Tag: Anandpur

Anandpur: Vehicular traffic between Keonjhar and Panikoili came to a grinding halt today in the morning due to a road blockade on National Highway-215 staged by the locals at Salapada here demanding an underground passway. Hundreds of heavy vehicles, buses and cars stood on both side of the road as the locals sat on a […]

Anandpur: Two constables were killed in a tragic road accident at Pauchia Chhak near Harichandanpur in Keonjhar district this afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Alokjyoti Das (32) of Sampatna village and Sushant Nayak (26) of Pandapada village. The two deceased constables of Odisha Armed Police Force (OAPF) posted at Keonjhar Reserve Police were […]

Keonjhar: Anandpur civic body Chairperson Saraswati Jena was ousted from the post after she was defeated in the no trust vote held in July last year.

Cuttack: The High Court today directed the Keonjhar district administration to announce result of the no trust vote against Anandpur civic body chief held in July last year. The court also rejected the writ petition of the urban body chairperson Saraswati Jena who sought a stay on declaration of result. 12 councillors had taken part […]

Anandpur: A day after a violent clash between the locals and the police, construction of Kusei bridge continued near Belabahali today amid tight security. Reports said though the situation in the area is normal, palpable tension still prevails in Belabahali village. Sources said the people of Belabahali village are in a meeting today to decide […]

Anandpur: Hundreds of supporters today met the Keonjhar collector and submitted him a memorandum demanding early construction work of the Kusei bridge near Belabahali village. Reports said the supporters met the collector N Thirumala Nayak at a grievance meeting in Ghasipura block and expressed their concern over the tardy pace of work in the construction […]

Anandpur: Two days before the students’ union polls, some students allegedly ransacked office of Anandpur College here in Keonjhar district and set the furniture and some office computers on fire after the nomination of a presidential candidate was cancelled on the ground that the aspirant has criminal background. The college authorities said the vandalism is […]

Keonjhar: Days before the inauguration, the bailey bridge over a tributary of river Rembhala at Kholagadia near Harichandanpur in the district, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 2.30 cr, caved in today due to alleged poor quality of work. Locals alleged low quality work led to the collapse and demanded high level inquiry […]

Keonjhar: The district administration has decided to halt the construction work of Belbahali bridge under Anandpur sub-division for two days as protest by the locals intensified on Monday. Keonjhar Collector N Tirumala Nayak informed this to media after consulting with other government senior officials. “There will be no construction work on the river for two […]

Anandpur: In a bizarre incident, an old man committed suicide by consuming poison and attempted to kill his grandson by poisoning him at Bahia village under Anandpur police station in Keonjhar district today. Critically injured grandson of the deceased is undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Sources said deceased Bimbadhar Nayak committed the crime in […]

Two police complaints were registered at the Ghasipura police station of Keonjhar district today after four Home Guards were injured in an attack of residents of Belbahali village yesterday

Anandpur: Expressing resentment over the inordinate delay in the construction of Kusei bridge on National Highway-215 near Belabahali village, lawyers and senior citizens in this sub divisional town today urged the Keonjhar district administration to take necessary steps for early completion of the project. “No compromise should be made in the construction of Kusei bridge […]

Tension erupted at Belabahali village in Anandpur sub-division of Keonjhar district when the villagers opposed the construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near the village that was scheduled to begin today

Aandpur: Anandpur Municipality vice-chairperson Sandhyarani Behera today lost the no trust motion moved against her by 10 councillors after 12 members in the 16-member civic body voted against her. Voting on the no-confidence motion started at 10.15 am. Three Congress members, five BJD and four independent councillors took part while four others, including the chairperson […]

Anandpur: The tension surrounding the location of proposed Kosei bridge continues to intensify. Soon after villagers protesting the present location of bridge clashed with police, another forum has come to fore demanding no changes to the proposed location while State BJP has moved the Odisha Human Rights Commission alleging excessive action and human rights violation […]