Odisha

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Odisha woman charred to death trying to save husband from suicide bid

11:04 pm February 14, 2021

Kendrapara: A 35-year-old woman was charred to death while attempting to save her husband who set himself on fire following a quarrel in Odisha‘s Kendrapara District on Sunday, police said. The man also suffered over 60 per cent burn injuries and was taken to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack in critical condition from their […]

Five elephants die within 13 days in Odisha’s Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary

10:36 pm February 13, 2021

Bhawanipatna : Five elephants have died within a gap of 13 days inside Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district of Odisha, officials said. All the carcasses were found near water bodies, they said. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. ”The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been […]

Couple dies in Odisha after truck hits scooter

9:46 pm February 10, 2021

Jajpur: An elderly couple died on Wednesday when a truck hit their scooter in Odisha’s Jajpur district, a police officer said. The deceased were identified as Golak Chandra Sahoo(65) and his wife Kanaklata Sahoo (60), residents of Mahisara Village, he said. The couple was returning home on a scooter in the afternoon after meeting relatives […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

9:10 pm February 8, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Phulbani in Odisha’s Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state at 7.5degree Celsius on Monday even as the IMD forecast said nine districts would experience cold wave in the next 24 hours. The districts which would experience cold wave conditions in next 24 hours are Sundargarh, Jharsuguda,Deogarh, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Kalahandi and […]

Man held for rape attempt on blind woman

8:20 pm February 8, 2021

Kendrapara: Police on Monday arrested a35-year-old man for allegedly attempting to rape a visually impaired woman in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an officer said. The accused who lived in the neighbourhood of the victim’s house on Sunday allegedly attempted to rape the woman when she was alone at home. The locals hearing the woman’s scream caught […]