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Dengue scare grips Kalahandi village as 18 more cases reported

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 […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Minor boy killed, houses destroyed in elephant attacks

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 […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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For Manmohan Panda, business & social commitment go together

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 […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Three minors including 2 girls drown in separate incidents

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 […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Kalahandi DPC office locked amid ongoing OPEPA employee strike

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Locals protest in front of Vedanta plant in Odisha over discharge of pollutants

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Body of man found hanging on premises of sub-collector's office in Dharamgarh

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Fake currency racket busted in Kalahandi; 2 arrested

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Dengue scare grips village in Jagatsinghpur

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Dengue cases mount in Odisha

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 […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Cholera outbreak stirs panic in Kalahandi

Kalahandi: Due to increasing number of Cholera cases in Baladhiamala village in Junagarh block of Kalahandi district, local residents are in a state of panic. According to sources, more than 15 residents of Badhiamal village have been admitted to Junagarh hospital after they complained of diarrhoea and dehydration. Meanwhile, one of the patients has been […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Farmers take to streets demanding drought-hit status for Koksara

Kalahandi: Vehicular movement on the National Highway-26 came to a grinding halt after hundreds of farmers staged a road blockade at Ampani near Dharmagarh in the district today over various demands including drought-hit status for Koksara block. According to sources hundreds of farmers under the aegis of Koksara Farmers’ Sachetana Mancha staged an economic blockade […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Cotton farmers a distressed lot in Kalahandi

Kalahandi: Cotton farmers in Kalahandi district are now a worried lot and staring at an uncertain future owing to absence of mandis. As a result, several farmers are forced to sell their harvest at low prices. According to reports, the farmers here used to produce 10 to13 quintals of cotton annually. But due to adverse […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Tiger spotted at one more location in Odisha: PCCF

Kalahandi: Good news for environmentalists and animal lovers, as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF ) Sandeep Tripathy today informed that a tiger has been spotted in one more location in Odisha. Some traces suggest the presence of a tiger in Karlapat forest range in Kalahandi district, though it is yet to be confirmed whether […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Locals block NH after vehicle runs over youth in Kalahandi

Kalahandi: Tension prevailed in Kesinga area of Kalahandi district after locals blocked the National Highway-26  protesting the death of a person in a road accident  today. The deceased has been identified as Digambar China Guda. According to sources, the incident took place this morning at Kantesir village near Kesinga when Digambar was hit by an […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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