Tag: Sundargarh

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
Rescued mother-daughter duo returns to native place in Chhattisgarh
Rescued mother-daughter duo returns to native place in Chhattisgarh

As per the proper procedure, the district administration made the necessary arrangements for the return of the mother-daughter duo along with the woman’s sister to their home.

  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023
BJP holds 12-hr Sundargarh bandh, demands CBI probe into lady Asst Collector, ASI deaths 
BJP holds 12-hr Sundargarh bandh, demands CBI probe into lady Asst Collector, ASI deaths 

Demanding a CBI probe into the deaths of the Assistant Collector, who was working at the Rourkela ADM office and the ASI of Uditnagar police station, the BJP Mahila Morcha and the BJP Adivasi Morcha have given the 12-hour bandh call. 

  • Thursday, 05 October 2023
Altercation at accident spot in Rourkela
Rourkela lady cop’s last video from accident spot moments before her mysterious death surfaces

In the video, Lugun is found absolutely healthy during the time of the altercation. However, she was reportedly stated ill and was subsequently admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital after some time.

  • Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Double murder rocks Odisha’s Gajapati
Double murder rocks Odisha’s Gajapati, school boy stoned to death in Sundargarh

Though the exact cause of the double murder is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected to be a fallout of past enmity.

  • Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Lady assistant collector found dead in park
3 days on, no breakthrough in Rourkela lady Assistant Collector death case

The police are yet to make any headway to establish the circumstances leading to the death of the woman officer.

  • Saturday, 23 September 2023
Scrub Typhus
Steady rise in Scrub Typhus cases triggers concern in Sundargarh; total mounts to 211

The mite-borne bacterial disease has been on a steady rise in western Odisha, triggering concerns.

  • Friday, 22 September 2023
Scrub Typhus
Scrub Typhus tally reaches 200 in Odisha’s Sundargarh

A Joint Director and an epidemiologist have also been sent to both districts to investigate the alleged death of people after getting infected by scrub typhus.

  • Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Scrub Typhus
Sundargarh scrub typhus tally mounts to 193 with 10 fresh cases

With the addition of fresh cases, the scrub typhus tally in Sundargarh has increased to 193 so far this year.

  • Tuesday, 19 September 2023
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