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.

Five including three minors die as boat capsizes in river in Odisha’s Koraput 
Five including three minors die as boat capsizes in river in Odisha’s Koraput 

On Wednesday afternoon, they were returning to their village in a fishing boat. It is suspected that their boat overturned due to some reasons and all went missing. 

Explosives Seized By BSF
BSF busts Maoist dump, gun manufacturing materials seized in Koraput and Malkangiri

The materials were stored in a plastic drum and buried under the ground near Sileru river. The jawans detected the Maoist dump while conducting a combing operation in Bhejangwada jungle.

Boat Capsize Spot
Woman dies, four missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Koraput

According to reports, three women along with their children had been to Badela village to attend a wedding function. While returning, the country-made boat capsized in the river near the village.

From Malkangiri’s roadside to America: Explore story of Kabya’s journey
From Malkangiri’s roadside to America: Explore story of Kabya’s journey

You do not know what the fate has in store for you. And it is said, what is destined to happen will happen. True to the adage, destiny smiled on a 13-month-old girl who was once found abandoned and uncared for on a roadside in Malkangiri and now she is the daughter of a millionaire in America.

Paddy Brought To Mandis In Koraput
Paddy lying unsold for seven days in Koraput mandis, farmers stage dharna

The farmers alleged that the government and the supplies department have turned a blind eye to their plight. The millers are inordinately delaying to lift their paddy, alleged the farmers.

Minimum Temperature Across Odisha
Koraput shivers in cold; four towns record below 10 degree C

Apart from Koraput, Semiliguda recorded 8.3 degree Celsius, G Udaygiri 9, Daringibadi 9.5 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature.

Suman Khila In Telugu Movie Mangalavaaram
Odisha tribal model shines in Telugu movie, receives rousing welcome back home

A resident of Semiliguda in Koraput, Khila received a rousing welcome upon her return home after finishing shoot which continued for six months.

Cash distributed to bring people to Pandian's event
Money being paid to bring crowd to 5T Chairman VK Pandian’s programme? Cong sees red, BJD refutes

A purported video of money being paid to people has also surfaced. The programme was held at a government upper primary school at Jeypore.

RI, peon arrested for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe in Odisha’s Koraput 
RI, peon arrested for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe in Odisha’s Koraput 

The sleuths of the Odisha Vigilance Department on Tuesday arrested the Revenue Inspector (RI) and a peon of Lamtaput RI office under Macchkund tehsil in Koraput district for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for land demarcation. 

Peddler nabbed with 7kg ganja strapped around his chest in Odisha 
Peddler nabbed with 7kg ganja strapped around his chest in Odisha 

Police on Monday arrested a person for smuggling ganja by wrapping the contraband item around his body with duct tape at Nandapur in Koraput. He had strapped seven kilograms of ganja around his chest. 

Shocking! Odisha octogenarian piggybacks on relative for 8 km to get pension  
Shocking! Odisha octogenarian rides piggyback on relative for 8 km to get pension  

Such an incident stands in sharp contrast with the government’s announcement to deliver pensions at the doorsteps of the elderly and physically challenged beneficiaries. 

Roadside Campfire In Phulbani
No respite from intense cold in Odisha, several places shiver with sub-10-degree temperature

Temperature in some parts of Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Koraput districts in particular have begun to plummet further.

Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati speaking at a programmes in Koraput
Congress leader Tara Bahinipati gets upset on stage over 'Naveen Patnaik Zindabaad’ slogans

The Congress MLA was visibly upset and threatened some people not to irritate him. “Don’t try to challenge me."If I want then I can make the scheme a failure,” he shouted.

Firefighters Clear Road After Landslide In Koraput
Landslide in Koraput, crop damage in Gajapati as cyclone Michaung-induced rains drench Odisha

Incessant rain which began on Tuesday night and continued till Thursday morning, caused a landslide at Bariput under Koraput’s Narayanpatna block on Wednesday night.

Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka
MP Saptagiri Ulaka raises Sewa Papermill issue in Lok Sabha, demands payment of arrears & EPF to workers

Speaking in the zero hour, the Congress MP from Koraput alleged non-cooperation and harassment by the papermill management. He alleged the company is not complying with all the relevant labour laws withholding the salaries and retirement benefits, insurance money and PF money of the employees.

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