115 fire points at Similipal till now
Altogether 115 fire points were reported from the Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district till April 20 (Saturday) this year, revealed the Forest Department on Sunday. All these fire points were extinguished by employees of the department, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Susanta Nanda. He further claimed...
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Couple killed by speeding ambulance
Two girls had a narrow escape while their parents were run over by a speeding ambulance resulting in their death on the spot in Boudh district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mitu Behera and his wife Manorama Behera. As per reports, the couple parked their two-wheeler on the Kiyakata overbridge...
Man throws acid; wife critical, hospitalised
A woman suffered severe burn injuries when her husband allegedly threw acid on her on Friday evening at Badtota village under the Balanga police station in Puri district following an altercation between the couple. The woman was rushed to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The woman’s husband Babina Sathua of Champatipur in...
Jaundice scare in K’jhar engg college hostel
As many as 17 students of the Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, have been infected with jaundice at a hostel. A medical team visited the Gandhamardan Hall of Residence, where the cases were reported, on Friday for inspection of the quality of food cooked at the hostel canteen and water being...
Parties target castes to win poll in Nuapada
The election campaign has begun much ahead of the nomination date in different constituencies of Odisha and a common scene is found everywhere. Vehicles are frequently moving into villages. Posters and leaflets asking for votes are seen everywhere. And, contestants and their followers are touching every people at their doorsteps and...
Baijayant set for high-profile campaign in K’pada LS seat
BJP vice president Baijayant (Jay) Panda, who got party ticket for the prestigious Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat, while attending poll campaign at Chandol, dropped hints that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah would come to Kendrapada to address rallies in coming days. Panda also informed that apart from the...
BJP still undecided over nominee choice in Telkoi
Election for the Telkoi Assembly (ST) Constituency is going to be held on May 25 and the last date for filing nomination is April 29. In the meanwhile, BJD and Congress have declared their candidates. While Madhab Sardar is the candidate for BJD, Nirmal Naik’s son Pranabandhu Naik, a former...
Champua residents threaten to boycott vote
Locals of Champua NAC have threatened to boycott the coming elections on May 25. In this regard, on Thursday, a group of people submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary through Sub Collector, Champua at his office. Sources revealed that in the year 2016, two Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) had been sanctioned for...
