF), Sundergarh […]

Rourkela: A female elephant was found dead at Garada village under Bisra forest here in Sundergarh district today. Locals said a herd of elephants strayed into the village area on Tuesday night in search of food and ruined some standing crops. The female jumbo was eating leafs of Mangoo tree during which it came in […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will take action against the employees for faulty connection of diesel engine with the bogies of Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Super Fast Weekly Express which got detached after its departure from Rourkela Railway Station this afternoon. In a release this evening, I&PR department of ECoR said the engine got detached due […]

Rourkela:  Passengers of Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Super Fast Weekly Express train were in a state of panic as they were stranded midway after the engine of the train got detached from the bogies this afternoon. According to reports, the incident took place when the engine of this super fast train accidentally got detached from the bogies […]

Rourkela: In a bizarre incident, two minor boys allegedly sexually assaulted a 4-year-old baby at Sector 6 area in the steel city, police said today. The two accused, who are being interrogated by Sector 6 police, committed the crime a week ago at a market complex in the city. They were able to take the […]

Rourkela: After a brief lull, bird flu scare resurfaced in the steel city again after number of crows were found dead near Sector 9 park and a nearby temple. On being informed, the administration buried the dead birds and sent the samples to High Security Animal Disease Lab (HSADL) in Bhopal for examination. Some days […]

Rourkela: Skills acquired in the field of science and technology should be on top of the priority list for the country’s economic upliftment, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar today here. Kiran Kumar, who was the chief guest at the 14th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), […]

Bhawanipatna: The body of the minor girl, who succumbed to her burn injuries at the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela yesterday, was cremated at her native village Madhupur under Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district this morning. A pall of gloom descended the village after the body of the minor girl arrived at the village […]

Bhubaneswar: While one succumbed, the other managed to survive not knowing whether she will be able to speak again or not. This is the tale of two minor girls who have gone on to bear the debilitating consequences of gender violence. The minor girl, who was set on fire by two youths for protesting eve-teasing […]

Rourkela: The Crime Branch police, which is probing into the torching of a minor girl at Madhupur village in Kalahandi district, today recorded the statement of the victim at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here. Reports said a three-member Crime Branch team went to IGH where the victim is undergoing treatment, and recorded her statement which […]

Puri: On the basis of the statement of the three arrested accused in the brutal murder of lawyer and lodge owner Chandan Behera, police have started interrogation of his wife and kin. Talking to media persons here today, Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi said police have found new angles in this case after interrogating the three […]

Cuttack/Bhawanipatana: The Crime Branch today took charge of investigation into the case minor girl of Kalahanadi who was set on fire by two youths for protesting eve-teasing. A four-member team led by a lady inspector has been formed which will leave for Narla of Kalhandi district tomorrow. Six including two prime accused have been arrested […]

Rourkela: The CBI, which had arrested Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Executive Director (Works) BP Burma yesterday on graft charges, today found gold ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh and Rs 6.5 lakh worth of diamond jewellery from his bank locker. Besides, two Titan luxury watches were also found from the locker. Also Read: RSP ED arrested […]