News from Keonjhar

Besides the endangered animal, a wolf, a civet cat, a fox, a wild cat and other animals were also captured in the cameras. 

The theft of the cameras has put the lives of the tigers, more particularly the Royal Bengal Tigers (RBT) recently spotted in the area, in danger.

According to JSW Steel (Odisha mines division), nine women HEMM operators are currently placed at Jajang mine, Keonjhar, while 32 others are undergoing training.

The miscreants barged into the BJD office managed by the members of the ruling party located near Pouranchal bridge chhak and went on a rampage.

Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallik informed in the House that Dimirimunda, Kushakala, Gotipur, and Gopur in Keonjhar district; Joshipur, Suriaguda, Ruansila, Dhushura hill in Mayurbhanj district and Adas area in Deogarh district have gold deposits. 

The PCCF has directed the forest department to install more CCTV cameras to keep a track on the movement of the RBT.

The mishap occurred when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck at Barabanka Ghat road under Rugudi police limits in Keonjhar district. 

The woman, Janaki Dehury, has to endure the hardship because her husband, Ravi Dehury believes that Janaki has become unholy after a doctor performed operation on her.

As per an RTI query, the 100-seated medical college has 80 percent faculty positions vacant and has been running with 19 contractual staff including the Medical Superintendent.

Ghasipura police recovered the mutilated body of the home guard and sent it to Anandapur sub-divisional hospital for post-mortem.

While the woman was found hanging in her house, her two sons aged three and four years were found dead under mysterious circumstances.

A formal notification in this regard has been released by the Higher Education Department after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal.

The accused Bilash Mankadia, who hails from Karanjia sub-division in Mayurbhanj district, was nabbed following a raid at Melana village under Ghatagaon range in Keonjhar district.

Simultaneous raids were conducted at offices and residences linked to both companies in Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Barbil and Keonjhar.

Eight people were travelling in the ill-fated auto-rickshaw towards Keonjhar when the pick-up van hit the vehicle. The mishap occurred near a sharp turn on the road.