Tag: Kalahandi

Bhawanipatna: Despite a massive crackdown by Odisha government, a complete check on corruption seems to be a challenging task as a Gramarakhi in Dharmagarh area of Kalahandi district was arrested on Thursday on the charges of taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from murder accused. As per reports, the Gramarakhi Akshay Durga had allegedly taken […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar on Sunday warned of lightning and rainfall alert for several districts of Odisha. As per the latest bulletin issued by the Met department, lightning and rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Kalahandi till 11 […]

Kalahandi: A month after the shocking gang rape of a girl in Jaring forest in Junagarh area sparked state-wide outcry, a differently-abled girl was allegedly raped on multiple occasions by a Sarpanch of the same area in Kalahandi. As per reports, the girl used to work as domestic help at the residence of Sarpanch Amulya […]

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: Do you still remember Dana Majhi, who became a symbol of poverty & government apathy after he was forced to carry the body of his dead wife on his shoulders for nearly 12 kms some three years back? OTV team reached Dana Majhi’s village in Melghara under Thuamul Rampur of Kalahandi district to check […]

Bhawanipatna: Playing near a haystack turned fatal for three minor girls, including twin sisters, at Bijmara village under Koksara Police limits of the district on Saturday. The minor girls, all bellow five years, were reportedly rushed to Koksara Community Health Centre after they sustained around 90 per cent burn injuries when the haystack where they […]

Kalahandi/Jajpur/Bhadrak: At least four persons were killed and three others sustained multiple injuries in separate road mishaps in different places in Odisha on Thursday. In the first mishap, a couple out for morning walk died after being run over by an unidentified vehicle at around 5 AM near Mahichala village chhak on NH-26 under Junagarh […]

Bhubaneswar: Cloudy weather coupled with moderate rainfall, particularly in the western and southern districts have added to the chilling cold conditions hitting the normal life of people across the State. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, a trough line created in the interior parts of the State going straight through north Odisha is […]

Bhawanipatna: A day after the Orissa High Court issued a directive to stop animal sacrifice during the annual Chhatar Jatra observed at Manikeswari temple in the town, public have expressed their disapproval over the stricture. Taking cognizance of thousands of animals sacrificed every year on the streets of Bhawanipatna on the occasion of Chhatar jatra, […]

Kalahandi: A youth was robbed of Rs 6 lakh and killed by some masked and armed miscreants while his father, a cotton farmer sustained critical injuries in the attack in a forest near Borguda village under Junagarh Police limits of Kalahandi district on Thursday. Reports said, one Balabhadra Nayak and his father Chitta Nayak were […]

Sonepur/Kalahandi: At least three persons died while 13 others including women sustained injuries in two separate road mishaps in Sonepur and Kalahandi district Friday night. According to sources, Tejraj Bag and Uttam Dangria of Khemalaya village under Ulunda police limits of Sonepur district were killed after the pickup van in which they were travelling along […]

Kalahandi: Some fought back emotion; some others hugged with tears rolling down their eyes while others showered blessings on him and joined a procession on entire stretch of road outside Thuamul Rampur Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kalahandi district to bid farewell to their beloved doctor. Dr Abinash Rath who joined Thuamul Rampur CHC almost […]

Bhawanipatna: In March this year, just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Janta Curfew, a lad returned to his native village in Kalahandi anticipating a nationwide lockdown. Not a soul knew him except for a few in his village, but little did he know that his penchant for rap would bring him acclaim from around […]

Kalahandi: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Monday seized over three quintals (302 kg approx) of precious gemstones following a raid at Palash village under Junagarh police limits in Kalahandi district. All the gemstones were recovered from the house of Sujit Meher, who has been arrested on the charges of illegal […]

Bhubaneswar: Four Maoists have been killed in an encounter with police at Bhandarangi Sarki forest on Kalahandi-Kandhamal border on Wednesday, informed officials. While some Red Rebels managed to give the security personnel a slip, an SOG personnel has reportedly sustained injuries in the operation. Kalahandi SP B Gangadhar informed that on the basis of an […]

lBhubaneswar: Two security personnel lost their lives in the gunfight with Maoists in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday. Five Maoists were also killed in the exchange of fire that took place in the Bhandarangi Sirki forest area on the Kalahandi-Kandhamal border on Wednesday, they said. The two personnel of the Odisha Police’s Special […]