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.
Koraput: In a major breakthrough, Machhakund Police seized over 13 quintal ganja worth around Rs 1 crore on Thursday. As per reports, following a tip off, a team from Machhakunda Police Station raided a house at Ekataput village under Lamataput block in Koraput district and recovered 13.09 quintal of the illegal contraband. However, two Ganja […]
Koraput: Mutilated bodies of three members of a family, including the father, son and daughter were found on railway tracks near Singaram station under Laxmipur police station limits in Koraput district on Monday morning. The deceased three have been identified as Kesaba Subudhi (38), a resident of Podapadi village under Tikiri police limits in Rayagada […]
Jeypore: An ugly scene unfolded in Kotia when officials from Odisha on Covid enforcement duty were confronted by authorities from Andhra Pradesh who forced their way to persuade people in…
Koraput: Three youths reportedly went missing after a boat capsized in Jalaput Reservoir of Koraput district. Though the incident occurred yesterday, it came to light today after two other youths who managed to swim ashore disclosed the matter. According to sources, the five youths had gone into the reservoir yesterday. They were enjoying a boat […]
Koraput: A massive search operation using power boats has been launched on Tuesday to trace three youths who went missing after the boat they were travelling in the Machkund River capsized on Sunday. A rescue team began the search and rescue operation in the Jalaput dam in the Machkund River, located around 70 km from […]
Koraput: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday caught the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Nandapur here red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh. As per sources, the officials of the Jeypore division laid a trap based on a complaint and held the CDPO Snigdharani Mishra who in her office was receiving the bribe amount […]
Koraput: After a massive search operation, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team on Tuesday fished out the bodies of two of the three youths, who went missing after a boat capsized in Jalaput Reservoir here on Sunday. One person is still missing in the mishap. The youths, whose bodies were recovered, were identified […]
Koraput: Andhra Pradesh’s continuous expansion into Odisha’s territory has set alarm bells ringing in the Koraput district administration office. After Kotia, where Odisha is already at loggerheads with Andhra Pradesh over the alleged land encroachment and road construction by the later, the recent high handedness by the Andhra Pradesh administration in Narayanpatna has irked the […]
Lamtaput: Intensifying crackdown on ganja smuggling, Koraput police on Saturday seized more than 13 quintals of the contraband during raids at two places in the district. According to sources, the market value of the seized Ganja is around Rs 1.5 crore. The Machakunda police seized more than eight quintals of Ganja inside a closed house […]
Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report on the alleged encroachment of Andhra Pradesh into Odisha in the bordering areas of Narayanpatra block, the district Collector along with other senior officials have conducted a joint survey and held discussions with people of the area. It is being claimed that Andhra Pradesh has issued land […]
Koraput: A principal of +2 Women’s College in Sunabeda area of the district was arrested on Tuesday on the charges of misbehaving with a female colleague at the institute. As per the complainant who works as a computer operator, the principal, identified as Pabitra Kumar Bedanta, was allegedly harassing and even trying to touch her […]
Koraput: A woman was killed while four others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw in Padua police limits of Koraput district on Tuesday. According to sources, both the vehicles fell into Patali River following the collision that occurred in the evening. Later, the body of the woman was retrieved […]
Koraput: A joint team of BSF and Machkund Police on Wednesday intercepted a pick-up van near Hanumal village in the district and seized over 800 kg ganja worth Rs 80 lakh from the vehicle. The BSF and t0he police were patrolling at a MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Hanumal village today when the officials […]
Koraput: Almost three decades after getting hitched, a man has found himself in trouble as a case was registered against him at Jeypore Town Police Station on Thursday by his second wife who has accused him of ‘marrying’ multiple women settled in different places. The complainant, Sanjukta Patra who tied the nuptial knot to one […]
Koraput: Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati has urged the Koraput district administration to use the funds in the Biju KBK (BKBK) scheme for the development of neglected areas. Speaking at the Koraput District Yojana Board meeting on Friday, the senior leader demanded that the funds in the BKBK scheme should be used to provide basic […]
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