Tag: Kandhamal

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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. 

In order to raise public sympathy, the ultras apologized to the people and family members of journalist Rohit Biswal who died in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast while trying to go near posters put up by Maoists on February 5, 2022.

The honesty of the driver has become the talk of the town. 

The most important aspect of this rail line is that the dream of Kandhamal district’s people to have train service in their district will also come true

Continuing crackdown against illegal ganja cultivation in Odisha, the Kandhamal Police along with Excise officials destroyed ganja plantation spread over 150 acres of land in Gochapada area of the district. The burnt cannabis is estimated to be worth around Rs 14 crore.

This is a rare and adorable video of a mama dog breastfeeding goat kids.

Phulbani: At a time when wide-spread anti-liquor protests are erupting, residents of Parttamaha, one of the remotest parts of Kandhamal district, have made their panchayat ‘alcohol-free’ through awareness. Women, youths and intellectuals joined hands for the ‘Mada Mukta Panchayat’ and launched awareness programmes in the villages about the ill effects of liquor. And the results […]

Daringbadi: Tension ran high in Daringbadi area of Kandhamal district after reports that a class-VIII girl delivered a baby at a residential school. Irate locals staged a demonstration and blocked NH-59 demanding probe and immediate arrest of the accused involved in the incident. Vehicular traffic between Daringbadi and Berhampur and other parts of the district […]