News from Koraput

Koraput district is in the southern part of Odisha bordering to Andhra Pradesh .It is a home to many primitive tribes .Located in the Eastern Ghats Covered with thick forests and dotted by pristine waterfalls and deep valleys, Koraput, in Odisha, is a natural retreat with a languid pace of life. The region also has rich mineral deposits; including aluminum ore, manganese, and limestone. The Engine division and Sukhoi division of the aircraft manufacturing company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a public sector undertaking of Ministry of Defence is in Sunabeda of Koraput district. The Gupteshwar limestone cave temple on Ramgiri Hill and the Duduma and Bagra waterfalls are nearby add more importance to the district. The area was under the Chola kings in the 10th and 11th centuries.

Dana Majhi rerun: Odisha migrant worker carries dead wife’s body on shoulder for 33km
Dana Majhi rerun: Odisha migrant worker carries dead wife’s body on shoulder for 33km

With no money, he put his wife’s body on his shoulders and set off on his long journey to his village in Odisha. He had almost covered 33km when a few well-wishers spotted him and alerted the cops.

Worst Maoist attack makes February 6, 2004, a red letter day in Odisha’s Koraput history
Worst Maoist attack makes February 6, 2004, a red letter day in Odisha’s Koraput history

Nineteen years have passed since the incident and much water has since flowed under the bridge and the situation has changed for the better. The fear of Red Rebels is no longer haunting the residents of villages adjacent to jungles, even in the dead of night. 

Vikram Dev Autonomous College upgraded to University a day before Platinum Jubilee
Vikram Dev Autonomous College upgraded to University a day before Platinum Jubilee

The decision triggered celebrations among the alumni and students of Vikram Dev Autonomous College as the institution will be celebrating its 75th foundation day and Platinum Jubilee on Friday. 

Ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, son quit BJP  
Ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, son quit BJP; Insult tolerable, not humiliation, says Gamang Sr

Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang and his son Shishir Gamang resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. The father-son duo announced their registration from the party at a presser in Bhubaneswar. 

Swachhta Warrior
30 years and counting: Meet Odisha’s selfless ‘Swachhta Warrior’

Notably, nobody has appointed Rama for the sanitation job nor she is getting any salary. Every evening when people leave for their homes, Rama steps out of her house.

Former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi to join Telangana CM KCR’s BRS party 
Former Koraput MP Jayaram Pangi to join Telangana CM KCR’s BRS party 

Jayaram Pangi is a four-time MLA from Pottangi and won the Koraput Lok Sabha seat on a BJD ticket in 2009.

PMAY beneficiaries in Ganjam, Koraput allege massive irregularities in house allotment
PMAY beneficiaries in Ganjam, Koraput allege massive irregularities in house allotment

As many as 120 residents of Sukhiaguda under Jeypore block had applied for PMAY houses of which only 12 persons have been allotted the houses.  

Telangana CM KCR With Jayaram Pangi
BJP’s Jayaram Pangi meets KCR, fuels speculations

Rumours are doing rounds of Pangi joining KCR’s political party Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), earlier called as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

Meet orphan, visually impaired & homeless Rajesh who lives not in past or future but in present 
Meet orphan, visually impaired & homeless Rajesh who lives not in past or future but in present 

Rajesh says he was rescued by a teacher named Somayajalu of Pandit Somayajalu School for blinds as a baby boy. It was the school that christened him as Rajesh. At seven, he came to know that he is an orphan.

Baijayant Panda
Jay Panda pays tribute to last queen of royal family in Jeypore

The BJP National Vice-President is currently on a two-day visit to Koraput to take stock of the ongoing organisational work by the party.

Bahubali Coolie Krushna Kuldeep
This Baahubali Coolie lifts scooters onto roofs of busses

He can lift two-wheelers onto buses. He is among a very few who can do such heavy lifting effortlessly. So the demand for Kuldeep’s service is quite high.

Andhra’s lust for Odisha land: FIR lodged against AP doctor for 'encroaching' govt land
Andhra’s lust for Odisha land: FIR lodged against AP doctor for 'encroaching' govt land

Dr Rao has prepared around 30 to 40 acres of land in Kapalada mouza under Bandhugaon tehsil for oil palm cultivation. 

3 trains stranded in Odisha after power supply failure 
3 trains stranded in Odisha after power supply failure 

According to sources, while the Samaleswari Express is stranded near Dumuriput, the Hirakhand Express is stranded at Koraput.

Rama Kumari Devi- last queen of Jeypore royal family passes away
Rama Kumari Devi- last queen of Jeypore royal family passes away

Rama Kumari Devi was the wife of last King of Jeypore kingdom, Ramakrushna Deo.

Rengalguda Village Under Borigumma Block
Koraput under neonatal death trap, 8 infants succumb in 15 days

Muduli family in Borigumma, who has bore the maximum brunt of the death trap, has a sorry tale to tell. Last year, the family had lost a 15-day-old infant. And as if that was not enough, this year, another baby was born and succumbed in just 15 days.

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