Tag: Champua

Champua: BJD Councillor from Ward no-1 of Champua NAC Gitarani Naik on Friday was elected chairperson of the newly created urban local body (ULB). Out of total 13 councillors of Champua NAC in Keonjhar district, 12 supported Naik. BJD had won nine seats whereas Independent candidates had bagged four wards in the recently concluded ULB […]

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today grilled Champua’s Independent MLA Sanatan Mahakud for seven hours in connection with transportation of iron ores extracted illegally. As per sources, the ED officials summoned Mahakud based on a report submitted by the Shah Commission probing the mining scam in State. Mahakud’s Maa Kunari Transport Agency allegedly transported iron […]

Keonjhar: A herd of wild elephants from Jharkhand today sneaked into villages of Keonjhar district triggering panic among locals in the area. No casualty or damage has been reported yet. The jumbos later entered the adjoining Rajia forest after some villagers chased them away fearing damage to their crops. According to reports, the herd of […]

Keonjhar: Police today seized five bank accounts belonging to Champua legislator Sanatan Mahakud having cash deposits worth Rs165 crore. According to sources, the IndusInd Bank accounts of the legislator were frozen after he failed to depose in connection with a recent seizure of Rs 50 lakh cash belonging to him. Three persons, including a manager […]

Bhubaneswar: After floating an eponymous outfit Sana Sena, Independent legislator of Champua Assembly constituency Sanatan Mahakud will soon have his own political party. Titled ‘Jana Samrudha Party’, Mahakud recently applied for the registration of the party with Election Commission of India under Section 29A of the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951. The party will […]

Baripada: Panic has gripped people in the Champua forest range in Keonjhar district after a herd of 36 elephants were seen in the area. Farmers are a worried lot as pachyderms are creating nuisance by damaging crops in villages of Champua. As many as 13 elephants were spotted in Kutugaon, Sanajoda and Haridajoda areas whereas […]

Keonjhar: A youth was injured while trying to drive a wild elephant herd back into the forest in Champua. According to reports, a herd of 22 elephants from Bardhan forest range had strayed near a human settlement and caused massive damage to crops in the area yesterday. Fearing further damage, the locals including few farmers […]

Keonjhar: An expectant mother died allegedly due to negligence in treatment and lack of blood supply at Champua hospital in Keonjhar district. According to reports, the deceased, Babita Minz, was rushed to the hospital after she developed labour pain yesterday. However, the family members alleged that the doctors did not attend her. The ordeal of […]

Keonjhar: He is famous for facing wild elephants with just a stick in his hand. Naresh Mahant is the person sought by villagers in Champua forest range of Keonjhar district during jumbo rampages. Naresh is the one man army to rely upon during crises for people in various villages near Kaliprasad forest under Champua range […]

Keonjhar: A herd of 53 elephants from Jharkhand are on a damaging spree in Patala village near Kaliprasad forest under Champua range in Keonjhar district. The jumbos have so far destroyed three houses apart from damaging paddy and maize crops fields in the area. People are in panic over the persistent elephant menace in the […]

Keonjhar: In yet another display of superstition-based inhuman behaviour in the rural areas, a five-year-old boy was branded with hot iron by family members to cure stomach ailments here in the district on Friday. This is 11th case reported in a span of two months. According to sources, the incident occurred in Kundurupanu village under […]

Keonjhar: A herd of 19 wild jumbos have extensively damaged six houses and few acres of crops in villages under Champua range of Keonjhar district today. According to sources, since yesterday, herd of jumbos have triggered tension in the range here. Bardhama, Paudiposya and Niundi are the few villages which are reportedly under the threat […]

Sundergarh /Keonjhar: Elephant menace gripped some parts of Sundergarh and Keonjhar today while injuring a woman and damaging house and property. In Sundergarh, a herd of stray elephants went on a rampage in Ganighasa village under Kuliposh Forest Range under Bonai Sub Division and injured a woman. Sources said the herd which had wandered away […]

Keonjhar: A herd of elephants wreaked havoc on several villages under Champua and Barbil range in the district, damaging crops and destroying human habitats. The natives of the Dadua village are living in constant fear with the frequent elephant attacks. Sources said the attacks have forced many villagers to move out of the village. Locals […]

Cuttack: In a major setback to Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud, the Orissa High Court today rejected his plea to quash a case brought by Kavita Mahakud, who claims to be his daughter-in-law. Citing that the investigation into the matter is in progress, the Court turned down the plea of the Independent MLA. Notably, Kabita had […]