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dhenkanal news

Three women killed in tusker attack in Odisha forest

Odisha has around 912 elephants, fewer than several states. But it has recorded more deaths attributed to the human-elephant conflict as compared to other states. (ANI)
india news
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 08:22 pm IST

Odisha woman attempts to set herself on fire at SP office in Dhenkanal

Two sub-inspectors, who had been serving as diary charge officers (DCOs) at the two police stations, were suspended for negligence of duty.
india news
Published on Aug 24, 2025 02:02 pm IST

Ashram priest raped woman inmate in Odisha's Dhenkanal, held

The incident took place at Mathakargola Ashram under Kamakshyanagar police station area
india news
Published on Aug 17, 2025 09:58 am IST

BJD alleges rise in Maoist activities in Odisha's mineral-rich districts

BJD alleges rise in Maoist activities in Odisha's mineral-rich districts
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 03:52 pm IST

Dhenkanal forest officials help baby elephant reunite with mama. Watch

Snapshot of the elephant stuck in a trench.
trending
Published on Jan 23, 2024 09:50 pm IST

Stone pelted at Vande Bharat Express in Odisha, windowpanes damaged

East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials said the train was targeted between Meramandali and Budhapank under Dhenkanal-Angul railway section (Vande Bharat Express)
others
Published on Nov 27, 2023 01:31 pm IST

Understanding enablers and barriers to social protection of sanitation workers

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public health
Published on May 11, 2024 12:12 pm IST

Bloody human-tusker tussle casts long shadow over rural Odisha

So far this year, 103 people in Odisha have been killed due to the conflict between elephants and humans. (Prakash Mardaraj)
india news
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 09:32 am IST

Odisha Human Rights body asks vigilance cop to pay ₹5 lakh for framing official in graft case

On March 24, 2017, Rajendra Mishra was arrested by the vigilance over allegations of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹25,000 from a contractor to facilitate an official work. He was then suspended from service.
india news
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 12:09 am IST

Nine, including minor boy killed after being hit by lightning in Odisha

The six victims include three from Keonjhar, a farmer from Jagatsinghpur, and others from Kendrapada and Cuttack districts.
india news
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 11:18 pm IST

Four minors drown to death while taking bath in pond in Odisha

Dhenkanal MLA Sudhir Kumar Samal said kin of each of the deceased will be provided Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
india news
Published on Jun 02, 2020 12:39 am IST

Odisha tops forest fire incidents in the country for a week

Between 9 and 16 April 2019, Odisha recorded 4429 fire spots while the same for the previous year was 682.
india news
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 09:45 am IST

Female elephant killed, another hurt as speeding truck hits them in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

A female elephant in the herd was mauled by the speeding vehicle and got stuck between the wheels. It took a crane to extricate the dead elephant from under the truck.
india news
Updated on Jan 30, 2020 07:53 pm IST

US senator writes to India about ‘persecution’ of Odisha pastor in child sexual harassment case

The minor girls in the shelter home had alleged that Rehman hugged, kissed and made them hold his sexual organs and whenever they raised any objection or protest, he threatened them to throw out from the house.
india news
Published on Oct 27, 2019 12:03 am IST

Come hell or high water, nothing can stop this Odisha teacher from reaching school

Teacher Binodini Samal risks her life everyday in the monsoons and wades through Sapua river in Dhenkanal district of Odisha to reach the primary school.
india news
Updated on Sept 11, 2019 11:16 pm IST

4 killed, 5 injured, as 50-yr-old wall collapses in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

The vegetable vendors were busy selling and haggling when the wall came crashing down.
india news
Updated on Jun 09, 2019 12:53 pm IST

Odisha registers 61% voter turnout in third phase, polling official dies

There are 61 candidates in the fray in the Lok Sabha seats and 356 candidates in assembly constituencies.
lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 08:23 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Cash seized from BJP candidate’s car in Odisha

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lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Apr 18, 2019 08:29 pm IST

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Will BJD retain its hold over Odisha’s Dhenkanal?

Patna, India - January 18, 2019: An electoral officer demonstrates the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during the review meeting of poll preparedness of the state for the upcoming general elections, in Patna, Bihar, India, on Friday, January 18, 2019. (Photo by Parwaz Khan / Hindustan Times)
lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 02:51 pm IST

BSE Odisha : Exam panel fails to decide fate of matric examinees

The examination committee of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) on Tuesday could not take a “final” decision about the fate of 108 students, whose mathematics answer sheets went missing during the just-concluded matriculation examination in Odisha.
education
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 03:32 pm IST

Odisha exam paper goes viral on social media minutes after test starts

a question paper of MIL (Odia) was reportedly leaked on social media on Friday minutes after students began writing the annual high school certificate examination.
india news
Updated on Feb 22, 2019 10:32 pm IST

NGT slaps fine over electrocution of elephants in Odisha

Elephants eat their breakfast as they listen British volunteer Paul Barton plays piano for sick, abused, retired and rescued elephants in sanctuary along Thailand Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, December 9, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files
india news
Published on Dec 21, 2018 12:17 am IST

Odisha shelter home sealed, owner arrested over sexual abuse allegations by minor inmates

The owner of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)-run shelter home was arrested on Sunday following allegations of sexual abuse by the institute’s minor inmates.
india news
Updated on Dec 02, 2018 11:58 pm IST

Odisha shelter home caretaker arrested for sexually exploiting girl inmates

A shelter home in-charge has been arrested in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district for sexually exploiting girl inmates, police said on Saturday. (Representational Image)
india news
Published on Dec 01, 2018 02:50 pm IST

Day after clash, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik orders halt to tree felling for beer factory

Naveen Patnaik directed the administration to immediately stop felling of hundreds of luxuriant sal trees in Jhinkargadi forest near Balarampur village in Odapada block.
india news
Published on Nov 18, 2018 03:12 pm IST

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik orders CID-CB probe into death of seven elephants

The carcasses of elephants which died of electrocution after coming in contact with a sagging live wire near Kamalanga village in Dhenkanal district of Odisha on Saturday.
india news
Published on Oct 28, 2018 11:15 pm IST

7 elephants, in search for food, electrocuted by power lines in Odisha village

At least seven elephants died of electrocution after coming in contact with a sagging power line in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district Friday night.
india news
Updated on Oct 27, 2018 10:13 pm IST

Elephant tramples 70-year-old woman to death in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district

Dhenkanal forest and wildlife officials said most of the deaths have happened in the morning hours, and advised villagers not to venture out early in the morning.
india news
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 08:15 pm IST

Maoist couple with ₹5 lakh bounty surrenders in Odisha after senior cadre oppose relationship

Dayanand and Amrita after their surrender before Angul SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra.
india news
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 10:53 am IST
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