Tag: Sundargarh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Odisha on February 6
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Odisha on February 6

The PCC president said, "A roadshow will be conducted in Rourkela, from Rajgangpur to Sundargarh, Gadagaon and Uttara. He will have a night halt at Jharsuguda on February 7. The next morning, he will lead the Yatra to Belpahar, Hrudaynagar, and Kanaktara before entering Chhattisgarh."

  • Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Sore over ‘perennial’ jumbo mayhem, Odisha's Bonai people lay siege to road
Sore over ‘perennial’ jumbo mayhem, Odisha's Bonai people lay siege to road

A villager of Godua alleged, “Entry of elephants in our village is a routine affair. Four houses were demolished by an elephant. We demand immediate compensation for the loss.” The villagers alleged that the forest department is doing nothing to curb the elephant mayhem. 

  • Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Postal deposits worth lakhs siphoned off in Odisha
Postal deposits worth lakhs siphoned off in Odisha

A woman depositor lamented, “I deposited Rs 1 lakh, but only Rs 3000 is left in my account. Recently I deposited Rs 5000 in Sukanya Samridhi Yojana. A total of 1.02 lakh has been siphoned off from my account.”

  • Thursday, 18 January 2024
Male students 'sexually exploited' in hostel in Sundargarh; police start probe
Male students 'sexually exploited' in hostel in Sundargarh; police start probe

Locals alleged that their wards were being sexually exploited in the hostel by the father of the school. On being informed, the district child protection officer lodged a police complaint in this regard.

  • Monday, 08 January 2024
Rourkela DSP, Nalita Modi
Four arrested in Sundargarh minor girl rape case

The accused have been identified as Bisra government hospital pharmacist Sanat Kumar Mohanty, owner of a private nursing home Sanjay Kumar Panda, Mahavir Mahato, his brother, and prime accused Sanjit Mahato.

  • Friday, 29 December 2023
Rourkela-Kolkata direct flight service in the offing
Rourkela-Kolkata direct flight service in the offing

After the commencement of the Rourkela-Kolkata direct flight service, it will take only one and a half hours for passengers to reach Kolkata.

  • Tuesday, 26 December 2023
PLFI again rearing its head in Odisha? Poster in Sundagarh triggers apprehension
PLFI again rearing its head in Odisha? Poster in Sundargarh triggers apprehension

After a brief lull, a Maoist poster has been recovered in Sundagarh. The poster carries the name of Prem Kumar Jadav, Central Committee member of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI).

  • Friday, 22 December 2023
Family Of The Kidnapped Child At Police Station
Day after kidnap, Deogarh bizman's daughter rescued from Sundargarh

The girl was found on the road by locals following which they informed her family who then went to Badagaon to bring the child back home. She is said to be safe and uninjured.

  • Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Hyva hits authorickshaw in Sundaregarh; five kiled
Five killed, two critical as Hyva truck hits auto-rickshaw in Odisha

Following the accident, tension prevailed at the site even as the injured were rushed to the district headquarters hospital. The condition of the injured undergoing treatment was stated to be critical. 

  • Sunday, 17 December 2023
Elephant gets stuck in ditch in Odisha’s Sundargarh, rescued 
Elephant gets stuck in ditch in Odisha’s Sundargarh, rescued 

Local residents spotted the elephant inside the pit full of water. It was unsuccessfully struggling to come out. On being informed about the incident, the forest department immediately deployed an excavator at the site

  • Sunday, 03 December 2023
OTV Impact: Divyang woman found crawling to bank to withdraw pension, gets tricycle  
OTV Impact: Divyang woman found crawling to bank to withdraw pension, gets tricycle  

Following a report by OTV on Thursday about how Teresa was on her way to the bank which was 30 kilometers away crawling to get her pension money, the block administration swung into action within hours and provided a tricycle to her. 

  • Thursday, 16 November 2023
Odisha Shocker! With no tricycle, 68-yr-old woman crawls for 30km to withdraw money
Odisha Shocker! With no tricycle, 68-yr-old woman crawls for 30km to withdraw money

Even as the government has launched scores of schemes to help the ‘divyang’, all such programmes have failed to reach Tersa. A tricycle would help her live a dignified life in the area, Tersa said.

  • Thursday, 16 November 2023
Death Penalty
Odisha man gets death penalty for rape and murder of minor girl

In the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, it was stated that she and her 4-year-old daughter were asleep in their house. Someone managed to break into the house at night and kidnapped the girl.

  • Thursday, 19 October 2023
Man kills 4-year-old son, hangs body in house in Sundargarh
Man kills 4-year-old son, hangs body in house in Sundargarh

Locals caught hold of the accused after the crime and brutally thrashed him, it was learnt. The accused has been identified as Budheswar Singh. 

  • Thursday, 12 October 2023
NHRC seeks action taken report on walking of naked mother-daughter on Sundargarh street
NHRC seeks action taken report on walking of naked mother-daughter on Sundargarh street

The mother-daughter duo aged about 27 and 45 was found walking naked on College Road, which is one of the busiest roads in Sundargarh town, on October 6. 

  • Wednesday, 11 October 2023
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