Odisha

Fire in NESCO godown in Odisha, none injured

11:28 pm March 21, 2020

Balasore (Odisha): A major fire broke out in a godown of the North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd (NESCO) here on Saturday evening, officials said. Holy flag atop Puri’s Jagannath temple catches fire Six fire tenders brought the fire under control after two hours of fire fight, an official said. No casualty has […]

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Novel coronavirus cases climb to 195 in country

11:30 am March 20, 2020

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 195 on Friday after 22 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry data. The cases include 32 foreign nationals including 17 from Italy, 3 from the Philippines, two from the UK, one each belonging to Canada, Indonesia […]

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Coronavirus: Civic polls put off in AP

4:30 pm March 15, 2020

Amaravati (AP): Elections to rural and urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh were on Sunday put off for six weeks by the State Election Commission in view of spread of coronavirus. Elections to gram panchayats have been kept in abeyance for six weeks, State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar said. “Taking due consideration of emerging […]

Odisha man sets wife on fire as she objects to his extramarital affair

10:20 pm February 28, 2020

Jajpur (Odisha): A 45-year-old woman was set on fire by her husband in Odisha’s Jajpur district as she objected to his extramarital affair, police said on Friday. Though the incident took place on Thursday in the New Market area, the woman, who suffered 80 per cent burn injuries, lodged a police complaint on Friday after […]

5-year-old girl raped by family acquaintance in Odisha

3:34 pm February 28, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man known to her family in Kendrapara district, police said on Friday. The suspect has been detained for allegedly committing the crime on Thursday night, Inspector of Pattamundai police station Rakesh Tripathy said. Though no complaint has been lodged in this connection, the police launched […]