Tag: Kandhamal

Bharat Majhi
Divyang youth mesmerizes Kandhamal residents with mellifluous voice

Though Bharat became a divyang for the rest of his life, it failed to deter his spirit. He understood that life is too precious to fret over one’s limitations.

  • Saturday, 09 September 2023
Cattle herder shot dead by maize farmer
Cattle herder shot dead by maize farmer in Kandhamal

Further probe in connection with the incident is currently underway.

  • Saturday, 26 August 2023
Inspiring journey of Odia youth from Daringbadi to Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2
Inspiring journey of Odia youth from Daringbadi to Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2

He has been part of several hit movies and worked as a foley artist. His widowed mother served as his inspiration and today she is a proud mother.

  • Friday, 18 August 2023
19 arrested, 50 others booked in Phiringia police station vandalism case
19 arrested, 50 others booked in Phiringia police station vandalism case

According to sources, the police have registered cases against some local leaders including Phiringia block vice-chairperson Ajit Sahoo, local sarpanch and samiti members.

  • Monday, 07 August 2023
Baliguda police station
Kandhamal migrant worker returns home from Mumbai with severed hands

However, it is yet to be ascertained how Angada lost his hands. Kandhamal Collector has ordered an investigation into the incident.

  • Sunday, 02 July 2023
Gujarat police arrests woman from Odisha for killing husband 
Gujarat police arrests woman from Odisha for killing husband 

Acting on a tip-off, the investigating team from Surat reached G.Udayagiri and with the help of G. Udayagiri police arrested Sabita. 

  • Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Arjun Digal and Devaki Digal
Groom in Odisha repents dowry demand, lands at in-laws’ house to take back ‘angry’ wife

Arjun tried hard to pacify Devaki by saying that demanding dowry was his fault and that he repents for the incident.

  • Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Phiringia block vice-chairman and his associates arrested
Kandhamal block vice-chairman stages own kidnapping to gain sympathy, arrested

After confession of Sahu, police arrested his five associates for helping him in the fake kidnapping plot. They will be forwarded to court tomorrow.

  • Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Encounter with Naxals
Exchange of fire breaks out between SOG jawans and naxals in Odisha’s Kandhamal

As per initial reports, a naxal camp was busted following the exchange of fire and several articles were seized from the naxal camp. As blood stains have been spotted, it is suspected that some naxals have been injured in the encounter, said sources.

  • Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Even contaminated water is a luxury in tribal villages of Odisha's Kandhamal
Even contaminated water is a luxury in tribal villages of Kandhamal

Water scarcity is a common thread running through the tribal villages of Kandhamal.

  • Thursday, 18 May 2023
Maoists kill ex-sarpanch on suspicion of being police informer in Odisha’s Kandhamal
Maoists kill ex-sarpanch on suspicion of being police informer in Odisha’s Kandhamal

The deceased’s family members brought serious allegations against the local police and accused them of not reaching the spot despite repeated calls.

  • Thursday, 11 May 2023
AYUSH doctors ‘mistreated and threatened’ in Odisha’s Kandhamal
AYUSH doctors ‘mistreated and threatened’ in Odisha’s Kandhamal

The DPM allegedly said that he wouldn’t consider them (AYUSH doctors) as doctors and that they were there for bringing water bottles for him and opening and closing his office door.

  • Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Villagers carry relative’s body on cot in Kandhamal
No road connectivity: Villagers carry relative’s body on cot in Kandhamal

With no alternative option, the locals carried the body on a cot to the village.

  • Sunday, 12 March 2023
67-year-old man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping girl in Kandhamal
67-year-old man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping girl in Kandhamal

The girl’s mother filed an FIR on the same night with G Udayagiri police and the accused was arrested, Public Prosecutor Asim Praharaj said.

  • Saturday, 18 February 2023
Odisha teacher remarries on school premises, first wife lodges FIR after pics go viral
Odisha teacher remarries on school premises, first wife lodges FIR after pics go viral

In the photographs, the headmaster in-charge, identified as Sripati Nayak, along with another woman with ‘varmala’ can be seen cutting a cake in the storeroom of the school in the presence of other teachers.

  • Wednesday, 15 February 2023
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