Tag: Kandhamal

Armed forces were deployed at Pradhanpada village in Odisha's Kandhamal district today.....

Berhampur: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) authorities have turned police stations in Maoist-affected southern Odisha districts into nodal centres to store question papers for the matriculation examinations beginning tomorrow. The annual examination will continue till March 11. All 10 nodal centres in Malkangiri are going to be in police stations, while eight of the […]

The 65th Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm on Sunday amidst tightened security in view of a boycott call by Maoists

Five persons, including a woman teacher and her father, were arrested in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Monday on charges of forging their caste certificates and getting government benefits.

Kui Samaj Samanway Samiti (KSSS), a body of local tribals, on Tuesday night withdrew the bandh call it had given for the Christmas day tomorrow in communally sensitive Kandhamal district

Bhubaneswar: People from all walks of life soaked in festive fervour as Odisha celebrated Christmas amidst carols, greetings and prayers. Festive spirit gripped several parts of the State including the twin cities Cuttack & Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Kandhamal, and Sambalpur as people turned up in huge numbers at cathedrals and churches to offer prayers and participate […]

Bhubaneswar: With the temperature already hovering around 10 degree Celcius in several districts, the Indian Meteorological Department has stated that cold wave conditions are likely to intensify further in Odisha. While the temperature dipped in parts of West Odisha and interior areas of the State yesterday, the Meteorological department predicted that it will continue to […]

Bhubaneswar: Bone-chilling cold wave conditions continue to sweep most parts of Odisha with more than ten places recording temperatures below 10 degree Celsius on Wednesday. For the past 3-4 days, temperature drop has led to snowfall in Koida area of Sundergarh while other parts of the district also witnessed temperatures below 10 deg Celsius. Similarly, […]

Kandhamal:  While the shocking incident of a girl delivering a baby in school hostel is still fresh in memory, another minor girl was found pregnant in Kandhamal district. According to reports, the girl who is studying in class IX was allegedly raped by her uncle when she had visited his house during vacations last year. […]

Puri: Lingaraj Ngautia (66), a farmer of Odia Sahi at Bilamal village under Tumudibandha block in Kandhamal district left his house on January 24 along with other farmers of his village to attend the launch of KALIA scheme in Puri the next day. The KALIA programme that was inaugurated by CM Naveen Patnaik at the […]

Koraput/Kandhamal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones for model degree colleges in six districts of Odisha including Koraput and Kandhamal districts, through a video conferencing from Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday. The colleges will be set up under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) at an estimated cost of Rs 12 crore each. […]

Phulbani: After a brief lull, the Maoists allegedly torched six vehicles of a company engaged in the construction of a bridge in Desughati of Jhiripani under Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district on Monday night. The rebels have put posters protesting the road construction being executed by the construction company in the area, sources said. According […]

Kandhamal: Commissionerate Police today arrested a youth for allegedly cheating several women on the pretext of marriage. The accused has been identified as Priyaranjan Naik from Daringbadi area of Kandhamal. According to reports, Priyaranjan used to lure women by introducing himself as doctor, bank manager and government employee. After establishing physical relationship, the accused allegedly […]

Kandhamal: Instances of sexual abuse of minor girls have been surfacing at an alarming rate in Odisha as yet again a minor girl was allegedly abducted and raped for three months in Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district. The accused, reportedly married and father of a child, has been identified as Ishak Pradhan a native of […]

Kandhamal:  Though Kandhamal turmeric commands strong demand not only in the State but also internationally, the cultivators are having a distressing time as unpredictable climatic conditions are denting productivity while government assistance is hard to come by. Though the farmers of Dunguripali village under G.Udayagiri block are busy preparing for cultivation, due to uneven rainfall […]