Tag: Rourkela

Rourkela: Hundreds of Congress workers protested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Rourkela today and staged an agitation at the Birsa square in the city. According to sources, workers of the Sundergarh district Congress staged an agitation at the Birsa square by tying up black cloth around their foreheads opposing the Chief Minister’s visit. They […]

Rourkela: Tension ran high at Khatkulabahal area under Kutra police limits in Sundergarh district following a clash between two groups during the Ganesh idol immersion ceremony last night. As per reports, the clash ensued when a few youths allegedly pelted stones at the Ganesh idol during the procession ceremony carried out by a group from […]

Rourkela/ Malkangiri: Different instances of Maoist violence came to fore in the bordering areas of the State today ahead of the CPI (Maoist) ‘Foundation Week’ from September 21 to 27. In Rourkela, the red rebels have reportedly put up posters in all the trains under Chakradharpur railway division, sparking panic in the region. Through the […]

Rourkela: A man was arrested by Plant Site Police in Rourkela today for duping nearly Rs 20 lakhs from 15 job aspirants by impersonating as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The accused has been identified as Rakesh Rath, a resident of Ganjam district. As per reports, police recovered fake ID’s, duplicate stamp papers, several […]

Rourkela: Resentment is brewing among locals as construction work of second bridge over Brahmani river in the district has been stopped for last two months. As per reports, there are lots of mismanagement in the construction work. Security guards employed by the construction company have not been paid for the past two months. Besides, any […]

Rourkela: Charred body of a sixteen year old girl was found inside a rented house at Panda Colony in Rourkela today. As per sources, Police had to break the door of the house as it was closed from inside to recover the body. As per preliminary investigations, the girl who was staying with her maternal […]

The child trafficking racket unearthed in Rourkela revealed before the Police that baby girls were sold for Rs 1 lakh each while a boy fetched Rs 4 lakh

Crime rate in Odisha seems to be on a rising trend as murder, rape and several such cases are being reported on a regular basis from the State.

Rourkela: A 70-feet-high water tank built by the Public Health Department collapsed in Civil Township in Rourkela today morning damaging the Wesco office located closeby. Two persons including a woman were injured while around 50 bikes and bicycles vehicles parked under the tank have been damaged in the mishap. “We heard a loud noise and […]

Rourkela: Two persons were killed and 12 others severely injured today after they were struck by lightning during a football match in Paraba of Jharkhand bordering Odisha’s Sundergarh district. As per reports, a team from Hatibari in Sundergarh district had gone to Paraba for the football match. Though the deceased have not been identified, sources […]

Rourkela: A girl was allegedly gang raped for two days after being kidnapped by two youths on July 28 in Rourkela. The matter came to light today after the victim managed to escape from the clutches of her tormentors and lodged a police complaint in connection with the incident. As per the victim, two youths […]

Rourkela: Muktikanta Biswal, the man who walked all the way from Rourkela to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, has now started another ‘padyatra’ to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanding fulfilment of his demands. “I will meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to discuss the 60:40 scheme, according to which the State government will […]

Rourkela: Fish sellers in Roukela breathed a shy of relief today after the Health Department revealed that there is no cancer-causing formalin in any of the fish samples collected from various outlets here. As many as 13 fish samples were collected and sent to laboratory  for testing and all the samples tested negative, official sources […]

Rourkela: A man and his son died of electrocution at their house today near Ved Vyas Mandir road under Brahmanitarang police limits in Rourkela. The deceased have been identified as Satyanarayan Saha and his son Sanjay Saha. The mishap occurred after Satyanarayan came in contact with electrical current in the water that entered their house […]

Rourkela: The Rourkela Police today arrested four members of an inter-state gang of looters while they were scheming to execute loot plans. Acting on a tip-off, the cops raided a house in plant site area in the town and arrested the four accused including notorious criminal Mohammed Jalil who were planning to execute dacoity at […]