News from Keonjhar

The villagers also alleged that the officials of the panchayat were taking bribe to sanction the amount meant for construction of PMAY houses.

With another jumbo’s death on Tuesday, as many as four pachyderms have died in the forest in a one month time period, sources said. It is worthwhile to mention here that a female elephant was found dead at Talachampei in the forest range on August 7. Similarly on July 19, bodies of a female elephant and calf were found at Bandapala within the forest range.

A youth in Nialijharan village in Keonjhar was banished from his village for marrying outside of his caste

The villagers further told that during rainy days, they have to lead a stranded life for three-four months due to the unavailability of a bridge.

Several low-lying areas are likely to get waterlogged due to the heavy rain induced by low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal

Keonjhar: Three bikers were killed after an unidentified vehicle hit the bike they were riding on National Highway-215 near Angulia Square under Champua police limits in the district. The deceased were identified as Ranjit Nayak, Amarnath Pati and Satyajit Mahakud.

The weather department has predicted heavy rain in several parts especially coastal and interior regions of Odisha today

As per the weather department data, as many as 19 districts in the State are facing deficient rainfall out of which six are going through a grim situation after recording less than 40 per cent rain so far this season.

34-year-old Bikash Dehury of Kainsari village was down with TB for the last several days following which he complained of loss of appetite, fever and other physical disorders.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.

Even as Odisha grapples with a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines for the ongoing mass inoculation drive, an alleged instance of illegal selling of vaccines by a Community Health Center employee has come to light in the district

The Odisha government’s tall claim of providing better road connectivity in rural areas seem to have fallen flat after a critical patient was carried on a cot for around two kilometre due to lack of proper road connectivity at Kumudaphala village under Balishankara block in the district.

The accused has been identified as Karuna Sagar Khatua,  Keonjhar district Vice-President of the ruling regional political party.

Odisha government is contemplating to adopt Gujarat model which will alert the train drivers about the presence of the big animals near the tracks.

A family feud took an ugly turn after a man allegedly killed his sister-in-law by slitting her throat before raping his mother-in-law in Keonjhar district of Odisha.