Tag: Kandhamal

Kandhamal: Vehicular movement between G.Udaygiri and Baliguda of Kandhamal district came to a grinding halt for couple of hours on Monday morning after locals of Kanabagiri village took to streets protesting death of a nearby villager in a hit-and-run case. Locals alleged that the deceased Bighnaraj Pradhan of Kataraganda village in the district was returning […]

Kandhamal: The postmaster of Ranapatuli Post Office, Ramcharan Sethi, here has been accused of swindling deposits of people worth over two lakhs. The accused, who was nabbed by the depositors on Tuesday, allegedly took money from them but did not deposit in their accounts. The matter came to fore after complaints started pouring in from […]

Rayagada/Boudh/Kandhamal: In a major crackdown on the illicit narcotics trade ahead of crucial elections, Odisha Police and Excise officials seized 483 kilograms of dry cannabis (Ganja) following raids in different parts of Rayagada, Boudh and Kandhamal districts in the past couple of days. After getting a tip-off regarding the movement of a vehicle transporting Ganja […]

Kandhamal: Police today busted an illegal firearm manufacturing factory under (Raikiya) police limits in Kandhamal district and arrested a person in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid on the arms manufacturing factory and later raided the house of one Munibar Mallick from Rusiguda village in Kitingiya panchayat. Following the raid, the […]

Kandhamal: Fresh Maoist posters and banners surfaced at Kandibanda village along National Highway-59 between Daringbadi and Baliguda in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The Baghuna divisional committee of the CPI (Maoist) has urged people to boycott upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State. The rebels have also appealed people to form a ‘government of […]

Kandhamal: The 8th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) busted a Maoist camp during a combing operation at Radha and Hatipeda forests range under Kotgarh police limits in the district today. Several articles used by the red rebels have been seized from the spot, sources said. Acting on a tip-off regarding the presence and movement […]

Bhubaneswar: The rebellion over party ticket distribution in BJD scaled a ‘royal’ high. A royal challenge staring at the party as two of its prominent sitting MPs with royal lineage have raised a banner of revolt after being denied tickets. BJD had fielded 11 royals, including 3 in Lok Sabha, in 2014. While sitting BJD […]

Rayagada: Posters purportedly put up by Maoists urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada district today. According to reports, the Basadhara-Ghumusar divisional committee of the CPI (Maoists) have put up the posters in front of ‘Dangaria Kandha Unnayana’ office at Parasali […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when poll fever is at its zenith, the State unit of BJP might have pulled ahead of its rivals in candidate announcement, but delay in allotment of tickets in key Lok Sabha constituencies like Cuttack and Kandhamal is creating lot of speculations. While the saffron party has named candidates for 15 […]

Bhubaneswar: German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer had said “Every reunion is a hint of resurrection.” And it seems BJP and Kharbela Swain have taken the words of Schopenhauer a tad seriously. Both, in a bid to ‘ resurrect’ an alternative to challenge the incumbent Naveen-led BJD Government in the upcoming 2019 elections, have reunited. And the […]

Kandhamal: Three minor girls including two sisters were killed after drowning in a pond at Partamaha village in Baliguda area under Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Renuka Nayak, Nenaka Nayak and Nisha Senapati, daughters of Bayabandhu Nayak and Prakash Senapati respectively. As per sources, the girls aged […]

Phulbani: In a major achievement, the locally grown turmeric in Kandhamal has received the Geographical Indications (GI) tag. Kandhamal Apex Spices Association for Marketing (KASAM), located in Phulbani, had applied for registration of the Kandhamal turmeric last year. The application was accepted under sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration […]

Kandhamal: Ahead of the general elections, the ruling party of the state seems to have landed in trouble as Kui Samaj Samanwaya Samiti (KSSS) Secretary Lambodar Kanhar has alleged that he was physical assaulted by a BJD worker. As per the allegations levelled by Kanhar, a BJD worker thrashed him during the poll campaign rally […]

Bargarh/Bolangir/Ganjam:  With the end of high-voltage campaigning for the 2nd phase polls today, polling officers and security personnel have begun preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the elections in the upcoming phase. In the 2nd phase, polling will take place in Aska, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Bolangir Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly constituencies under […]

Kandhamal: In a major success for Kandhamal Police ahead of the second phase 2019 polls in the parliamentary constituency tomorrow, Bharat Kanhar, a hardcore Maoist carrying cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered before the SP here on Tuesday. According to sources, Bharat Kanhar has been an active member of KKBN Division […]