Tag: Sundergarh

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CITU members stage 'Rail roko' over inadequate number of wagons

Sundergarh: Members of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged a ‘Rail roko’ protest at Bonai today over  inadequate number of wagons. The agitation was led by Bonai MLA Laxman Munda. “We will continue our protest until our demands are met,” said Munda. The protesters alleged that lack of adequate number of wagons is depriving […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Benefits under ‘Sahaya Scheme’ elude patients in Sundergarh DHH

Sundergarh: The ‘Sahaya Scheme’ was launched by the State government with an aim to provide free dialysis treatment to indigent people. However, the scenario at the Sundergarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) clearly explains the scheme has lost its purpose due to the alleged negligence of hospital authorities. As per reports, hundreds of patients suffering from […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Lack of cold storage facilities forcing farmers to sell vegetables at throwaway prices

Sundergarh: Despite good harvest of cauliflower, tomato, brinjal and other vegetables, farmers of the district are forced to go for distress sale this year. Farmers of Bonai area are forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices to traders due to lack of proper facility for storage of crops. They allege that despite a healthy […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Miscreants loot SUV, cash from DPC office staff in Sundergarh

Sundergarh: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted a SUV, ATM card, mobile phones and cash worth Rs 1 lakh from a staff posted at District Project Coordinator’s office near Tamada under Gurundia police limits in Sundergarh district. According to sources, the miscreants reportedly looted cash while one Amartya Pradhan (IED Coordinator) along with an employee of DPC […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Elephants enter human settlements, damage houses in Odisha

Baripada: Palpable tension prevailed at Badampur village under Rasagovindpur police limits in Mayurbhanj district today after locals staged a road blockade over frequent intrusion of wild elephants and extensive damage to crop and property by the pachyderms in the area. Locals alleged that the forest department has been lackadaisical in taking concrete steps to  drive […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Fake note racket busted in Sundergarh

Sundergarh: Hemagiri police today busted a fake currency note racket in Kendudihi village of the district today. According to sources, police have arrested three persons and seized a fake note, computer, printer and a scanner. Police had reportedly received information about the racket from sources and conducted a raid on the shop of one Sadananda  […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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2 killed, 12 injured in lightning strike during football match

Rourkela: Two persons were killed and 12 others severely injured today after they were struck by lightning during a football match in Paraba of Jharkhand bordering Odisha’s Sundergarh district. As per reports, a team from Hatibari in Sundergarh district had gone to Paraba for the football match. Though the deceased have not been identified, sources […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Sundergarh collector eats mid-day meal with students

Sundergarh: Setting an example for fellow bureaucrats, Sundergarh Collector Surendra Kumar Meena today sat down to eat mid-day meal with students of the higher primary school in Amgobha village of Kutra block in Sundergarh. Meena, during his visit to the school went around different classrooms, interacted with the students and also took a class. The […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Man kills wife over dowry in Sundergarh, detained

Sundergarh: Close on the heels of dowry death case in Khurda, another woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband at Dulinga village under Hemgir police limits in Sundergarh district on Saturday evening. The matter came to the fore after the family members of the deceased woman, Liza Bhoi lodged a complaint at the […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
70-year-old killed on suspicion of witchcraft in Sundergarh

Sundergarh: In yet another shocking incident of witch branding, an elderly woman was killed at Jagdishpur village under Kuanrmunda block in Sundergarh district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Birasi Birla (70). Birla was beaten to death by a youth identified as Ghanshyam Ekka of the same village yesterday. According to reports, Ghanshyam […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Man kills youth for refusing to marry daughter after eloping with her

Sundergarh: Police on Wednesday detained a man for killing his daughter’s alleged boyfriend at Bejidihi village in Sundergarh. According to sources, the youth had reportedly eloped with Kisan’s daughter on Tuesday. When both of them returned to the village, Kisan allegedly attacked the youth after he refused to marry his daughter. Locals said, Kisan thrashed […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Self-rule agitation spreads in Odisha

Sundergarh: ‘Pathargadi’ movement which is marked by installation of stone plaques by fringe tribal outfits against the traditional constitutional administration seeking self-rule is spreading like a wildfire in several villages of Sundergarh. The movement has now sparked clashes between two sects of tribals, one represented by fringe outfits who are demanding self-rule and others who […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Minor boy arrested for raping 5-year-old girl in Odisha

Rourkela: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy in a village under Bonai police limits of Sundergarh district on Tuesday. Police has arrested the accused and is interrogating him. The matter came to the fore after mother of the survivor lodged a complaint at the Bonai police station on Tuesday. According to […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Woman killed, 12 hurt in separate road mishaps in Odisha

Sundergarh: One woman was killed and 12 others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Sundergarh district this morning. In a series of accidents, a speeding truck first hit a Bolero from behind which in turn mowed down a woman pedestrian near Badaposh Chhak on Biju Expressway under Kutra police limits Sunday morning. Five others, […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Why tribals of Sundergarh are following rules written on a stone

  Sundergarh: Dissatisfied with the state government’s inability to fulfil their demands, thousands of tribals in Bardengra village of Sundergarh have been running a parallel government known as “Pathergadi”. Under the Pathergadi tradition, rules are framed by the villagers and written on a big stone which is supposed to be followed by the locals. “We […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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