Sundargarh: Angry villagers ransacked the Bonai electricity office in Sundergarh district on Friday after a farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire.
Sources said the deceased, Shyamsundar, was ploughing his field at Sanagogua village when his plough touched a live wire lying on the ground. Shyamsundar was killed on the spot.
The villagers accused the electricity department of negligence and ransacked the Bonani office. The agitators also demanded immediate compensation for the deceased’s kin.
Later, police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
New Delhi: A fourth batch of Indian nationals deported from the US arrived at Indira… Read More
Berhampur: Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district has emerged as a major rookery for… Read More
Delhi/Mumbai: Twin tragedies in Delhi and Mumbai claimed the lives of a pair of 18-month-old… Read More
Jajpur: A total of 894 ineligible people fraudulently received benefits under an old-age pension scheme… Read More
Bhubaneswar: The International Conference on Recent Advances in Nanomedicine brought together more than 500 participants,… Read More
New Delhi: In a recent statement that has stirred political conversations, Shashi Tharoor reaffirmed his… Read More
This website uses cookies.
