Tag: Khaprakhol

Bolangir: Panic gripped Khaprakhol block after a leopard strayed into human settlement at Baghajharan village in district on Friday leading to resentment among locals. This was the second time that the leopard from nearby Gandhamardhan hill was spotted close to the village. Last week, the big cat had killed several cows, sheep and goats in […]

Bolangir: Police today found Maoists posters and banners put up by Bargarh-Balangir Divisional committee of the Bargarh-Balangir-Mahasamund division of the CPI (Maoist) in Udiapalli village under Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district. According to sources, the posters and banners alleged the police involvement in the killing of two of their cadres including a woman at Salepali […]

Bolangir:  A day before Independence Day, the Maoists today unleashed terror by exchanging fire with security forces at Gandhamardhan hills near Khaprakhol in the district today. Till reports last came in, exchange of fire was in progress and no casualty was reported so far. “The CRPF and SOG jawans launched combing operations last night in […]

Patnagarh: Two kendu leaf godowns were set on fire by unknown miscreants at Maharapadar and Damanimal villages under Khaprakhol forest range under Patnagarh block in Bolangir district in the wee hours today. Reports said some people noticed fire billowing out of the two godowns early in the and informed the Forest department and the Fire […]