Geographically Kandhmal district lies in high altitude zone with inter spreading inaccessible terrain of hilly ranges and narrow valley tracts. Almost 66 percent of the land area of the District is covered with dense forests and towering mountains rich in green meadows at the attitude of 2000 feet to 3000 feet, the terraced valleys thronged with the colorful tribe. Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag .It has also a place called Daringbadi which is known as Kashmir of Odisha.
The number of daily Covid -19 positive cases continues to drop for the fourth consecutive day in Odisha. The State reported 9,793 fresh cases with 18 fatalities in last 24 hours.
Odisha continues to witness a dip in number of Covid 19 cases for last three days. The number of daily infections which stood at 10,635 yesterday has come down to 10,031 today. The total caseload has mounted to 54, 4873 following today’s figures.
Phulbani: After facing numerous problems owing to poor mobile network, residents of Dadaki GP in Phulbani block of Kandhamal district erected a mobile tower on their own. Earlier, seamless mobile network and connectivity was a distant dream for the residents of Dadaki Gram Panchayat, which is located some six to seven kms away from Phulbani […]
Kandhamal: A lady assistant teacher of Kudutuli High School in K. Nuagaon block in the district has alleged harassment charges and death threat against three of her male colleagues. In her complaint, the lady teacher has alleged that the headmaster of the school Chandra Sekhar Maharana, assistant teacher Sadashiv Behera and PET Susant Baliarsingh had […]
Bhubaneswar: Priyaranjan Naik alias Pintu from Daringbadi area of Kandhamal, arrested earlier this year for allegedly cheating several women on the pretext of marriage, has reportedly deceived many other women after being released from jail. A woman who recently filed a complaint against the accused said: “After maintaining physical relationship and promising to marry me, […]
Kandhamal: A Protective Service Officer(PSO) working with Kandhamal Police was detained yesterday for allegedly raping a woman. The matter came to light after a complaint was lodged at Khajuripada Police Station by mother of the survivor. Acting upon the complaint, cops detained the PSO and sent the woman for medical examination. As per reports, the […]
Kandhamal: Decades after independence, there are places in many interior pockets of Odisha where even basic facilities are a dream for people. Forget about roads and bridges, instances of people crossing rivers using tubes and cable are still normal in parts of State. Despite tall claims of the government about welfare policies, residents of K […]
Phulbani: Panic gripped Tamangi village under Daringibadi block in Kandhamal district today after the father of a village head was allegedly hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants. As per reports, the incident happened when the Sarpanch of Hatimunda Panchayat, Mandakini Mallick was out with her father Pandar Mallick, mother Dakinialu Mallick and her brother. […]
Phulbani: Ranjit Kumar Muni, the inspector-in-charge of Bramhanigaon Police station in Kandhamal district on Sunday sustained multiple injuries after he was attacked by a group of villagers near Meramaha chhak in Baliguda. As per preliminary reports, the incident occurred when Ranjit along with a police team was returning after conducting a raid on a gambling […]
Phulbani: An exchange of fire occurred between security forces and Maoists during a combing operation in Baibali forest on Monday. As per reports, the gunfight continued for half an hour. Around 20-25 Maoists were reportedly present in the forest but they managed to fled after the firing. Meanwhile, the security forces have seized a gun, […]
Phulbani: Residents of Meramaha village in Kandhamal district are now living in the face of fear following the recent attack on Inspector-in-charge of Bramhanigaon Police Station, Ranjit Muni. Almost all the male residents of the village have fled from their homes and are now spending days in the forest to avoid possible police action, alleged […]
Kandhamal: The crackdown on the production and supply of illegal cannabis gathered steam as a joint team of Baliguda Police and Excise department destroyed Ganja cultivation worth over Rs 90 lakh burning the crop, spread across several places in the district, on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, personnel from the Baliguda Police and Excise department […]
Phulbani: In view of the arriving winter and as a safety measure to check the spread of Covid-19 infection in the region, the Kandhamal district administration on Wednesday announced that all tourist destinations and picnic spots in the district will remain out of bounds for people till November 30, 2020. However, resorts belonging to the […]
Phulbani: Mystery shrouds the death of the wife of Rashmiranjan Mahanta, BDO of Phiringia in Kandhamal district, whose body was recovered under strange circumstances Wednesday night. The body has been kept at the Phulbani hospital for an autopsy. It was surprising to see that despite informing the family members about her death and asking them […]
Phulbani: A joint team of Kandhamal Police and Excise officials on Sunday destroyed illegal ganja cultivation on acres of lands in different forest areas of Dudduki panchayat under Sadar police limits in Kandhamal district. The police and excise sleuths were tipped off about illegal cultivation following which a joint team was set up to conduct […]
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