Tag: Kendrapara

Historical dak bungalow in Kendrapara wallows in neglect
Historical dak bungalow in Kendrapara wallows in neglect, locals allege admin apathy

Local people have alleged that the indifferent attitude of the concerned department is responsible for the miserable condition of the old bungalow having historical importance.

  • Saturday, 10 February 2024
Fissures surface in BJD's Patkura unit
Fissures surface in BJD's Patkura unit

Factionalism in the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has come to the fore in the Patkura constituency of Kendrapara district after the party's district unit president Utkal Keshari Parida allegedly made an objectionable comment on former MLA, late Ved Prakash Agarwal.

  • Saturday, 03 February 2024
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda seeks diplomatic intervention for safe return of Odia labourers stra
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda seeks diplomatic intervention for safe return of Odia labourers stranded in Qatar

Hope emerged for four labourers of Rajnagar area in Kendrapara who are stuck in Qatar after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda wrote a letter to the Indian Ambassador to Qatar requesting their safe return to Odisha. 

  • Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Odisha Governor breaches security protocol to hear people's grievances in Kendrapara
Odisha Governor breaches security protocol to hear people's grievances in Kendrapara

Governor Raghubar Das, who has been visiting different districts almost every day, heard complaints of some women eagerly waiting for him at Jajang

  • Saturday, 06 January 2024
Miscreants attack bizman after failed Rs 10L extortion bid in Kendrapara; 1 detained
Miscreants attack bizman after failed Rs 10L extortion bid in Kendrapara; 1 detained

Wearing money caps to hide their faces, they attacked the businessman who was sitting at the cash counter. They also vandalised the store before fleeing the spot.

  • Sunday, 31 December 2023
Rift in BJD! Eggs hurled in Nabin Odisha programme in Kendrapara
Rift in BJD! Eggs hurled in Nabin Odisha programme in Kendrapara

The eggs landed on some college students and party workers sitting in the front rows. They expressed their displeasure over the incident.

  • Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Odia worker dies in South Africa, family seeks BJP national VP Baijayant Panda's help to bring back
Odia worker dies in South Africa, family seeks BJP national VP Baijayant Panda's help to bring back body

An agent took Dibakar Jena to South Africa seven months ago to engage him in the plumbing work. However, he died on Friday, but his family was allegedly not informed about the cause of death. 

  • Sunday, 17 December 2023
Sea pushed them out of their homes, unemployment is driving them out of Odisha
Sea pushed them out of their homes, unemployment is driving them out of Odisha

Every week, three buses come to this panchayat and carry many of the residents to various parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu where they work in cotton mills, fish processing factories, brick kilns, and other sectors.

  • Monday, 11 December 2023
Stranded Odia labourers return from Central Africa after BJP National VP Jay Panda’s intervention 
Stranded Odia labourers return from Central Africa after BJP National VP Jay Panda’s intervention 

Following the intervention of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant 'Jay' Panda, labourers stranded in Gabon in Central Africa are safely returning to their homes.

  • Thursday, 30 November 2023
Dilapidated Condition Of Kendrapara Panthashala
Rs 22 lakh public money ‘wasted’ as Panthashala built by Odisha govt gathers dust in Kendrapara

As per reports, the OTDC built the panthashala at a cost of Rs 22 lakh claiming to provide lodging facilities to the tourists coming to Kendrapara town. But since its construction, it could not be made operational till now.

  • Monday, 27 November 2023
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda writes to Indian Ambassador to Gabon for safe return of stranded labourers 
BJP National VP Baijayant Panda writes to Indian Ambassador to Gabon for safe return of stranded labourers 

As many as 21 labourers including 14 from Odisha, four from Bihar and one each from Rajasthan, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh had gone to Gabon through an agent, with the hope of earning a livelihood.

  • Friday, 17 November 2023
Rape attempt on minor girl in Kendrapara: BJP stages protest, seeks immediate arrest of accused
Rape attempt on minor girl in Kendrapara: BJP stages protest, seeks immediate arrest of accused

The family members of the girl had lodged a complaint at Kudanagari police station immediately after the incident, which was reported to have taken place four days ago. Meanwhile, police have started an investigation into the matter.

  • Sunday, 22 October 2023
Rape bid on minor girl in Kendrapara
Rape bid on minor girl in Kendrapara, locals hand over accused to cops

Rajnagar police have registered a case and started an investigation into the incident.

  • Sunday, 24 September 2023
Help pours in for Kendrapara student
OTV Impact: Help pours in for Kendrapara student who cracked NEET despite abject poverty

Apart from the district administration, many social organisations have also come forward and extended financial support for Subhalaxmi’s medical education.

  • Friday, 18 August 2023
Odisha's Kendrapara remembers Mahatma Gandhi's foot march 9 decades ago
Odisha's Kendrapara remembers Mahatma Gandhi's foot march 9 decades ago

Spreading a message against untouchability, the Father of the Nation allowed Dalits to enter temples in some villages during that march in 1934, said Dr Basudeb Das, a researcher of Kendrapara.

  • Tuesday, 15 August 2023
scrollToTop