Tag: Sonepur

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Fisheries department’s FISHFED and IOCL inked a MoU to provide subsidized diesel for fishing trawlers and boats operated by fishermen in the State. The MoU was signed in presence of Odisha Agriculture minister, Pradeep Maharathy. As per the terms of the MoU, the fishermen will get 50 paisa subsidy on a litre of […]

Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the local Met office here, most parts of Odisha have come under intense cold wave with mercury dipping to below 10 degree Celsius at six places in interior south and western Odisha today. According to a Met release this evening, temperature went down to the lowest in Phulbani at 6.6 degree […]

Sonepur: 16 passengers were injured, one of them seriously, when a bus in which they were travelling, overturned near Phulamuthi Chhak on Sonepur-Binika road this afternoon. Reports said a private bus ‘Karishma’ (OR-15-R-0988) was on the way to Sambalpur from Sonepur when the driver lost control of the vehicle which overturned near Phulamuthi Chhak on […]

Sonepur: Panic gripped Majhimunda village of Rengali block in the district after five persons died and eight others were down with kidney disease.

While most parts of Odisha reeled under an intense heat wave today with Sonepur recording the highest temperature at 46 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of severe heat wave conditions in the state in the next three days

Two persons drowned and another went missing when a boat in which they were travelling capsized in Mahanadi river at Telenda Ghat of Ulunda block in Odisha’s Sonepur district on Monday

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

Sonepur: In a tragic accident, five members of a family killed as a truck ran over a roadside house in Cheurpali near Sonepur late last night. Sources said the deceased were fast asleep in their house when the driver of the heavy vehicle lost control and crashed into the house crushing them all. The driver […]

Sonepur/Baripada: The students of several government and government-aided schools in Sonepur and Mayurbhanj districts are yet to get uniforms under the Sarva Sikhsya Abhiyan (SSA) even if the academic session is about to get over. One of such glaring is the Gendupadar Primary School under Binika block in Sonepur district where school uniforms are yet […]

Sonepur: Protesting liquor sale at a grocery shop at Badakhamar village in Birmaharajpur area of Sonepur district, hundreds of women ransacked the shop and smashed liquors bottles demanding its closure. The agitating women alleged that locals in the area are getting addicted to liquor due to its unrestrained sale at the grocery shop. Holding banners […]

Deogarh/Sonepur: The plight of labourers migrating outside Odisha continues with incidents of their exploitation surfacing frequently. Some are rescued from hazardous working conditions and others end up losing their lives while the administration continues to be lethargic in tackling the issue. In one such tragic incident, a youth named Mayadhar Bariha of Halkapalipada under Binika […]

Sonepur: Cotton, which is popularly referred to as white gold among farmers is a widely-cultivated crop in Sonepur district. While farmers of the district cultivated cotton on a large scale expecting good returns, the non-functional mandi in the district has left them in distress. According to sources, while a cotton mandi at Badkhamar of the […]

Sonepur: A young farmer hailing from Chulimal village under Bhandar Panchayat in Sonepur district has allegedly committed suicide over inability to repay his loans after suffering crop loss due to Chakada (Brown Planthopper) infestation. According to sources, one Mohan Kalata had sown Kharif paddy over 5 acres of land last season but his crops was […]

Sonepur/Mayurbhanj: The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or Saubhagya scheme which envisages providing free electricity connections to each household across the country has completely failed to illuminate many villages in Sonepur and Mayurbhanj districts due to the lackadaisical attitude of the concerned electricity departments. Although transformers have been installed, electric poles laid down […]

Sonepur: Two non-Odia youths faced the ire of co-passengers for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans while travelling in a government bus near Mahadevpali on Binika-Sonepur road in the district on Thursday  evening. The two youths, whose identities are yet to be established boarded the bus from Barpali in Bargarh district. But after travelling for some kilometers, […]