Tag: Kandhamal

Phulbani: In view of rising cases of Covid-19 infections among bank professionals, the Kandhamal district administration on Wednesday ordered closure of all banking establishments in the district for one week. The order which comes into effect immediately was issued after several officials working in different banks at district-level were detected positive in recent days, stated […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Thursday gunned down two more Maoists following an exchange of fire in Kandhamal district. Odisha DGP, Abhay informed that two Left-wing extremists including a woman cadre have been killed in the encounter. As per the senior police officials, the Left-Wing extremists opened fire on SOG (Special Ops Group) & DVF (District […]

Kandhamal: Jimendra Pradhan & many of his other fellow residents of Guhibadi in Daringbadi block who once eked a handsome living outside Odisha are now jobless and staring at an uncertain future due to the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Life has never been as hard on them as the past few months. But […]

Phulbani: Maoists on Monday torched four vehicles of a company engaged in road construction work in Kandhamal district. The Maoists stormed the road construction site at Kanjal Ghat under Balliguda police station limits and set ablaze the vehicles including a truck and a tractor, Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Vinit Agarwal said. The red rebels were […]

Kandhamal/Bhubaneswar: Even as the government is infusing lakhs of rupees into minor irrigation projects to ensure abundant water to farmlands, it seems the initiatives have failed to materialise for farmers in Dubulumahablock of Kandhamal district. A canal and check dam project in Dubulumahablock which was expected to address the irrigation problems of the local residents, […]

Bhubaneswar: Four Maoists have been killed in an encounter with police at Bhandarangi Sarki forest on Kalahandi-Kandhamal border on Wednesday, informed officials. While some Red Rebels managed to give the security personnel a slip, an SOG personnel has reportedly sustained injuries in the operation. Kalahandi SP B Gangadhar informed that on the basis of an […]

Kandhamal: How often have political leaders in Odisha tried to keep the promises they made during an election campaign? While the government claims that they can be trusted with regard to poll pledges, the allegations of people tell a different tale. Accusing the government of not keeping its campaign promise, locals of Taperikia village under […]

Phulbani: It is often said that the biggest obstacles in our lives are the barriers which our mind creates. A divyang girl from Odisha’s Kandhamal district has now become a source of inspiration with her dancing skills. Suneli Diggal from Badabanga Colony Sahi in Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district has amazed everyone with her dancing […]

Kandhamal: Decades after independence, there are places in many interior pockets of Odisha where even basic facilities are a dream for people. Forget about roads and bridges, instances of people crossing rivers using tubes and cable are still normal in parts of State. Despite tall claims of the government about welfare policies, residents of K […]

Kandhamal: Tension ran high on the Baliguda-Raikia road here following the death of a minor boy in a road mishap on Sunday after locals staged a road blockade demanding compensation and arrest of the person allegedly responsible for the accident. As per reports, the minor from Jidubadi village sustained grievous injuries after he was reportedly […]

Berhampur: During a combing operation, police officials exchanged fire with a group of Maoists at Ganjam-Kandhamal border under Raikia police limits, informed Southern Range DIG Satyabrata Bhoi. According to sources, the Maoist guerrillas started indiscriminate firing after encountering with a team of police. Earlier on Tuesday, an exchange of fire had taken place between the […]

Phulbani: Ranjit Kumar Muni, the inspector-in-charge of Bramhanigaon Police station in Kandhamal district on Sunday sustained multiple injuries after he was attacked by a group of villagers near Meramaha chhak in Baliguda. As per preliminary reports, the incident occurred when Ranjit along with a police team was returning after conducting a raid on a gambling […]

Phulbani: Residents of Meramaha village in Kandhamal district are now living in the face of fear following the recent attack on Inspector-in-charge of Bramhanigaon Police Station, Ranjit Muni. Almost all the male residents of the village have fled from their homes and are now spending days in the forest to avoid possible police action, alleged […]

Phulbani: In view of the arriving winter and as a safety measure to check the spread of Covid-19 infection in the region, the Kandhamal district administration on Wednesday announced that all tourist destinations and picnic spots in the district will remain out of bounds for people till November 30, 2020. However, resorts belonging to the […]

Phulbani: Mystery shrouds the death of the wife of Rashmiranjan Mahanta, BDO of Phiringia in Kandhamal district, whose body was recovered under strange circumstances Wednesday night. The body has been kept at the Phulbani hospital for an autopsy. It was surprising to see that despite informing the family members about her death and asking them […]