Tag: Joda

While one group is supporter of the sitting MLA, the members of the other group are followers of a former MLA.

Joda: Two youths were tied to an electric pole by villagers in Hundula under Joda police limits of Keonjhar district alleging them to be involved in a robbery bid from a house in the village. Later police reached the spot and took the duo into its custody. The two youths have been identified as Irfan […]

Keonjhar: Two dumper drivers were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a minor girl near Daribahala forests under Bamebari police limits of Keonjhar district. The incident took place when the girl was returning to her village from a relative’s house. The matter came to the fore after family members of the girl filed a complaint […]

Keonjhar: A 12 hour bandh has thrown life out of gear in Joda town with a local group, Joda Development Council calling for the strike with a three-point charter of demands regarding the development of the area here in the district on Thursday. According to reports, the demands include setting up of a new bus […]

Bhubaneswar: Even three days after the Supreme Court judgment directing 100 per cent penalty on illegal mining, the State government is still in the dark on the amount of fine to be imposed on the lessees and analysing legal aspects of the order to finalise the amount. The delay in issuing notice to the illegal […]

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 […]