Tag: Kalahandi

BRIDGE COLLAPSES
Bridge Collapses In Kalahandi, Cars Get Trapped, Occupants Rescued Safely

Six persons travelling in two cars got trapped after portion of a bridge collapsed at T. Rampur in Kalahandi district today. A team of firefighters along with local police immediately reached the spot for rescue operation.

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  • Sunday, 30 October 2022
6 feared trapped as bridge collapses in Odisha’s Bhawanipatna
6 feared trapped as bridge collapses in Odisha’s Bhawanipatna

According to sources, the vehicles were crossing through the bridge when the incident took place.

  • Sunday, 30 October 2022
Hundreds of animals sacrificed during Goddess Manikeshwari’s Chhatar Yatra in Kalahandi
Hundreds of animals sacrificed during Goddess Manikeshwari’s Chhatar Yatra in Kalahandi

As there were no Covid-related restrictions, the festival was observed with public participation after a gap of two years.

  • Monday, 03 October 2022
PREGNANT LADY’S PLIGHT
Pregnant Woman Carried On Cot For 15Kms Due To Bad Roads In Kalahandi Village

Bad roads continue to haunt the people in rural pockets of the state. This time, a pregnant woman in a remote village under Podapadar panchayat of Kalahandi district had to bear the brunt of non-motorable roads. Patient Anjali Harijan was carried on cot for almost 15kms through forest stretch and hilly terrain, reportedly as ambulance could not reach her.

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  • Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Family forced to carry body in swollen nullah to cremate it
Family forced to carry body in swollen 'nullah' for cremation

Though residents have been demanding construction of a bridge over the nullah but the government is yet to do the needful.

  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
Man kills girlfriend, hangs her from a tree
Man kills girlfriend, hangs her from a tree

The girl’s boyfriend was detained who confessed to killing the girl during interrogation, police sources said.

  • Monday, 01 August 2022
Odisha's Kalahandi to be included in PM Adi Adarsh Gram Yojanas: Munda
Odisha's Kalahandi to be included in PM Adi Adarsh Gram Yojanas: Munda

He asked the officials to conduct field visits, meet the beneficiaries, find the gaps in the system and take every possible step to plug those.

  • Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Kalahandi Jagannath temple burgled, silver crown weighing 10 kg stolen
Kalahandi Jagannath temple burgled, silver crown weighing 10 kg stolen

Burglars entered the temple by breaking the temple’s main gate and looted money from the donation box apart from stealing the silver jewellery of the temple deities

  • Saturday, 04 June 2022
Power of dedication: Tribal youths Lalu Bhoi and Aryan Ekka become inspiration for other youths
Power of dedication: Tribal youths Lalu Bhoi and Aryan Ekka become inspiration for other youths

Lalu Prasad Bhoi and Aryan Ekka, who are driving force of tomorrow, have proved that taking birth in a poor family is not a hindrance to follow your dreams. 

  • Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Maoist Surrenders
Maoist carrying Rs 5 Lakh reward on head surrenders before Odisha Police

The surrendered Maoist was involved in the exchange of fire with police at Manaska in the year 2016, Barangapadar in 2017, Turkey and Kotalghati in 2019 and Sohespadar in 2020, the DIG said.

  • Monday, 02 May 2022
‘We WANT Teachers’
Plus 2 Science Stream Students Stage Protest

Several Plus 2 students at Adarsh Vidyalaya in Kalahandi’s Kalampur locked up the school and staged protest on Wednesday (Dec 15) demanding appointment of more teachers. As per reports, the students studying in the Science stream alleged that despite reopening of the school for Plus 2 students, only one teacher has been present for the entire stream.

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  • Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Bedridden For 6 Years, Odisha Man Appeals For Euthanasia
Bedridden For 6 Years, Odisha Man Appeals For Euthanasia

To end his sufferings, an immobile Anil, who can barely sit on his own, has appealed for euthanasia. “I am forced to do all my activities on my own as my parents work as daily wage labourers. We don’t have a proper roof over our head. Basic enmities are like dream for us,” said Anil while crying inconsolably.

  • Saturday, 27 November 2021
Protest Erupts Over CM Naveen’s Kalahandi Visit
Mamita Murder Case: Protest Erupts Over CM Naveen’s Kalahandi Visit

The cry for justice for murdered lady teacher Mamita Meher intensified across Odisha. Opposition BJP took out a march in Bhubaneswar against CM Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Bhawanipatna and burnt his effigy in protest.

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  • Monday, 08 November 2021
Egg Attack On Ministers
Egg Attack On Odisha Ministers Vehicles As Opposition Protest On Lady Teacher Murder Continues

Egg Attack On Odisha Ministers Vehicles As Opposition Protest On Lady Teacher Murder Continues.

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  • Monday, 08 November 2021
Condolence Prayer For Mamita
Watch: People In Kalahandi Observe Two Minute Silence To Pray For Peace To Mamita’s Soul

Seeking justice for Mamita Meher, people in Kalahandi observed two minutes silence to pray for peace to the departed soul. Notable, senior Congress leader Bhakta Das had earlier appealed to the people to observe silence prayer.

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  • Sunday, 07 November 2021
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