News from Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur district, also known as Nawarangpur .Most of its population is tribal and the land is heavily forested. It borders Kalahandi and Koraput district. It is also the boarder to the Chhattisgarh.

School girls on way to appear exam injured as van overturns in Odisha
School girls on way to appear exam injured as van overturns in Odisha

The accident took place near Jamdora in Nabarangpur. Eight girl students were going in the van to their exam centre in Umerkote to appear for the ICSE exam.

12-yr-old priest in Odisha eloquently chants mantras & wins hearts 
12-yr-old priest in Odisha eloquently chants mantras & wins hearts 

His father Santosh Patra is a priest at the Ganesh temple in Raju Sahi. Following in the footsteps of his father for some years, Asutosh has managed to acquire skills in divine worship, rituals, and mantra chanting. A class-6 student, he also performs well academically.

2024 Elections in Odisha: Will next-gen daughters taste success on home turfs of fathers? 
2024 Elections in Odisha: Will next-gen daughters taste success on home turfs of fathers? 

The names of young leaders coming to the forefront are Subhashri Mishra, (daughter of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jaynarayan Mishra), Dr Debasmita Sharma (daughter of former Congress MLA Devendra Sharma), and Lipika Majhi (daughter of former Congress MLA Bhujabal Majhi).

Rajnath Singh Addressing Party Members In Nabarangpur
Our govt is in Centre, our govt will be in Odisha as well: Rajnath Singh

“We have worked in every village, every district during the days when BJP was not a big political party. We never have thought that the BJP would form a government at the Centre on its own. Exactly like that, BJP will form government in Odisha too,” Singh said.

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'Lord Jagannath should not be left fasting:' Devotees resent delay in Puri temple rituals

Saroj Mohanty, a resident of Kendrapara said, “Crores of Odias who love Lord Jagannath are hurt by daily rituals of Srimandir getting affected often. Why is this happening again and again? The matter should be investigated. Those responsible for this should be punished."

Odisha's cancer patients who finally win battle set example for others
Odisha's cancer patients who finally win battle set examples for others 

Manohar Padhani, a resident of Karmari under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur, is one of them. One day, a sore appeared in his mouth. On medical examination, he was diagnosed with cavity cancer. He was going through excruciating pain and had déjà vu every moment. But he did not lose hope.  

Police At Robbed ATM In Nabarangpur
SBI ATM looters from Haryana and Chhattisgarh chased, nabbed from forest in Odisha; Rs 20L recovered

Swinging into action following the robbery, the personnel of the district police chased the robbers and nabbed them from a jungle near Dabugaon.

BJP Observes Bandh In Nabarangpur
BJP launches dawn-to-dusk bandh in Nabarangpur over delay in land acquisition for rail project

The protesters alleged, that despite the Centre granting money for the railway project eight years back, the State government has failed to acquire land for the same. It has caused an inordinate delay to the project.

Labourers lock up Divisional Labour Commissioner office in Odisha
Labourers lock up Divisional Labour Commissioner office in Odisha

As per reports, district labour officer, Ranjan Kumar Behera was earlier caught by Vigilance officials on the charges of receiving bribe. It was alleged that the DLO is reportedly playing truant as a result of which various official works like new registration of labourers, renewal of registration and disbursal of various financial assistance to labourers have been affected. 

Puri Srimandir Parikrama project: Outrage as rice and betel nuts collected for inauguration remain u
Puri Srimandir Parikrama project: Outrage as rice and betel nuts collected for inauguration remain unused 

In the Kalyansinghpur panchayat of Rayagada district, rice and betel collected through an Arpan Rath have been kept at the panchayat office. Sarpanch Goutam Barli expressed displeasure over it and sought to know why the collected items have not been sent to Puri. 

Priest's Son Stoned To Death
Man stones 5-yr-old boy to death in front of his father, accused detained

As per reports, Pujari was at the Shiva Temple on the Saraguli hill doing puja while his son was sitting on the verandah. During this, Jalandhara Santa from the same village came to the temple and allegedly killed Pujari’s son with a rock.

Man stones 5-year-old boy to death in Odisha’s Nabarangpur, detained 
Man stones 5-year-old boy to death in Odisha’s Nabarangpur, detained 

A miscreant stoned a five-year-old boy to death in front of the minor's father atop Saraguli hill near Mendara village under Dabugaon Police limits of Nabarangpur district on Thursday

Youth found dead in Umerkote, murder suspected
Youth who left home for boozing found dead in Odisha’s Umerkote; murder suspected

The deceased hailed from Daumal village and he had gone to the house of a person at Telnadi village as a guest along with his wife some 15 days back.

BJP MLA Nityananda Gond
BJP MLA hits out at govt over long queues for subsidised borewell, alleges govt-bank nexus

The farmers are queuing up in large numbers at three Union Bank branches to open accounts and deposit cash to avail subsidised borewells under Biju Krishak Vikash Yojana.

Broken Roof Of School Inaugurated In 2002
Odisha students forced to study in Mission Shakti office, thanks to a broken school building inaugurated 12 yrs back

At least 30 students from class 1 to 5 of the primary school are forced to leave their school building and study crammed in two small rooms of the Local Mission Shakti office after the walls developed cracks and cement plasters fell off from the roof endangering lives of the students.

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