Tag: Sundergarh

Sundergarh: Another self-styled godman has been charged with illegally encroaching upon land to the tune of 100-acre in Bindujharia village under Lephripara block of Sundergarh district. Local villagers alleged that godman, Dola Baba of ‘Bindu Tapobhumi’ ashram has encroached upon 100-acre forest land in the name of opening an Ayurvedic hospital and has been carrying […]

Sundergarh: At least two persons were killed and four critically injured in a multi-vehicle accident near Bhojpur under Sundergarh town police limits last night. Initially a pick up van from Rourkela collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction killing two persons on the spot. Afterwards a car rammed into the stationary truck from […]

Rajgangpur: A cyber criminal, accused of hacking bank account of a retired teacher, was nabbed by Rajgangpur police in Sundergarh district today. Passbooks of various banks along with different mobile phones were seized from his possession. During interrogation, the accused Prakash Kumar told police about the mastermind behind the crime. Police conducted a raid on […]

Rourkela/Bhubaneswar: As water level in Brahmani, Koel and Ib rivers crosses danger mark, flood water has started entering many parts of Rourkela and Sundergarh. Meanwhile, Collectors of four districts, including Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapara and Balasore have been put on alert for possible flood as the Subarnarekha river is flowing above the danger mark at Rajghat […]

Sundergarh: In a shocking incident five members of a family were found dead inside a house in Basundhara coal mine staff quarters under Hemgiri police limits of Sundergarh district. The deceased have been identified as labour contractor Ramprasad Sharma and his family which included his wife, son and 2 daughters. According to sources, the bodies […]

Sundergarh: At a time when education awareness is at its peak, the model schools established by the State Government with the intention of providing education for economically backward students from rural areas are yet to receive basic facilities for their functioning. A ground report by OTV reveals the Mahapani Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya in Bisra of […]

New Delhi: A man from Sundergarh who was abducted from Old Delhi Railway station area three months ago, was rescued from Kurukshetra in Haryana, Delhi Police said today. Ganesh Salima of Tangarapalli in Sundergarh district was on a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi on March 27 with his wife Manju. While returning home, some miscreants kidnapped […]

New Delhi/Sundergarh: An Odia student preparing for MCI examination was found dead in Basantkunj area of South Delhi under mysterious circumstances. The deceased was identified as Udit Pradhan, a resident of Bonai in Sundergarh district. Family members said Udit was staying with his friend in a rented-flat at Basantkunj area of Delhi. His father Manguli […]

Bhubaneswar: Former captain of the Indian hockey team and Olympian Prabodh Tirkey alleged that police in charge of traffic regulation for Asian Athletes Championship misbehaved with him today at Jayadev Vihar square here near Kalinga Stadium. Driver of a VIP vehicle first ensued arguments with the hockey midfielder at the traffic point. Tirkey brought the […]

Sundargarh: Odisha Vigilance, on Saturday, initiated a probe into allegations of ‘no percentage no work’ in Subdega block and Sadar area of Sundergarh district after OTV reported it recently. As per reports, Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) beneficiaries of Sundargarh Sadar and Subdega block had to pay some percentage to receive the money for construction of […]

Sundargarh: Anger over a trivial matter turned tragic after man set ablaze his wife at Goila village under Talsara police limits in the district today. The accused had a quarrel with his wife over family affairs. Irked, he poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire. Later, he tried to extinguish the blaze […]

Sundergarh: Vehicular traffic was disrupted due to a seven-hour Sundergarh bandh call given by BJP from 6 am today over egg attack on Union Minister Jual Oram during a visit to Kendrapara district on Wednesday. The party activists have blocked roads and staged pickets at various places in the district demanding immediate arrest of persons […]

Rourkela/Rairangpur: One child was killed and another critically injured in an elephant attack at Jhirpani village under Banki forest range of Sundergarh district last night. A herd of 30-40 elephants have also destroyed nearly 10 houses in the village. Similarly, another herd of 19 elephants which was spotted near Jharadihi village under Bahalda Tehsil of […]

Sundergarh: At least 48 Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) activists, including 43 women, who were arrested on Monday in connection with an attack on a Ward member during distribution of PDS rice at Jadakudar panchayat in Sundergarh district were forwarded to court today. Earlier on Monday, the accused activists had roughed up the panchayat […]

Rajgangpur: The body of a minor girl, who was buried under the debris following a landslide at a construction site here, was recovered today, after more than 24 hours. The deceased was identified as Sulochana Toppo. According to sources, Sulochana, while working at a bridge construction site at Lamoli village in Rajgangpur of Sundergarh district, […]