Tag: Sohela

Bargarh: A youth was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Bhatli of Bargarh district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Bulu Satnami, a resident of Sohela. As per sources, Bulu was attacked while he was on his way to attend an event at the Bhatli BJP office. Critically injured Bulu was first rushed to […]

Sohela: Two BJP leaders were murderously attacked by some miscreants outside the Sohela court premises in Bargarh this evening. The two injured leaders have been identified as BJP State general secretary Ranjan Patel and Yuva Morcha secretary Irashish Acharya. According to sources, while the duo was drinking tea at a stall in front of the […]

Bargarh: The death of one of the four injured in the attack on labour minister Susanta Singh’s brother Subrat has triggered a political war in the state with parties blaming each other about the incident. The deceased, Dileswar Sahu who was reportedly the driver of Subrat’s vehicle succumbed to injuries at SCB medical college and […]

Sohela: Two children were killed and two critically injured after an over speeding truck ran over them on NH 53 near Loharachatti village under Sohela area in Bargarh district on Thursday. According to reports, the truck ploughed into the children while they were crossing the road to reach school. The two children who died on […]

Baragarh: As many as 30 people including some women sustained injured, seven of them critically, after a pick up van in which they were travelling overturned at Lebidi village near Sohela in the district today. All the injured were rushed to district headquarters hospital and later shifted to Burla for better treatment. Condition of seven […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed the Works department to convert the main road in all sub-divisional headquarters to four-lane. The directive of the chief minister came during a review meeting on the performance of the Works department at the State Secretariat here. It was revealed that barring Malkangiri, main road in the remaining […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as a year has elapsed since chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced to give additional assistance of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to drought affected farmers, the state government has recently directed the collectors to distribute the amount within three days, which has raised question over the successful disbursement as the identification process […]

Bargarh: A 25-year-old farmer committed suicide on Wednesday allegedly over crop failure at Chhuriapali village under Sohela block in the district. Khusiram Pradhan was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of the village. Police seized a hand written suicide note from the spot and started investigation. Pradhan had grown paddy in two acres […]

Bargarh: An Assistant Sub Inspector of Sohela police station has been suspended for allegedly raping a Class X girl student along with another youth in Bargarh. The accused identified as ASI Banmali Kuanr and Riku Nag of Melchhamunda village had kidnapped the girl on February 8 and subsequently raped her. Later, the girl was rescued […]

Bargarh: Police today arrested the Assistant Sub Inspector of Sohela Police Station and another youth on charges of raping a Class X girl student. The arrested ASI Banmali Kuanr and the other accused Rinku Nag of Melchhamunda village have been forwarded to court. As per the complaint filed by the girl’s father, Nag kidnapped the […]