Tag: Kalahandi

Kalahandi: Bodies of a woman and a youth were recovered from a forest near Salebheta village of Kalahandi district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Bobby Parabhoe and Lingaraji Majhi. Bobby, who happens to be a married woman, was reportedly missing for past few days. Her husband M. Prabhoe had lodged a police […]

Kalahandi: The Supreme Court on Friday put an interim stay on the Orissa High Court’s order of banning animal sacrifice during the historic annual Chhatar Yatra at Bhawanipatna. The High Court had imposed a ban on sacrifice of the animals and birds in and around the precincts of Maa Manikeshwari temple during the festival. Petitioner […]

Kalahandi: Residents of Kanakpur village in Koksara block of Kalahandi district are spending sleepless nights following the death of a cow in suspected tiger attack. The carcass of the cow was found near Sahajkhol Reserve Forest under Dharmagarh forest division in the district. The villagers alleged that a tiger has killed the cow and is […]

Kalahandi: In order to contain further spread of the virus, the district administration here has decided to clamp prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in the area to prohibit large public gatherings during the season of Durga Puja and Chhatar Jatra of Maa Manikeswari and related pre and post rituals. The decision was taken […]

Bhawanipatna: Resentment is brewing over the alleged substandard materials used in the construction of a road at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a Centrally sponsored scheme. It is alleged that the black topping on the road could be easily removed with bare hands, the video of which has […]

Dharmagarh: The police have detained two persons who were allegedly involved in some black magic rituals, ostensibly meant to find hidden treasure, at Rankabahal Village in Kalahandi district on Monday. Chandra Sekhar Sabar, Inspector-in-charge at the Dharmagarh Police Station told OTV that following the receipt of information from villagers, the police had visited the spot […]

Bhawanipatna: A wild bear sneaked into  human habitation triggering panic among locals at Amapani near Dharmagarh here in Kalahandi district on Wednesday night. A video of the animal roaming around the Budharaja temple at Amapani is doing rounds on  social media. Locals who have sighted the animal said that it visited the temple on Wednesday […]

Bhawanipatna: Commuters encountered major problem as Maoists observed ‘bandh’ by blocking roads in several parts of Odisha including Karlapat Sanctuary near Jakum under Kalahandi district on Monday. As per reports, the extremists blocked Thuamul-Rampur-Bhawanipatna road with uprooted trees and prohibited communication on the route protesting the attack on their leader Barbara by security forces. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJP’s Bhawanipatna MLA Pradipta Naik came down heavily on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for setting separate stages for him and other leaders for a mega government event in Kalahandi district on Thursday. Naik, who skipped the occasion terming it as a sign of State’s ‘feudal policy’, also […]

Bhawanipatna: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said that Kalahandi district in Odisha has emerged as the model of the development in the country. While addressing a mega event in the district on the sidelines of unveiling of Indravati irrigation project, Patnaik said that some people had wanted to make the district as a […]

Kalahandi/Jharsuguda: Hundreds of farmers blocked road at two separate places in as many districts on Monday morning during protests over the alleged delay in procurement of paddy crop in the State. As per reports, hundreds of farmers registered at the Kalampur Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) stacked their paddy bags on the road near Pandigaon […]

Bhawanipatna: In a major crackdown on online fraud, the Kalahandi police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested as many as five cyber fraudsters from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the online duping of a senior citizen in Kalahandi. The accused have been identified as Abhilash Singh, Parvez Ahmed, Wahid Khan, Sahrukh Khan and Zuned Ahmed. […]

Kalahandi: Another female elephant was found dead in Ghusugudi forest under the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Tuesday. The carcass of the animal was spotted lying in the jungle by the officials Kalahandi (South) Forest Division, said reports. Though the exact reason behind the death of the jumbo will be known after we […]

Kalahandi: Jumbo death continues unabated in Odisha as one more full-grown elephant was found dead at the Karlapata wildlife century in the district on Friday morning. The carcass of the giant was found near the Ghusuri Ghudi waterfall in Kalahandi south forest division of the Karlapata wildlife sanctuary. Divisional Forest Officer, T. Ashok Kumar has […]

Bhawanipatna/Bhubaneswar: One more elephant died near Jakama village under the Karlapat Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Friday, taking the total number of deaths to four in 12 days. Though the exact reason of the death is yet to be ascertained, the Odisha PCCF Sashi Paul hinted at the contaminated water in the nearby nullah as […]