Tag: Kalahandi

Bhawanipatna: Hundreds of farmers from 11 panchayats in Borda area of Kalahandi district took to streets on Tuesday demanding disbursal of crop insurance. Though the farmers staged a peaceful protest on the state highway, vehicular movement came to a standstill on Bhawanipatna- Kharial road here. This apart, many trucks and other vehicles remained stranded on […]

Bhawanipatna: An FIR was filed today against BJD’s Junagarh MLA Dibya Shankar Mishra for allegedly threatening one Tankadhara Kharsel during a meeting in Boden of Kalahandi district yesterday. Kharsel lodged a complaint today at the Dharamgarh Police Station after taking out a rally with the members of Jadhav Sangh. “I had raised my voice against […]

Bhubaneswar: The State has experienced 28% less rainfall than normal between June 1 and July 5, informed Deputy Special Relief Commissioner, Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra today. Moreover, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Angul districts have witnessed 50% less rain during the period. “In the month of June, the average rainfall in State was recorded at 161.1 mm […]

Kalahandi: The “Kala” (art) in Kalahandi has found an ardent ambassador in this folk artiste Sarbeswar Bhoi who, in his early 30s, is slowly but surely drawing global attention to the soul soothing folk songs in this part of the country. His kind of music that has flavours of the soil keeps haunting long after […]

Bhawanipatna: After almost eight months of investigation, the Koksara police claimed to have cracked the murder case of Ganpati Majhi of Aainli village in Kalahandi district with the arrest of four persons on Saturday. Dharmagarh Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) SN Satpathy, in a press conference yesterday informed that Ganpati was murdered over his alleged […]

Lanjigarh: A differently-abled minor girl of Bijepur village in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district was allegedly raped and impregnated by a youth on pretext of marriage. The youth identified as Rohi Das, working with a voluntary organisation in the district came in touch with the victim as part of his job. As per allegations, the […]

Cuttack: Persons who have forcibly encroached the Gochar (cow-grazing) land at Chausathipada under Jenapur block of Jajpur district are being provided security by BJD’s Dharmasala MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray, alleged queen of Karlapat from Kalahandi district, Purnima Singh Deo Wednesday. Addressing a presser in Cuttack, Deo further alleged that the land grabbers have attacked a […]

Bhubaneswar: At least seven incidents of mob attack triggered by child-lifting rumours have surfaced from different parts of the state in the past 24 hours. A mentally-challenged youth was beaten up by locals on suspicion of being a child-lifter at Panchama village under Golanthara police limits on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on […]

WODC Chairman AK Tripathy said this after visiting different places in Kalahandi district and reviewing the developmental scenario on Sunday.

Phulbani: A 24-hour bandh call, given by the KKBN Division of CPI (Maoist) in four districts of the state including Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Boudh and Nayagarh turned out to be a damp squib today with virtually no impact on the ground. The bandh call by the outfit was meant to protest killing of five Maoists in […]

Bhubaneswar: Two businessmen were killed after their car plunged off an underconstruction bridge near Kansabahal under Kesinga police limits in Kalahandi district late on Tuesday night. The deceased have been identified as Dinesh Jain and Sanjay Agarwal of Kesinga area. Both the traders were returning from Rourkela. It was only today morning that the police […]

  Kalahandi: Two days after the abduction of four villagers including the village guard of Lakhpadar village in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, the Maoists finally released them on Sunday. The four abducted persons have been identified as Babula Nayak, Raju Nayak, Khetra Harijan(village guard) and Bisikeshan Harijan. According to reports, 10-12 members of the […]

Bhawanipatna: Maoists abducted four persons, including the village guard of Lakhpadar village in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district, informed South Western Range DIG, S Shyni today. The four abducted persons have been identified as Babula Nayak, Raju Nayak, Khetra Harijan and Bisikeshan Harijan. According to reports, 10-12 members of the outlawed outfit reached the village […]

Kalahandi: In yet another shameful incident, a Class VI girl student was allegedly abducted, raped for two days before being released on Thursday in Dumberpadar village under Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi. Basing on a complaint filed by the family of the girl, the accused was detained by the police today. On the fateful day, […]

Kalahandi: Two persons, including a two-year-old child, were killed and more than 34 passengers sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in fell off the Lalpolia Bridge on NH-26 near Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district early this morning. The mishap occurred at around 5.30 am this morning when the fateful bus, carrying around 55 passengers, […]