Tag: Jeypore

Jeypore: The fourth phase recording of statements from witnesses before the Jeypore District and Session judge Bidyut Kumar Mishra in connection with the Kunduli gang rape and suicide case concluded today. Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Pottangi police station Deb Kumar Gamang, doctor Prince Parida and member of NGO Life Foundation Sanjukta Naidu deposed before the […]

As the world soaks itself in the magic of International Yoga Day, a young Havildaar in Jeypore town of Koraput district is busy adding his bit of sparkle to the lives of young men in the area.

Malkangiri: Four persons sustained critical injuries while 40 others had a narrow escape with minor wounds after the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside tree near Pangama on Malkangiri-Jeypore road today. The accident took place when the Government-run bus carrying 44 passengers was enroute to Bhawanipatna from Malkangiri. Sources said the driver of […]

Jeypore: After 11 days of rescue work, body of one of the two labourers, trapped inside the stone quarry near Bariput since May 31, was found today. Soon after, families of both the missing men- Ghanashyam Guru and Sanjay Dash, were called to identify the body. The two laborers had got trapped after the hill […]

Koraput: The family members of the two labourers who are still trapped under the debris after a portion of a hill collapsed at Bariput in Jeypore yesterday, lodged an FIR at Ranigarh police outpost today against the construction company. As per the complaint, the families of the two trapped labourers, Ghanshyam Guru of Deogarh district […]

Jeypore: Resentment is brewing among residents as the work for the much awaited new bus stand project is yet to take off in Jeypore. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation stone for the new bus stand in December 2016. As per proposals, the new bus stand would come up at old OSRTC garage, […]

Koraput: The engine of a goods train derailed at Dayanidhiguda railway station between Jeypore and Koraput last night. As per sources, the train which was on its way to Visakhapatnam derailed minutes after leaving the Jeypore railway station. Train services were affected on the route following the derailment. Sources said, the train services on the […]

Koraput: Police on Tuesday foiled a dacoity attempt and arrested three members of a gang of five from Jeypore in Koraput district on Tuesday. As per sources, the gang had earlier looted more than 48 mobile phones from an outlet in Jeypore following which a complaint was lodged against them at Jeypore Town Police station. […]

Koraput: At a time when several State governments across the country seem to be struggling to provide  affordable housing for poor, a man in Odisha’s Jeypore has set an example by donating land to landless people in the district. M .Suryanarayan Achary so far has donated nearly 2.3 acres of land in small patches to […]

Jeypore: Five persons were convicted for abducting a 4-year-old girl in Koraput in 2002 and awarded life imprisonment for the same by the Koraput District Judge today. As per sources, nine miscreants had abducted the minor girl, daughter of a Telecommunication Division Manager on December 18, 2002 while she was returning from school in Koraput. […]

Jeypore: In a surprise field visit, Koraput Collector Anupam Shah inspected various welfare activities in different villages of Bandhugaan and Narayanpatna blocks in the district on Thursday. Accompanied by works department officials, Shah first reached Garidi panchayat and enquired about the status of the under-construction bridge near Dumadangara in the panchayat.  He held discussion with […]

Koraput: The demand for Notified Area Council (NAC) status for Borrigumma gained momentum with Congress blocking the National Highway in Jeypore on Monday. The Congress activists blocked NH-26 and NH-63 to press for their demands and raised slogans against the Centre and Odisha Government which had recently accorded NAC status for Bijepur ahead of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission today asked the authorities of Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Jeypore to submit medical report of the Kunduli gang rape survivor and personally appear before it on November 10. The acting chairperson of OHRC, Justice B K Mishra issued this direction to the superintendent of SLNMCH, […]

Jeypore: Demanding a complete ban on liquor in undivided Koraput district, Congress leader and Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati and his supporters continued their dharna for the second day in Borigumma today. Bahinipati along with party activists and locals staged the protest urging Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to announce a ban on liqour in undivided […]

Jeypore: In a shocking incident, a policeman was allegedly attacked by a criminal during a raid in his house here in Jeypore of Koraput district on Wednesday. According to police sources, the IIC of Jeypore Town Police station, Siba Sankar Sahu was allegedly attacked by a notorious criminal of the town Jeet Mahuria and his […]