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.

Kotia
Four Candidates File Nomination For "Auctioned" Sarpanch Post, Consensus Candidate For Kotia Region

There are more than 5,000 eligible voters in 13 wards of 28 revenue villages and 12 other villages in Kotia panchayat which will go to the polls on February 18.

 Theft Of Gold Ornaments From SBI: CCTV Footage Helps Police Crack Case, Ex-Staff Arrested
Theft Of Gold Ornaments From SBI: CCTV Footage Helps Police Crack Case, Ex-Staff Arrested

The accused has been identified as Sekhar Kuldipiya, who was working as a messenger of SBI Laxmipur between 2014 and August 2020. He was earlier removed from the messenger service over misconduct.

Plastic Rice
Villagers In Odisha's Koraput Allege Sale of 'Plastic Rice' In Local Market

Some villagers claimed that the rice they bought from the market was different from normal grains. Some of the grains were floating in the hot water while cooking

Excise Dept Seizes Over 1 Tonne Ganja From Oal-Laden Truck
Odisha Excise Seizes Over 1 Tonne Ganja From Oal-Laden Truck

Preliminary investigation revealed that the registration number of truck belongs to Maharashtra. However, the other details like the source and the destination of the consignment and those involved in the smuggling are being probed.

Odisha Moves Supreme Court Again Over Border Dispute With Andhra Pradesh
Odisha Moves Supreme Court Again Over Border Dispute With Andhra Pradesh

Odisha government has filed a fresh petition in the Apex court to give a clear verdict on Kotia issue in order to solve the Inter-State border dispute with the neighbouring State

Locals Stage 'Rail Roko’ Demanding Stoppage Of Passenger Train In Koraput
Locals Stage 'Rail Roko’ Demanding Stoppage Of Passenger Train In Koraput

Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka also took part in the protest urging authorities to provide a stoppage at the station for passenger trains.

Woman Electrocuted
Woman Electrocuted With Snare For Wild Boar in Odisha’s Koraput, 4 Relatives Arrested

As many as four persons including the brother of the deceased have been arrested in this connection for allegedly cooking up a fake story of rape and murder of the woman by her lover and lodging an FIR in this regard at Borigumma police station

Workshop On Child Labour
No To Child Labour: Odisha Govt's Message To The Public

Keeping in mind the increasing job losses and closure of schools during the COVID lockdown, the Labour & ESI Department of Odisha government conducted a child labour awareness workshop in Koraput on Saturday.

Stone Quarry
Villagers Oppose Mining In Stone Quarry In Koraput, Gherao Dist Officials 

The Khadimati Surakhya Committee, a local organization, has been opposing mining operations in the stone quarry located near Hatasuku village under Kumargandhana Panchayat in Lamtaput Block of the district since a long time.

Koraput Gang Rape Case: BJP Calls for 12 Hour Bandh In Jeypore
Koraput Gang Rape Case: BJP Calls for 12 Hour Bandh In Jeypore

Meanwhile, a police investigation team, headed by an Additional SP has been constituted and is currently probing the rape case.

Anganwadi Worker, Koraput MLA Face Off
‘You Are Just An Anganwadi Worker, How Dare You Insult An MLA’: Asks Angry BJD Legislator

Events took an ugly turn for Koraput MLA and the District Planning Board President, Raghuram Padal when an Anganwadi worker climbed up the stage and confronted him with a volley of questions regarding their welfare.

No Bridge, No Vote: Odisha Villagers Threaten To Boycott Rural Polls
No Bridge, No Vote: Odisha Villagers Threaten To Boycott Rural Polls

In the absence of any permanent solution, the villagers have constructed a temporary wooden bridge and using it as a daily means of transportation by risking their lives. 

Kotia
Odisha Government To Set Up Special Adarsha Vidyalaya In Kotia

The school will come up at Ganjeipadar village under Pottangi block in Koraput district to provide quality education to the children of the villages near by Kotia

Sweet Potato Farmers
Not So Sweet: Distress Sale Hits Sweet Potato Farmers In Koraput

Sweet potato farmers in Koraput district are in distress as they are finding it difficult to sale their products due to absence of proper market facilities in the area

Cyclone jawad
Cyclone Jawad: Khordha, Koraput District Admins Cancel Leave Of Employees Till December 5

Similarly, the Koraput district administration has also cancelled the leaves of all the government officials in the district with immediate effect till December 5.

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