Raighar police in Nabarangpur district arrested four persons while they were attempting to smuggle ganja from Malkangiri to Chhattisgarh.During patrol on State Highway‑40 near Jodinga Hirapara, police intercepted two bikes and discovered the contraband. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team led by Umerkote SDPO Subhendu Kumar Sabar and Raighar IIC Tikichand Bahubal Khatua seized 22.3…
Paralakhemundi: A 48-year-old farmer died after being bitten by a snake while working in his agricultural field in Odisha’s Gajapati district, sources said Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Banamali of Singipur village under Gurandi police limits.Banamali was cutting grass Monday evening in his half-acre farmland when the snake bit him, according to reports. He returned…
Bhubaneswar: Floods have affected seven districts of Odisha, impacting a large number of livestock, informed Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik.According to the Minister, a total of 88 blocks of seven districts Bhadrak, Jajpur, Baleshwar, Kendujhar, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada have been affected. As many as 2,92,194 cattle and buffaloes, 1,61,983 goats and…
Hindola: In a bizzare incident, a man died of a heart attack after seeing an elephant in Kumurushinga village under the Hindola forest range in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Purnachandra Dehuri of Kumrushinga village, Khajuriakata section.According to sources, Purnachandra came out of his house after hearing a ruckus about…
Kataka: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from the Jobra Anicut in Kataka Tuesday morning, prompting police to launch an investigation.Locals spotted the body floating near gates 41 and 42 of the anicut and alerted the authorities. A fire services team reached the spot, recovered the body and handed it over to police.Police sent the…
Puri, August 18: A shocking incident was reported from Ganeshwarpur village under Gop police station limits in Puri district on Tuesday, where a youth allegedly attacked his parents with a knife and later assaulted police personnel who arrived to apprehend him.According to reports, Bikram Rath, the only son of Ganeshwarpur resident Ramachandra Rath, allegedly attacked…
Ranchi: Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto has ended his hunger strike after the state government cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and other recruitment conducted by TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL).Mahto was on 16 day hunger strike because of the irregularities and paper leaks in government recruitment examination. During his hunger strike to monitor his…
Rayagada: In a major breakthrough, Rayagada police have arrested 12 members of an inter-district robbery gang involved in a series of theft and loot cases that had been troubling the district for several months.The police also recovered a significant quantity of gold, silver, vehicles, mobile phones and tools used in the crimes.District Superintendent of Police…
Hirakud Dam authorities have opened three additional sluice gates to manage rising water levels amid significant rainfall in the catchment areas.With this, a total of 10 gates (7 on the left and 3 on the right) are now operational.According to the latest gauge discharge data, several downstream stations are recording high flows. Khairmal reported the…
Nayagarh: At least three people were seriously injured after a private passenger bus overturned on the Nayagarh bypass in Odisha early Tuesday morning.The bus was travelling from Daringbadi to Bhubaneswar when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn. Around 40 passengers were on board at the time of the accident.Following…
