Tag: Balimela

Malkangiri: Tension ran high at the Orkel hospital at Balimela in the district today following the death of a patient allegedly due to medical negligence. As per reports, a local suffering from fever was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. However, his condition deteriorated further resulting in death as no doctor attended to him. Family […]

Malkangiri: A six-feet-long crocodile was today rescued from a pond in MV 78 village under Balimela in the district. The crocodile was spotted by the villagers while they were taking bath in the pond. The crocodile was caught by people of MV-78 village with the help of a net, Kalimela forest Range Officer Ramachandra Madkami […]

Malkangiri: Road communication between Malkangiri and Balimela was disrupted after water flowed over the bridges at Korakonda and MV-37 in the district today. Incessant rain in the district for the past few weeks has caused swelling of the water bodies at many places in the district leading to the situation. Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles were […]

Malkangiri: Motor launch service in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri is likely to be affected even more with water levels continuing to decline in Balimela water reservoir as authorities have failed to shut its defunct emergency gate. Water level of the reservoir has decreased to 1,459 ft from 1,516 ft as 3,000 cusec water per […]

Malkangiri: Forest personnel rescued three bears from a well in Kondal village under Balimela police limits of Malkangiri district here on Sunday. As per the sources, the bears had accidentally fallen into the well while they were moving in the forest region. Local villagers informed the forest officials after they spotted the animals struggling in […]

Malkangiri: Balimela Police is investigating into the alleged physical and mental torture of a minor girl by the Maoists in their camp after receiving a complaint from the victim today. Talking to OTV, the minor girl and a Class VII student of Maribeda village of Andrapalli panchayat in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda block said […]