Tag: Sundargarh

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday informed the Assembly that it has ordered judicial investigations into two recent custodial death allegations reported from Puri and Sundargarh districts last week. Replying to a discussion on the admissibility of an adjournment motion on the state’s law and order situation, Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has requested the Centre for the establishment of second AIIMS in the State in Sundargarh district. In a letter to the the Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Rajesh Bhushan, Chief Secretary of Odisha, Asit Tripathy stated,”Odisha presently has a fully functional AIIMS in Bhubaneswar which has emerged as […]

Sundargarh: In a ghastly act, a man allegedly hacked his wife to death over a family quarrel at Podadihi Basti under Koira police limits in Sundargarh district on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Sambari Munda (35). According to reports, the accused, Budhu Munda (30), entered into a quarrel with his wife over […]

Sundargarh: The death of 19 children due to malnutrition at Nagada village in Odisha’s Jajpur district in July, 2016 had evoked outrage not only in the State but across the…

Sundargarh: All religious institutions including mosques and churches in the district will be thrown open for public from January 9 after a hiatus of over nine months. A decision in this regard was taken after a discussion with all concerned officials of the district. The district administration has issued advisory and fixed standard operating procedure […]

Bhubaneswar: After a rise in minimum temperature for the past few days, the cold wave conditions have returned to Odisha throwing normal lives out of gear in several parts of the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Thursday said that night temperature will fall by two to three degrees at many places of […]

Sundargarh: Jumbo menace continues to haunt residents in several parts of Odisha as a wild elephant trampled a one and half year old girl to death in Hatibari village in the district on Wednesday night. According to sources, the incident occurred when the toddler was returning home with her mother after attending a marriage reception […]

Rourkela: A police sub-inspector (PSI) from the Udit Nagar police station in the city was suspended from duty on Wednesday for allegedly torturing a minor boy who he had picked up for questioning in connection with a mobile theft case. According to reports, the minor, who is an orphan and lives with his grandmother in […]

Sundargarh: Women walking miles with pitchers on their head is a familiar scene in Dumdumpada village under Rajgangpur block in the district. With drinking water scarcity getting worse by the day and perennial water sources drying up, the villagers have turned to a stream miles away to meet their daily needs. Around 15 families who […]