Tag: Keonjhar

As for the rampant sand loot, Subhendu Kumar Samal, ADM (Revenue) of Jajpur said, “The issues related to sand leasing and mining are the lookout of the steel and mines department. The deputy director of minor minerals will look into that. I will tell the deputy director of minor minerals to take up the issue with the district-level committee.” 

The famous shrine of ‘Sitabinji’ situated at Danguapashi village in Odisha’s Keonjhar is a place of great religious significance and home to many mythological stories from the Ramayana era. It is 6 km away from Ghatagaon.

Juang tribals alleged that though they apprised the block administration of the urgency for a pucca road and electricity in the past, no step has been taken.

An iron-laden truck was on its way from Keonjhar towards Pallahara. At that time, the tusker was crossing the NH-49 near Kantabahal when the truck hit the pachyderm.

The Odisha government has merged the second campus of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo (MSCB) University with Keonjhar's Dharanidhar University

The Forest Department came to know about the sick calf from the visuals recorded by a thermal drone camera.

Later on the day, she gave birth to another baby girl. But it was a stillborn one with no head and hands. 

At the prayer session at the school, they complained of feeling uneasy. Minutes later, they suffered from bouts of vomiting, diarrhoea and headache. They were immediately rushed to Keonjhar DHH where they are now undergoing treatment. 

According to sources, Niranjan Patra worked as a ‘Gram Rakhi’ at local police outpost and lived with his wife Rambha Patra, the former sarpanch of K Baliapal panchayat.

Following the incident, the concerned lady constable has been transferred to Balasore.

After the encounter, both the injured jawans were airlifted to Ranchi for better treatment. At the hospital one was declared dead, said Chaibasa Police.

The residents of Biramaharajpur area in Subarnapur district have been severely affected as floodwater has entered many low-lying villages. Manisapali, Manisapali Jungle, Brahmanipalli, Baraghat and Krushnapalli villages are marooned after Harihara Jore dam released floodwater on Tuesday night.

Hearing a petition filed by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd, the Court directed that the cases are to be handed over to the CBI for investigation.

A man allegedly killed his wife using iron vili in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Friday, police said.

Naik was recently transferred from Keonjhar district headquarters to Nandipada police station. However, his body was found floating in a pond located in front of the police station on Tuesday morning.