News from Kendrapara. Odisha

At the age of 105, Karmakar walks 2 km to his smithy daily. His work ethics reflect on the goodwill he has generated over 70 years as an ironsmith. Karmakar’s smithy has become synonymous with a landmark in Ramnagar which is used by travellers to identify directions and distance.

As per reports, the supporters of Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Charan Sahoo are unable to internally accept the Congress leader in the party while long-serving BJD workers have strongly opposed his merger. 

As per reports, Debasmita is interested in contesting in this Assembly Poll on a Congress ticket. She has opted for a voluntary resignation from her job and applied for a ticket to the OPCC to fight for Aul Assembly Constituency.

Apart from cadre restructuring and grade pay, the agitating workers demanded that the eligibility for the post should be a graduation degree. They warned of launching an indefinite dharna in Bhubaneswar if the government fails to listen to their demands.

As per reports, the Odisha Tourism Department had taken senior citizens from several districts of Odisha on a pilgrimage to Tirupati on February 7. However, the women reportedly went missing after availing darshan of Lord Venkateswara.

A case under section 7 of PC Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered against the accused and further investigation in connection with the incident is underway.

As per reports, at least 29 women were brought to Rajkanika CHC for tubectomy on Tuesday. However, after the surgery, they were left to sleep on the floor of the hospital because of the unavailability of beds in the CHC.

Factionalism in the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has come to the fore in the Patkura constituency of Kendrapara district after the party's district unit president Utkal Keshari Parida allegedly made an objectionable comment on former MLA, late Ved Prakash Agarwal.

Parikshit Ojha, a stone sculptor from Nilakanthapur village, worked for at least six months at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and carved some intricate sculptures on the pillars of the magnificent temple.

As per reports, around 50 passengers on board the boat were stranded in the middle of Mahanadi river for three long hours before they were safely rescued.

It is alleged that the headmaster raped a class 6 and 7 class girl student inside the premises of the Madhusudan Vidyamandir, a private school at Ghadiamal under Rajnagar police limits in the district. The accused has been identified as Pradeep Pradhan.

It has been done in view of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama Project in Puri on January 17 (Today) and the consecration ceremony of Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Hope emerged for four labourers of Rajnagar area in Kendrapara who are stuck in Qatar after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda wrote a letter to the Indian Ambassador to Qatar requesting their safe return to Odisha. 

Protesting against the block administration’s step-motherly attitude, the sarpanch of Dihudipur panchayat under Pattamundai block of Kendrapara district stopped an Arpan Rath by lying down in front of it. 

A piece of good news for wildlife lovers and activists! The population of crocodiles in Satkosia and Bhitarkanika sanctuaries has increased this year.