State

Schoolboy dies after cement slab collapses on him

Balasore: A class 5 student of a state-run primary school in Odisha's Balasore district died after a cement slab fell on him at an under-construction building on the institute's premises, police said Friday. The incident took place at Badas village within Baliapal police station limits...

Mineral transport

Unsafe mineral transport alleged at railway siding

Joda: Allegations of unsafe and irregular mineral transportation have surfaced at a South Eastern Railway (SER) siding at Jurudi in Keonjhar district, raising concerns over compliance with safety norms. Sources said mineral loading takes place daily on five to six lines at the siding, with...

Bribe

RI held taking bribe

Boinda: Vigilance sleuths arrested a Revenue Inspector (RI) in Angul district Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000, authorities said. RI Surendra Das, posted at Tushar under the Athamallik block, was caught red-handed by an Angul Vigilance team while accepting the bribe at...

Wedding feast

300 fall ill after wedding feast

Rajnagar: As many as 300 people fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting after they attended a wedding feast under this block in Kendrapara district, prompting health authorities to rush medical teams to the affected villages. The outbreak was reported from Endulapur, Prasannapur and Khandamara villages...

love affair

Youth stripped, paraded on national highway; 2 held

Baripada: Police arrested two persons Thursday after a youth was allegedly stripped, assaulted and paraded on National Highway-220 over his love affair with a minor of a separate community under Bahalda police limits in Mayurbhanj district. After their arrest, the two accused were produced in...

snowfall

Similipal hits freezing point; snowfall in Koida, Tensa

Baripada/Tensa: Mercury dipped to zero degrees Celsius at Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district – an eight-degree dip in the past 48 hours, officials said Wednesday, adding that Koida and Tensa areas in Sundargarh recorded snowfall. The lowest temperature was recorded at the Upper Barakamuda...

Cuttack murder

Man hacks father, neighbour to death

Baripada/Karanjia: In a shocking incident, a youth allegedly hacked his father and a neighbour to death in Kushapada village under Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district Wednesday evening. The accused, identified as Mantu Patra, reportedly attacked his father, Prafulla Patra, with a sharp weapon following a...

Keonjhar-Deadbody

Home guard dies of electrocution

CHHATRAPUR: A home guard died of electrocution in Chhatrapur Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dibakar Gouda of Purunapatna village under this block in Ganjam district. Dibakar had been to his hometown to attend a feast taking place in front of his residence during the...

Bhitarnika to remain closed for salt water crocodile census

Bhitarkanika shut for annual crocodile census

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district would remain out of bounds for the visitors for three days from Thursday to facilitate the annual census of estuarine crocodiles, officials said. Twenty-two teams have been constituted to count the reptiles in the creeks, nullahs, rivers, wetland...

Body Found

Woman’s body found; kin cry foul

Pallahara: The decomposed body of a woman was recovered near an abandoned kendu leaf godown on the outskirts of Susabanali village under Jharbeda panchayat in Angul district, officials said Wednesday. Family members have been accused of murder. The deceased was identified as Jana Munda, a...

 

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