Tag: Kandhamal

Phulbani: An ITI lecturer and four others were arrested by police on charges of gambling at the residence of the former in Master Pada under Phulbani police limits in Kandhamal district on Thursday. Acting on a tip off, police raided the house of the lecturer and seized Rs 28,000 from the five. The other arrested […]

Phulbani: The Excise department officials on Thursday busted a Ganja smuggling racket in Phulbani in Kandhamal district and arrested four persons in this connection. Acting on a tip off, the officials raided suspected spots in the city and seized about 35 kg of ganja worth around Rs 5 lakh from four peddlers. The arrested have […]

Kandhamal: Police today nabbed a person on charges of manufacturing and selling country-made guns at Patmaha village under Phiringia police station in the district. During a raid on the house of the accused, Jankia Kanhar, police recovered four country-made guns along with gun making materials. Kanhar used to manufacture the guns and sell them at […]

Kandhamal: Police on Thursday cremated the body of slain woman Maoist Banila at Patabalisahi cremation ground in the district after none of her family members turned up to claim the body. “All legal procedures including Supreme Court and NHRC guidelines were strictly followed during disposal of the body,” said a police official. Though the police […]

Kandhamal: A woman Maoist cadre was killed and a Special Operations Group (SOG) Jawan injured in an exchange of fire in a forest near Badakhama in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The deceased was a member of Kalahandi Kandhamal Boudh Nayagarh (KKBN) division of outlawed CPI (Maoist) organization. The police recovered a .303 rifle and 13 […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: After successful completion of first phase separation surgery of the conjoined Craniopagus twins Jaga and Kalia at the Neurosciences Centre of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, the duo has been taken out of ventilator and shifted to ICU, AIIMS officials said. Operation team leader Pediatric Neurosurgeon Prof Deepak […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The first separation surgery of conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia of Kandhamal was successfully completed at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday. The operation went on for nearly 20 hours after which the twins have been kept on ventilator. “After giving anaesthesia to the twins on Monday […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A team of 40 surgeons including experts from Japan today began separation surgery of conjoined twins Jaga and Balia of Kandhamal at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Though the entire operation may continue for about 50 hours, the initial phase of surgery will take around 7 to 8 […]

Phulbani: Elaborate security arrangements have been made to thwart any possible untoward incident on occasion of Janmashtami and 9th death anniversary of local VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in communally-sensitive Kandhamal district. Seventeen platoons of police, including central forces, were mobilised across the district as VHP has planned to celebrate Nanda Utsav and the Swami’s […]

Dhenkanal/Phulbani: Scanty rainfall has raised drought apprehension in Dhenkanal and Kandhamal districts even as the farmers are eagerly waiting for good downpour to expedite agriculture work. Several parts of the districts have received below average rainfall this year which halted the tilling activities. Less than expected rainfall in July has left the fields completely dry […]

Kandhamal: The collector of Kandhamal Brunda D today appealed to all government employees here to donate a day’s salary for the treatment of the conjoined twins of the district. The twins, renamed as Jaga and Balia by AIIMS authorities, will be operated after their health condition improves at AIIMS, New Delhi. The AIIMS has formed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has left no stones unturned to save the conjoined twins of Kandhamal. The Chief Minister Relief Fund today approved a financial assistance of Rs 1 crore towards the expenditure for the surgery of the rare twins. The amount will be given to the director of AIIMS, New Delhi as per the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to uplift the economic condition of tribals as well as provide quality education to them in Odisha while keeping their unique identity intact, the State Cabinet today approved a proposal to set up the Tribal Special Development Council in nine districts. The development council will function in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, […]

Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, who are at the New Delhi AIIMS for treatment, are likely to go through surgeries to be conducted in three different phases. The twins, Honey and Singh, will be operated by a 16-member team of doctors. “Around 75 to 80 per cent […]

Kandhamal: Sometimes police personnel switch on to a dadagiri mode considering themselves as the final authority to act as per their whims and fancies. Some cops just proved this when they thrashed two minors accused of theft in front of a court in Baliguda of Kandhamal district here on Saturday. Sources said the two minors […]