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kendrapara district news

Odisha boy dies, 4 family members hospitalised in suspected food poisoning case

The family was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack/ (Representative Image/iStock)
Published on May 16, 2026 06:47 pm IST

Kendrapara school horror: 4 teachers, peon held for raping 12-year-old Odisha girl

Representational image.
Updated on Feb 22, 2026 06:45 pm IST

Kendrapara woman student self-immolation: NHRC seeks report from Odisha DGP

Kendrapara woman student self-immolation: NHRC seeks report from Odisha DGP
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 07:39 am IST

Odisha headmaster arrested for allegedly raping two girls in school premises

The incident came to light when the girls refused to go to school the day after the incident, prompting their parents to inquire about the reason for their decision. (Representative Image)
Published on Jan 21, 2024 01:08 pm IST

Odisha man fakes death for govt compensation, probe underway

He had done it for compensation from the government meant for those who died in wild animal attack. (Representative file image)
Updated on Nov 20, 2023 03:31 pm IST

One woman killed as bus to Odisha carrying firecrackers catches fire in Bengal

The driver and the helper of the bus fled the spot immediately after the vehicle caught fire. (Representative file image)
Published on Nov 11, 2023 10:36 am IST

Odisha man gives triple talaq to wife as she lost money to cyber fraud: Report

The couple was married for the last 15 years and the accused is currently in Gujarat, the police said. (file)
Published on Apr 09, 2023 07:40 am IST

Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha to reopen for tourists from today

The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha houses an estimated 70 per cent of the country's estuarine or saltwater crocodile population.
Published on Aug 05, 2021 06:18 am IST

87-year-old man arrested for raping minor in Odisha: Police

On the basis of the mother’s complaint, an FIR was registered and the man was arrested on Monday morning under various sections of the IPC and the Pocso Act. (Representative Photo @odisha_police)
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 09:07 pm IST

After a hold-up of 4 days, woman, pregnant daughter cremated in Odisha

Pramila and her daughter Satyapriya Nath had gone missing from their home in Manpada village on September 19. Their bodies were found floating in Hansua river and a pond, respectively, the next day. (Representative photo)
Updated on Sept 23, 2020 06:50 pm IST

At least 60 babies delivered in Odisha during cyclone Amphan

Though the 20-year old woman went into labour, ambulance could not reach her due to fallen trees blocking the road to her house
Published on May 21, 2020 10:13 pm IST

Woman delivers baby in fire service vehicle as cyclone ‘Amphan’ pounds Odisha

More than 1.25 lakh people have so far been evacuated from low-lying coastal areas and the process of evacuation was still underway in some places like Balasore, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena said.
Published on May 20, 2020 02:19 pm IST

7 years after she ‘disappeared’, Odisha woman turns up with another partner

The woman’s former husband said he suffered mental and financial strain because of the evil designs of his wife and carelessness in the investigation.
Updated on Mar 02, 2020 10:48 pm IST

Week after RTI activist’s death, police say it was an ‘accident’

Police officials in Kendrapara said Das’s post-mortem report indicated that he probably died of a road accident.
Updated on Feb 08, 2020 06:09 pm IST

RTI activist found dead near his home in Odisha’s Kendrapara

The body of Ranjan Kumar Das, a 35-year-old RTI activist known for filing multiple RTI applications in connection with several irregularities in Kendrapara district, was found just about 2 km from his home in Beruan village on Saturday morning.
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 07:47 pm IST

BJD MP booked over non-payment of dues to printing press owner

In his complaint before the Kendrapara Sadar police station, Swain alleged that he so far received around Rs 21 lakh in cash and online transfers leaving dues of Rs 11.45 lakh.
Updated on Jan 31, 2020 01:06 am IST

Five killed as rains batter Odisha, schools in 11 districts shut

In tribal-dominated Gajapati and Rayagada districts, incessant rains led to mudslides in hill top areas in Gajapati and Rayagada districts burying several houses.
Published on Oct 25, 2019 01:42 pm IST

Odisha man, family living in toilet after cyclone Fani razes house

A dalit man in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has been living in a toilet allotted to him under the Centre’s flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission after cyclone ‘Fani’ razed his kutcha house to ground
Updated on May 18, 2019 03:29 pm IST

Odisha man blackmails sister-in-law with nude pictures, arrested

A 29-year-old man was arrested Saturday on the charge of blackmailing his sister-in-law after he threatened to upload her nude pictures on social media platform in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 09, 2019 01:27 pm IST

Two drown, seven missing after fishing boat carrying picnickers capsizes in Odisha

The boat was carrying several young children too. Officials suspect overloading to be behind the tragedy.
Updated on Jan 02, 2019 10:32 pm IST

17-day-old baby found dead in well day after he was stolen by monkey in Odisha

The baby’s father, Ramakrushna Nayak lies prostrate before God, praying for safety of his child in Talabasta village of Odisha’s Cuttack district.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 08:18 pm IST