Tag: Kandhamal

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
Bus Accident
40 injured after bus suffers tyre burst in Odisha’s Kandhamal

As per initial reports, the mishap occurred near Mundasahi under Kotagarh Police limits when the bus named Salunki was heading to Phulbani from Muniguda.

  • Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Woman alleges gang rape over past enmity in Kandhamal, probe launched
Woman alleges gang rape over past enmity in Kandhamal, probe launched

The survivor in her complaint alleged that the accused along with his accomplices raped her to settle score with her. 

  • Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Bonfire
Minimum temp to be below normal by 2 to 3 degrees in different Odisha districts: IMD

The people here have braced themselves to tackle the wrath of winter. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that Phulbani recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 9.5 degree Celsius on Saturday.

  • Sunday, 27 November 2022
Mahendragiri hill of Odisha gets biodiversity heritage site tag
Mahendragiri hill of Odisha gets biodiversity heritage site tag

Mahendragiri hill, located 1000 metre above mean sea level, is one of the biological, ecological and archaeological important mountain ecosystems in Odisha.

  • Saturday, 26 November 2022
HEAD GROWING ABNORMALLY
Kandhamal Girl Suffering From Rare Disease Awaits Govt Help

Kandhamal Girl Suffering From Rare Disease Awaits Govt Help

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  • Thursday, 27 October 2022
Substandard PDS RICE
Resentment In Kandhamal Over Supply Of Substandard PDS Rice

The residents of Raikia panchayat in Kandhamal district have accused the administration of supplying poor quality and adulterated rice under the Public Distribution System (PDS) scheme. Expressing displeasure over the matter, the beneficiaries alleged that even though there is a provision to provide millet and rice separately, at Masedikia village the grains are adulterated before being supplied to them.

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  • Monday, 17 October 2022
Anwesha Hostel, Phulbani
Hostel inmate dies in Kandhamal, Collector orders probe

A inmate of Anwesha hostel in Phulbani block of Kandhamal district allegedly died after falling ill. The deceased has been identified as Sumanjit Baliarsingh, a Class 6 student.

  • Saturday, 15 October 2022
No Roof Over Head
Homeless Widow Awaits Help After Losing Help

These heartbreaking images are from Simanbadi under Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district. Shantilata Digal, a widow has become homeless after a self help group allegedly demolished her house.

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  • Saturday, 08 October 2022
Living Amid Landslides
Living Amid Landslides | Odisha Villagers Stay In Constant Threat

Due to heavy rains in Kandhamal, landslides in the hills are reported regularly. Many villages are affected by such landslides.

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  • Friday, 07 October 2022
Women Against Liquor
Watch Women Ransack Liquor Shop

Tension gripped Phiringia region of Kandhamal district after hundreds of women ransacked a liquor shop in their area.It is alleged that despite repeated complaints, the liquor shop continued to run in the area.

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  • Tuesday, 04 October 2022
Sans building, this Odisha school runs from verandah for over a decade
Sans building, this Odisha school runs from verandah for over a decade

As if it was not sufficient, the school has no blackboard which is why teachers were seen using bibi cloth as blackboard.  

  • Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Road Gone
Road Washed Away In Flood In Tumudibandha Sirla Panchayat In Kandhamal, Odisha

Road Washed Away In Flood In Tumudibandha Sirla Panchayat In Kandhamal, Odisha

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  • Saturday, 20 August 2022
Elephant calf rescued from well after two-hour-long operation in Odisha's Kandhamal
Elephant calf rescued from well after two-hour-long operation in Odisha's Kandhamal

The villagers of Jiringipada first spotted the calf in the well. They suspected that the calf might be part of a herd that passed through the village in search of food on Wednesday night. 

  • Friday, 10 June 2022
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