Mohana: In a shocking incident, a youth was hacked to death on the suspicion of performing witchcraft. The incident happened in Rachaguda village under Mohana police station in Gajapati district of Odisha.The deceased has been identified as Gopal Malika. Merely on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, the villagers killed and threw him in the Harabhanga dam.According…
Bhubaneswar: A tragic accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near Gumma Ghati, 15 km away from Rayagada, where an elderly woman was killed and two others were injured. The incident took place when a tanker rammed into a roadside hut, destroying it along with two nearby shops.According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred due to…
Sundargarh: In a tragic incident, the body of a missing minor girl from the Talsara police station area in Sundargarh district was discovered hanging from a tree in the Lulkidihi forest near the Chhattisgarh border on Sunday.The girl, who had been missing since Friday, was found following an extensive search operation conducted by the Talsara police…
Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of the Balanga victim girl in Odisha’s Puri district will be brought to Bhubaneswar today for her last rites. She died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS New Delhi after battling for 12 days.According to information, her mortal remains will be brought to Odisha after post mortem. Then her last rites will be…
Keonjhar: A woman reportedly attempted suicide after learning of her husband’s death in an elephant attack at Govindpur village under Banspal block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district.According to reports, Debadhi Barik, a resident of the village, was attacked by a tusker on Saturday night when a herd of seven elephants strayed into the area and began…
Sundargarh: Train movement along the Howrah-Mumbai route was affected today following a Maoist-triggered explosion on railway tracks in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. The blast occurred between Rangra and Karampada stations late last night.The incident was part of a bandh call by Maoists affecting five states– Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh. The explosion created a deep…
SUBARNAPUR— It has been reported that there has been an important complaint about the return of the students of class IX who had migrated from PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tarbha. According to the information received, this year 21 students of class IX from JNV Tarbha have been sent to non-Odia states for education as…
New Delhi: Odisha-cadre IPS officer Sagarika Nath has been appointed as Superintendent of Police (SP) in the National Investigation Agency (NIA), according to an announcement by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).A 2016-batch IPS officer, Nath is currently serving as SP of Khordha district. The DoPT has directed the Odisha Government to relieve her immediately…
Jeypore (Koraput): In a tragic accident, a man and five-year-old son lost their lives after their motorcycle was hit by a van near Koraput Sadar on Saturday morning.The identities of the deceased had not been confirmed at the time of filing this report. The duo was reportedly en route to Podagada when the accident occurred near…
Bhubaneswar: Popular Ollywood actor and Digapahandi MLA Sidhant Mohapatra’s mother Kanak Mohapatra breathed her last today.Kanak Mohapatra was a doctor by profession. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and several other dignitaries visited the Digapahandi legislator’s residence in the capital city here to pay their last respect to the departed soul.Sidhant (59) rose to fame for…
