Tag: Kalahandi

Kalahandi: A Maoist was gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel inside a forest in Kalahandi district on Wednesday. The encounter took place in the forest near Kotbundel village when Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were conducting a combing operation, Kalahandi Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar said. After noticing the security personnel, […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: There has been yet another incident of a black magician trying to revive a dead body at a government-run hospital in the state. The latest report has come from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarter town of tribal-dominated Kalahandi. The family members of one Satish Gopal of Dumerimunda village from Kalahandi’s Kesinga area […]

Bhawanipatna: A 16-year-old girl from Kalahandi district has alleged that her uncle raped her while she was asleep. Police has launched probe into the matter and the teen girl has moved to a shelter home. As per reports, the victim had moved with her aunt and uncle after joining a college at Mukhiguda town in […]

Kalahandi: Following reports of Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation in acres of maize cultivation in Sundergarh, the hitherto unseen insect has now started infesting maize crops in several regions of Kalahandi district. After receiving complaints from maize cultivators in Narla and Golmunda about the damage caused to their crops by some unknown bugs, the Agriculture department […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has involved Women Self Help Groups (WSHG) under Mission Shakti in procurement of paddy in Kalahandi district, an official said on Wednesday. This is for the first time that WSHGs are being engaged in paddy procurement. This project has been successfully piloted in Kalahandi district involving 17 WSHGs in 17 gram […]

Malkangiri/Rayagada/Kalahandi: With decrease in rainfall activities, flood situation in south Odisha has begun to show gradual improvement. The water level in several rivers in Malkangiri is receding while floodwater flowing over many low-lying roads and bridges in the district has also gone down. Despite the improvement in situation, many areas of the district continue to […]

Kalahandi: As the entire country was busy in Independence Day celebrations, an exchange of fire between the security forces and Maoists was reported from Kalahandi district in Odisha today. A huge cache of ammunition including detonators was seized following the encounter at Gundi forest under Sadar Police limits. Four bags containing medicines and other articles […]

Bhawanipatna: Protesting acute shortage of staff, students and parents locked up the Paria High School under Bhawanipatna Sadar block of Kalahandi district. As per reports, there are only four teachers for 266 students from Class 1 to 10th. Due to shortage of staff, teaching has been hampered in the school following which parents and guardians […]

Bhawanipatna: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) lodged at Bhawanipatna Jail who was arrested along with 28 other persons for staging dharna in front of Vedanta Aluminium, Lanjigarh unit in Kalahandi district demanding jobs for locals on March 18, died while undergoing treatment at Burla VIMSAR Friday late night. The UTP identified as Pattnaik Harijan was suffering […]

Kalahandi: A three-year-old girl was allegedly strangulated to death by her stepmother at Lakhapadar village under Narla Police Station in Kalahandi district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Nandini Sahu, daughter of Jugeswar Sahu. Meanwhile, Narla police detained Nandini’s stepmother Asha Sahu and father Jugeswar Sahu after a complaint was lodged by the […]

Bhawanipatna: The Kalahandi Bar Association observed a 12 hour bandh in Bhawanipatna today over their long-standing demand for a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the district. As per reports, the 12 hour strike by the lawyers affected normal life as almost all the major government offices including the Collectorate remained closed, bringing […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing hardship for years, Jitendra Suna, a resident of Kalahandi district in Odisha, is running for the post of president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls. In an exclusive interview to OTV, Suna spoke about his struggle and how he was inspired to become a part of JNU. In the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued moderate thunderstorm alert and lightning alert for 12 districts in Odisha. As per the latest forecast, moderate thunderstorm and lightning with light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Khurda including Bhubaneswar, Puri, […]

Bhawanipatna: The headmaster and a teacher of a government-run residential school in Kalahandi district have been arrested for alleged negligence that led to the death of an ailing 10-year-old hostel inmate, police said. The two have been booked under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, they said […]

Bhawanipatna: In a major breakthrough in connection with the alleged gang rape of a girl inside Jaring forest in Kalahandi district, Junagarh Police today arrested nine persons including a minor involved in the incident, informed Kalahandi Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar. While six accused were arrested on charges of raping the girl, others have been […]