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jajpur district news

Odisha police arrest wife, alleged lover for murder of 23-year-old man

Representational image.
Published on Apr 14, 2026 10:17 am IST

Pradhan urges Puri, Majhi to expedite strategic petroleum reserve project in Odisha

Pradhan urges Puri, Majhi to expedite strategic petroleum reserve project in Odisha
Updated on Mar 25, 2026 07:11 pm IST

Plans for Odisha oil reserve stuck due to illegal quarrying

More than a dozen stone quarries are operating in the project site, officials said. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 03, 2026 04:58 am IST

15 injured after supporters of BJD leader, independent MLA clash in Odisha

The injured were admitted to the Dharmasala Community Health Centre, and later, five of them were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, they said.
Published on Dec 15, 2025 01:53 am IST

Woman goes missing after being dragged into river by crocodile in Odisha

On receiving information about the incident, fire brigade personnel and police reached the spot and initiated a search operation in the river.
Published on Oct 07, 2025 02:01 pm IST

Visually challenged teacher from Jajpur clears Odisha Civil Services exam

Visually challenged teacher from Jajpur clears Odisha Civil Services exam
Updated on Sept 28, 2025 04:45 pm IST

Odisha woman allegedly poisons six in her family: Police

Doctors said all the six are now stable. (Representational image)
Updated on Jul 26, 2025 06:43 pm IST

Odisha: 21 dead, over 1,700 sick from cholera and diarrhoea

Contaminated water is one of the primary reasons for the spread of cholera. (Sanjeev Verma/HT File Photo)
Published on Jun 18, 2025 01:52 pm IST

Odisha alerts districts against spread of cholera, 11 dead so far

Odisha alerts districts against spread of cholera, 11 dead so far
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:21 pm IST

Central team visits Odisha as 14 deaths reported in cholera outbreak

Odisha health minister Mukesh Mahaling said those in hospitals are doing fine (Representational image)
Published on Jun 15, 2025 09:12 pm IST

2 more die of diarrhoea in Odisha's Jajpur, central team reaches district to assess situation

2 more die of diarrhoea in Odisha's Jajpur, central team reaches district to assess situation
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:09 pm IST

Cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur rises to 5

Cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur rises to 5
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:03 pm IST

2 dead, over 500 suffering in diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha's Jajpur

2 dead, over 500 suffering in diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha's Jajpur
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:49 pm IST

10-year-old boy dies after falling off the swing at school in Odisha’s Jajpur

Soumyaranjan's family and locals blamed the carelessness of the teachers for his death. (HT File)
Published on Jan 18, 2025 08:50 pm IST

2 killed as robbers fire at jewellery firm employee carrying cash in Odisha

A police team visited the spot and took the two apprehended accused into custody. A search operation has been launched to trace and apprehend the three other accused. (Representational image)
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 01:09 pm IST

17 in Odisha get life term for burning couple to death over sorcery suspicion

Several villagers barged into the house of the couple and attacked them on sorcery suspicion. They later set the couple’s house on fire in which the man and his wife were charred to death.
Published on Nov 16, 2023 11:22 pm IST

BJD lawmaker blew off river embankment that flooded villages, claims BJP

The floods in Odisha have left 17 people dead and over 10,000 houses damaged while affecting 1.4 million people in 20 districts. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 01, 2020 04:12 pm IST

5 more die due to floods in Odisha, toll goes up to 12

Fire services personnel of Bari Fire Station rescue people from a flooded village in Jajpur on Friday.
Updated on Aug 29, 2020 07:36 am IST

Elderly couple burnt to death in another witch-hunt in Odisha

The police in Odisha’s Jaipur district said they are looking into allegations that the couple was killed over suspicion of practising witchcraft.
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 03:18 pm IST

Odisha’s Covid tally inches to 1,000 with 84 new cases

Though Ganjam district continued to be the Covid hotspot with 307 cases, Jajpur district reported the highest number of positive cases today with 31 migrant workers testing positive.(Photo by Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)
Published on May 19, 2020 09:45 pm IST

Odisha student designs glasses for visually-impaired, will help deaf people too

Priyabrata Sahoo, a class 8 student at the Prahallad Chandra Brahmachari High School at Adanga in Purushottampur in Jajpur district of Odisha has come up with the prototype of guiding sensor glasses for visually impaired people.
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 10:37 pm IST

Odisha primary school teacher dismissed for coming to work drunk

Jajpur district collector in-charge Mihir Mohanty said on Wednesday that Mahant was found in school in an inebriated state. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Dec 05, 2019 11:25 pm IST

3 years after 19 tribal kids died, NHRC notice to Odisha on lack of development

The tribals are impoverished and their staple diet is still rice and dal or rice and salt despite intervention and investment by the government, according to human rights activists.
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 12:29 am IST

Video of Odisha hostel warden thrashing students over poor marks goes viral

A video clip of a hostel warden beating two students of a privately-run college in Bhubaneswar over poor marks has gone viral on social media.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 08:32 am IST

Upset with son’s ‘ill-treatment’, Odisha man wills his land to the government

Jajpur District Collector Das said though he was disturbed by the complaint, he will try to get the will registered so that the government can take his share of property.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 02:44 am IST

Hit by Fani, coconut farmers stare at an uncertain future

In Puri district, 11.59 lakh coconut trees were damaged. As many as 1.96 lakh were uprooted in Khurdha district. In Jajpur district, 14,910 coconut trees fell.
Updated on May 21, 2019 07:57 am IST

‘There’s nothing wrong with it’: Dutee first athlete to admit she’s gay

A 100m national record holder, Chand said she feared social ostracism — including at the hands of her family — while her parents have not yet raised any objection to her relationship
Updated on May 20, 2019 10:32 am IST

Cyclone Fani survivors protest delay in relief, demand restoration of power

A central team led by the union power secretary is scheduled to visit Odisha on Monday to assess the damage caused to the power infrastructure in the state. Another team of the Ministry of Home Affairs will also visit the state next week.
Updated on May 11, 2019 09:33 pm IST

Cyclone Fani survivors block road in Odisha to protest lack of electricity

People in Puri queue up for food and water being distributed by a private company.
Published on May 11, 2019 02:33 pm IST

Man, family members get life term for wife’s death over dowry demands in Odisha

Akhaya’s brother, Ajay Kumar Pal, another accused in the case, died in jail during the trial of the case.
Updated on Feb 16, 2019 03:36 pm IST