Tag: Sundargarh

A Maoist was arrested after a two-hour gunbattle with security forces in Rejeda forests under K Balang area of Sundargarh district, police said

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind today conferred gallantry awards on several army personnel including Odisha’s Pradip Kumar Panda (Posthumous). Pradip’s wife, Minati Panda, received the Kirti Chakra from the President today. Pradip, a constable in 130 Battalion of CRPF was honoured with the gallantry award for his supreme sacrifice for the country and his […]

Sundergarh: Investigating a case in connection with the vandalisation of Kanika outpost, police allegedly owned the ‘goondaism’-way and thrashed a few villagers including some women in the name of interrogation. Bizzare allegations have surfaced against the policemen with locals of Kanika levelling that the cops indulged in misconduct and tortured them while conducting a probe. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar today issued heavy rainfall warning for seven Odisha districts- Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Boudh and Puri. Duty officer, Ajay Nayak informed that the yesterday’s low pressure area over coastal Odisha moved towards Northwest Odisha and its neighbourhood and under its impact several parts will experience light to moderate […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as wintry nights are yet to grip the state as a whole, the air, however, will show a nip in some parts of Odisha. The night time temperatures may drop to around 8 degree Celsius there very soon. As per the US-based National Climate Prediction Centre (NCEP), the night time temperatures in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha may witness the onset of cooler days from December first week. The minimum temperature in the State is predicted to see a 3 degree Celsius drop from the normal temperature by next weekend. As per the latest weather outlook by IMD, the minimum temperature in Odisha may dip by around 3 degree Celsius […]

Bhubaneswar: With the winter season onsetting from December 1, Odisha will not see any immediate drop in night temperatures for next 48 hours from today. However, the night temperatures in Odisha will see a sharp drop to the extent of 3 degree Celsius from coming Wednesday. Though State will not witness any rainfall till December […]

Bhubaneswar: Severe cold conditions will grip Odisha from the fourth week of December and will continue till the New Year Day. Though the State will remain mainly dry till the New Year Day, isolated places in coastal districts ranging from Puri to Gopalpur may witness some light rainfall during the week number four in December. […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Met department has issued orange warning with a prediction that cold and severe cold wave conditions will sweep across half of Odisha’s landscape, the big relief is sunny morning will greet residents in as many as 23 districts in the State on the New Year Day. As per the latest IMD […]

Sundergarh: A pregnant woman on Thursday was carried on a cot for 2 kms to board an ambulance, which allegedly failed to reach the patient due to lack of motorable road in Hatituku village under Lephripara Tehsil of Sundargarh district. A six-month pregnant woman of Hatituku village reportedly sustained burn injuries while cooking this morning. […]

Sundargarh: Agitated farmers in Sundergarh district created ruckus at the Ration Card Management System (RCMS) office in Rajamunda & the Bonai LAMPCS protesting acute shortage of fertilizers for crops. As per reports, hundreds of farmers had gathered at the Bonai LAMPCS and the RCMS office for urea fertilizer. However, without getting fertilizers after waiting for […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to report 1000-plus Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day with 1379 new cases being reported from different parts of the State in the last 24 hours.…

Sundergarh: In a tragic incident, a contractual worker died in an alleged accident at Dalmia Cement plant here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Dipak Ekka. Sources said, the alleged mishap took place at the Line-2 unit of the plant. Ekka fell from a height which resulted in his death, sources said. Meanwhile, […]

Rourkela: 50-year-old Birju Kullu, who was recently released from the Lahore jail in Pakistan after serving 20 years of prison term, was accorded a grand welcome after he reached his native Jangateli village under Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district today afternoon. Hundreds of villagers of Jagateli and neighboring areas welcomed Birju with dance, songs in […]

Bolangir: At least three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Odisha on Sunday. Three persons were killed following a head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw near Sarsara Chhak on Bargarh-Barpalli road. The identity of the three deceased could not be ascertained till the latest reports […]