Wild bear dies after getting caught in electric trap laid by poachers. Incident reported from forest on Pallahara-Keonjhar border. 4 poachers were arrested when they ware transferring the bear carcass in a tractor.
As a part of anti-liquor protest, a large group of women reportedly ransacked an off-shop at Telkoi block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district. Thousands of women barged into the shop, collected all the foreign liquor worth lakhs of rupees and smashed them one by one. Watch this video.
Forget commuting by a bus or any other vehicle, even walking seems difficult on this muddy road connecting Telkoi block and Harichandanpur block of Keonjhar district.
This unassuming couple is a victim of regressive practices that still haunt the rural areas of Odisha. This tribal family has reportedly been ostracized in Purunapani village under Ghasipura police limits of Keonjhar district.
Tension ran high at Banshapani Railway Station in Keonjhar district after villagers in the area vandalized the station and attacked railway officials, following the death of a youth on Tuesday night (Oct 12).
BJP MLA from Keonjhar Sadar constituency, Mohan Majhi had a narrow escape when some unidentified miscreants on Sunday (October 10) hurled crude bombs at the legislator’s vehicle and fled the scene.
A huge python was spotted on the roadside near Karamangi village under Telkoi Forest Range in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The python was found lying inactive without any movement reportedly after preying.
After a two-month hiatus, Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district reopened for devotees today (August 10).
In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his sister-in-law and then sexually assaulted his mother-in-law following a family feud. This disturbing incident has been reported from Kiriburu under Balani police limits of Keonjhar district.
Keonjhar: The famous Chaiti Parba of Maa Tarini kicked off at Ghatgaon in the district from today with all Covid-19 guidelines in place. According to reports, the temple and district…
Keonjhar: A major fire broke out at an abandoned biodiesel production plant located at Raghuala Sahi under Champua police limits of Keonjhar district on Friday evening. Though no casualties have been reported yet, the flames have engulfed the nearby forest and farmland destroying rich medicinal plants and cultivation in huge tract of land, said locals. […]
Keonjhar/Jagatsinghpur: As the country braces for a resurgence in COVID cases, two districts in Odisha– Keonjhar and Jagatsinghpur– on Wednesday, issued two different sets of guidelines for the celebration of Dola Jatra later this month. The Jagatsinghpur district administration on Wednesday released an order, completely banning Holi celebrations in public places. However, it suggested partial […]
Keonjhar: Call it a love for wildlife or a mother’s unrelenting love, Kuntala Kumari Penthei from Purushottampur village in the district can easily be spotted every noon in the nearby jungle calling out her pet ‘Dhuda’, a wild boar. It has been over a year since Kuntala lost her younger daughter to illness. But the […]
Keonjhar: A woman was allegedly gang-raped by two dumper drivers on Friday night at Roida square under Barbil Police limits in Keonjhar district. As per reports, two drivers in a dumper truck picked up the woman while she was returning home from work on the pretext of providing her a lift. However, as per the […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as a devastating wildfire continues to devour the Similipal Tiger Reserve and Sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, 140 km west in Keonjhar district poachers allegedly set the Jharabeda jungles on fire to hunt wild animals. As per reports, three poachers have been arrested on Friday for causing the fire that has spread […]
Keonjhar: A bear was critically injured after it was hit by an unidentified vehicle on National Highway No-10 near Katarabeda Chhak, under Ghatagaon forest range in Keonjhar district in the early hours on Thursday. A forest department team from Ghatagaon rescued the injured bear and took it to the office of the Divisional Forest Officer […]
Keonjhar: Passengers of a bus had a providential escape when a truck overturned partly on the vehicle after plunging some 20-feet below a highway near Shalapada under Anandpur police limits in the district on Friday. According to reports, the driver of the truck lost control of the high speed vehicle while running on the flyover. […]
Keonjhar: In an unfortunate incident, an elderly woman was killed after an elephant attacked her in the courtyard of her house at Jagmohanpur under Telkoi forest range in the district last night. The deceased has been identified as Janaki Padhan, the widow of Dibakar Padhan. The tusker wreaked havoc in the village for the last […]
Keonjhar: As the country pays a moment of silence to mark the second anniversary of Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed lives of 40 soldiers, a resident of Odisha has launched free auto rickshaw service in his area remembering the ultimate sacrifice by the country’s brave hearts. Narendra Sena, a resident of […]
Keonjhar: The Keonjhar district and sessions court on Thursday awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to three persons for allegedly gang raping a woman in Sundergarh district in 2017. The Court has slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 each on all the accused. One of the accused has also been awarded an additional sentence of three […]
Keonjhar: There is a way to do it better-find it. Going by the quote, a man in Keonjhar has attempted to save his low-lying house from frequent floods by lifting it four feet from the ground using screw jacks for reconstruction. According to reports, the family of one Manoj Nayak was suffering from all kinds […]
Bhubaneswar: The Congress party of State unit on Thursday moved Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) seeking action against the local police for their callousness in connection with the attack on OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik’s vehicle and his personal security officer Rakesh Singh in Keonjhar a few days ago. A Congress delegation led by party spokesperson […]
Keonjhar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three more persons in connection with the attack on Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Niranjan Patnaik’s vehicle and his personal security officer Rakesh Singh. The trio has been identified as Deepak Kumar Tarei, Sibananda Dehury and Santosh Naik. The total number of arrests in connection with the […]
Keonjhar: The famous Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district reopened for devotees on Monday after remaining closed for almost nine months due to Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Servitors and their family members were allowed entry into the shrine first between 8 am to 9 am while the general public will be allowed […]
Keonjhar: In yet another instance of growing political violence in Odisha, unidentified miscreants allegedly attempted to attack Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Niranjan Patnaik on Sunday. As per preliminary reports, four to five miscreants intercepted Patnaik’s vehicle during his visit to Keonjhar district today. The incident occurred near Kashipur under the Town Police limits. The […]
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