Tag: Kalahandi

In a shocking yet rare incident, an elderly man jumped into his wife's funeral pyre and killed himself at Sialjodi village under Golamunda block in Kalahandi district on Wednesday (Aug 25).

The Kegaon Forest Range officials on Tuesday seized a leopard skin and nails from a person in Tingiripada village in Kalahandi district who has been detained for questioning.

In a spine chilling incident, a man and two women from Golamunda area of Kalahandi district were arrested by police on Monday (Aug 16) for allegedly killing and burying their two new born infants in Goa.

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha continues to battle flood-like conditions with most districts under water, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi today tagged four districts as worst-affected. “Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts have been the worst affected, but the situation is under control,” informed Sethi during a presser. Malkangiri was the worst hit recording highest average rainfall […]

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada/Malkangiri: Flood-like situation prevailed in Rayagada, Malkangiri, Kalahandi and Boudh districts today following incessant rains for past 24 hours. Several villages have been cut off as flood water washed away roads at several places affecting road communication. Further, reports of flooding and rescue operations from various parts of the state are trickling in. A landslide […]

Bhawanipatna: Dengue is assuming serious proportions in Kalahandi with 18 more persons of Ladugaon under Koksara block in Kalahandi district testing positive for vector borne disease today. As per reports, out of 94 blood samples collected yesterday, 18 tested positive for dengue. So far, 24 persons in the district have been tested dengue positive. A […]

Bonai/Bhawanipatna: A minor boy was killed while several houses and crops were destroyed by wild elephants in two separate incidents in Sundergarh and Kalahandi districts on Wednesday. According to sources, a 10-year-old boy was trampled to death by an elephant at Amarud village under Banki forest range under K.Balang police limits in Sundergarh district late […]

By Surya Narayan Pradhan Bhubaneswar: Like other businessmen, he too wants to make profits. But what distinguishes Manmohan Panda, a 31-year-old entrepreneur from Nabarangpur district, from others of his ilk is his desire is to contribute to the economic development and progress of the society.  He seeks to do this by making  the youth of the State, especially women […]

Kalahandi/Mayurbhanj: In a string of unfortunate incidents, three minors including 2 girls meet their watery graves in separate incidents across Odisha today. Two minor girls drowned while bathing in a pond in Kesinga village of Kalahandi district. The deceased have been identified as Rosy Sahoo (15) and her cousin sister Namita Sahoo (13). “The duo […]

Kalahandi: Protest by Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) employees continues in Kalahandi adversely affecting various administrative works in the district. As all the employees have taken part in the protest, the District Project Coordinator’s office has remained closed. “We are doing a lot of government’s work including election work. We are being sent on […]

Kalahandi: Residents of Basantpada village in Lanjigarh of Kalahandi staged demonstration in front of the main gate of Vedanta Alumina plant today protesting discharge of red mud powder (RMP) by the industry. The protesters alleged that local residents are suffering from different types of diseases because of RMP discharge. They also alleged that despite repeated […]

Bhawanipatna: Body of a man was found hanging on the premises of sub-collector’s office today in Dharamgarh of Kalahandi district. The deceased has been identified as Bhudev Bagarti and it is being suspected that the man would have hanged himself during the midnight hours. According to sources, Bagarti, who was running a food stall near […]

Kalahandi: In another breakthrough, police busted a fake currency note racket in Dharmagarh of Kalahandi district on Friday. While two persons have been arrested in the case, fake notes worth Rs 17,000 were seized from their possession, sources said. The two arrested persons- Rajendra Bhoi and Kulmani Naik, have been identified to be the residents […]

Jagatsinghpur: After Kalahandi, the dengue scare has now gripped locals of Kanaguli village under Ersama block of Jagatsinghpur where more than 40 residents have been diagnosed with the disease. The patients have been admitted to hospitals in Paradip and Cuttack after their blood samples confirmed presence of dengue virus. Although at least four to five […]

Bhubaneswar: Dengue cases are starting to mount with increased number of people testing positive for the disease across the state. In Ladugaon of Kalahandi district, out of 218 cases, 44 persons have been tested positive and 13 have been admitted to the district headquarters hospital in critical condition, sources said. With the situation spiralling out […]