Tag: Kandhamal

Kandhamal: Two youths were killed after an 11 KV electric pole collapsed on them at a farmland near Kalingbadi village under Daringbadi police limits of the district today morning. As per reports, the two deceased persons identified as Ranjan Pradhan and Litu Pradhan were on way to take a bath in the village pond and […]

Bhubaneswar: Priyaranjan Naik alias Pintu from Daringbadi area of Kandhamal, arrested earlier this year for allegedly cheating several women on the pretext of marriage, has reportedly deceived many other women after being released from  jail. A woman who recently filed a complaint against the accused said: “After maintaining physical relationship and promising to marry me, […]

By Ashutosh Mishra London: Tribal Odisha continues to fascinate foreigners. Browsing through the newspapers here I came across a promotional travel write-up on India with a nice photograph of the Konark sun temple at the top. The piece titled “ Another India” sought to highlight the “ little-visited eastern tribal state of Odisha ( formerly […]

Cuttack: Condition of one of the separated conjoined twins Kalia still continues to be critical, informed SCB Medical College & Hospital authorities on Saturday. SCB Emergency Officer Dr Bhubanananda Moharana informed that Kalia’s condition has been critical since Thursday evening as he is suffering from chest infection and pneumonia. “Kalia was diagnosed with pneumonia and […]

Phulbani: A woman in Kandhamal district lost her block chairman post and committee membership on charges that she has more than two children, a norm which disqualifies a person from contesting local elections. While hearing a poll-related case, the district judge pronounced the verdict against Daringbadi block chairman Subhranti Pradhan, who is the wife of […]

Kandhamal: A man, who allegedly duped crores of rupees on the pretext of offering lucrative jobs to people was arrested by Phulbani Town Police. According to reports, Phulbani Town Police after receiving numerous complaints against the accused Rohit Behera, who cheated people in the name of offering government jobs by posing as an official, initiated […]

Kandhamal: A youth was allegedly killed in an accidental firing from his own gun while he was out for hunting with four other persons in Siangbali forest of Kandhamal district on Saturday night. The matter came to the fore after the dead body of the youth identified as Krishna Nayak reached his home at B. […]

Kandhamal: Normal life was thrown out of gear in several parts of Odisha due to cold conditions with the temperature plummeting below 10 degree Celsius in as many as 5 stations across the State on Thursday. Sources said, this is the first time mercury slumped below 10 degree Celsius in Odisha during winter this season. […]

Paralakhemundi: A lady doctor working in Mohana Community Health Centre (CHC) of Gajapati district is under scanner of the authorities as a pregnant woman has alleged her of taking bribe for treatment. As per reports, one Philip Nayak of Jhinjiriguda village in Kandhamal district took his wife Jasanna Nayak to Mohana CHC last night after […]

Kandhamal: Even as the mystery continues over the brutal murder of Right To Information (RTI) activist Abhimanyu Panda, a 5-member fact-finding team of Odisha Sochana Abhiyan recently visited the crime spot to collect more information in connection with the incident. The delegation members suspect that Panda was shot dead by miscreants for raising voice against […]

Kandhamal: A minor girl was allegedly gang raped by three persons in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Based on a complaint filed by the girl, all three accused including a minor boy, were apprehended in the case and produced before a local court, which remanded two of them in 14-day judicial […]

Phulbani: An early morning hot pursuit came to an abrupt yet hazardous end after an Odisha Police van chasing a car, suspected to be carrying Ganja, fell into a ditch injuring the driver and cop inside it. As per reports, the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Raikia Police Station in Kandhamal district, Alekh Garadia was in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Sunday decided to change the route to bring Prabasi Odias from Surat who are stranded in different parts of the country due to COVID-19 lockdown. The move comes in the wake of two accidents in Kandhamal district involving buses engaged in transporting Prabasi Odias from Surat in Gujarat in less than […]

Kandhamal: Giving wings to her dream, a girl from Phulbani in Kandhamal has emerged as the first girl from the district to become a Flying Officer in the Indian Air Force. Sushree Sai Pranita Mohanty has been commissioned into the Meteorological Branch of the Indian Air Force recently. Sushree is the youngest daughter of Shankar […]

Kandhamal: At least four hardcore Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The gunfight was reported between the jawans of Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) and the ultras at Shirla forest under Tumudibandha police limits in the district. All the deceased ultras […]