Tag: Anandapur

Keonjhar: Demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants involved in pelting stones at the vehicle of School & Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra on Sunday, supporters of the minister staged a road blockade near Jarda Chhak in Anandapur on NH-20 today. As per reports, commuters faced difficulty while heavy vehicles remained stranded on both sides […]

Balasore/Keonjhar: Two persons sustained grievous injuries in separate bear attack incidents across the State. One of the injured has been identified as Jayaram Singh of Rangapur village of Jamudiha panchayat in Balasore. As per reports, when Singh accompanied by his brother had gone to the nearby forest to attend nature’s call, a bear attacked them. […]

Anandapur: Four persons were injured in LPG cylinder explosion at Bankhidi village under Anandapur police limits in Keonjhar district on Friday night. As per sources, the explosion was triggered after a fire mishap at house of one Chakradhar Barik in the village. The incident occurred when the villagers were attempting to douse the flames, the […]

Keonjhar: Women leading an anti-liquor movement staged a road blockade on National Highway 53 in Anandapur of Keonjhar district today demanding ban on sale of alcohol in the region. Moreover, the agitating women visited all the shops in the area as a part of their awareness campaign to stop sale of liquor. The protestors have […]

Anandapur: In a tragic incident, a couple charred to death after a major fire broke out while they were sleeping in their house in Belabahali in Keonjhar district late on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Saheb Majhi and his wife Kuni Majhi. Though the exact reson behind the fire mishap is unknown, […]

Anandpur: The construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near Belabahali village of Anandpur sub division in Keonjhar district would begin today amid tight security. According to sources, elaborate security arrangements have been made at the proposed construction site to avoid any untoward incident. Twenty platoons of armed policemen and five local magistrates […]

Anandpur: The construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near Belabahali village of Anandpur sub division in Keonjhar district would begin tomorrow amid tight security. Informing this to the media today, Keonjhar collector N Thirumala Nayak said elaborate security arrangements have been made at the proposed construction site. Besides, efforts are on to […]

Anandapur: In a shocking incident, four persons allegedly killed their brother over a petty quarrel between their kids at Paitapani village on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Bhagirathi Mahanta. According to sources, the four siblings called Mahanta out of his house at around 10 pm last night and attacked him causing his […]

Keonjhar: Panic gripped Anandapur area of the district after former block chairman and ex-MLA candidate from Ghasipura assembly constituency, Ram Chandra Behera was found hacked on Monday night. According to police, Behera was attacked with sharp weapons by some miscreants late last night following which he succumbed to injuries. While police claimed that the incident […]

Keonjhar: A polling staff died in Anandapur area of Keonjhar district today after his health condition deteriorated a few hours before leaving for the polling booth. The deceased identified as Abhaya Kumar Sethi, a staff of Champua High School, was engaged as the Fifth Polling Officer at booth no 149 of Ghasipura Assembly constituency. While […]

Keonjhar: Officials of the Childline and Child Welfare Committee Monday foiled a bid to marry off a minor girl in Tangara village of Keonjhar district. According to sources, the minor girl of Chhatrakana village was allegedly being married off to a person from Tangara village at a temple, when the officials of Childline Anandapur unit […]

Keonjhar: Tension erupted at Anandpur hospital in Keonjhar district today after postmortem of the groom, who died in a lightning strike on the reception day yesterday, was conducted after 17 long hours. According to reports, lightning struck the marriage reception of one Jitendra Murmu of Tangiriapala village leaving him dead while critically injuring his bride […]

Keonjhar: A special team of Tamil Nadu Police arrested a youth from Odisha on the charges of committing theft in Chennai. The accused has been identified as Gauranga Jena of Anandapur in Keonjhar district. As per reports, Jena was working as a domestic help at the house of one Syed Liaquat Ali at Thiruvanmiyur in […]