Tag: Keonjhar

  Keonjhar: A herd of elephants has caused extensive damage to a mango orchard in Telkoi forest area of Keonjhar in last four days. The elephants destroyed trees in Telkoi block’s Saruali and Sinkula bahal areas while mango plantations have also been destroyed. The farmers are now demanding compensation as the herd of jumbos has […]

Keonjhar: In a daring daylight robbery, unidentified miscreants looted 40 kgs of silver and nearly 600 grams of gold ornaments from a jewellery shop located at Barbil daily market in the district here on Saturday. According to reports, two bike-borne miscreants looted the valuables soon after the owner of Maa Tarini jewellery store was arranging […]

Keonjhar: Police on Saturday arrested two persons and detained a juvenile for allegedly trying to extort Rs 3 crore from a steel plant by posing as Maoists in Keonjhar district. Keonjhar SDPO (Sadar) Sriharshan Mishra informed that all the accused hail from Jharkhand and had issued a threat to the steel plant authorities to pay […]

Bhubaneswar: Snake bites have led to more than 1,700 deaths in Odisha in the last three years, data furnished by the State government revealed. Interestingly, the state government has categorized snake bites as a ‘state specific disaster,’ but such alarming rate of fatalities has raised concerns. According to a state government report, while 4,689 people […]

 Balasore/Keonjhar: There seems to be no let up in rape cases in Odisha with two more incidents being reported today. Police today arrested a man for allegedly raping a tribal woman in Soro area of Balasore district on May 2. According to sources, the incident occurred when the woman from Oupada area had gone to Soro […]

Keonjhar: Even though Nor’wester rain accompanied by hailstorm came as a much-needed relief for the people of Keonjhar amidst scorching heat; it proved to a be nightmare for farmers as acres of crops were damaged in the sudden downpour and hailstone shower. As per sources, acres of tomato, brinjal and sunflower crops have been badly […]

Keonjhar: Body of an infant boy was recovered near Ramzan Hatching Canal in ward -6 under Joda police limits of Keonjhar on Wednesday. According to reports, few women who had gone near the canal, spotted the baby alive and subsequently informed the local Anganwadi workers. However, by the time the Anganwadi workers reached the spot, […]

Keonjhar: A youth sustained critical injuries after being hit by an arrow at Chandaposi village of Harichandanpur block in Keonjhar district over a family dispute. The incident took place last evening after a verbal duel ensued between Binjhar Majhi and his brother Bira Majhi yesterday. The situation worsened after Bira shot an arrow at Binjhar’s […]

Joda: Two youths were tied to an electric pole by villagers in Hundula under Joda police limits of Keonjhar district alleging them to be involved in a robbery bid from a house in the village. Later police reached the spot and took the duo into its custody. The two youths have been identified as Irfan […]

Keonjhar: A herd of wild elephants from Jharkhand today sneaked into villages of Keonjhar district triggering panic among locals in the area. No casualty or damage has been reported yet. The jumbos later entered the adjoining Rajia forest after some villagers chased them away fearing damage to their crops. According to reports, the herd of […]

Keonjhar: Tension ran high at Bhalupahadi Sahi in Khadiadiha village in Keonjhar district after three persons were killed and seven others, including two forest officials, sustained injuries in a bear attack Monday morning. Infuriated, the villagers beat the bear to death. While one of the deceased has been identified as Naba Kishore Nayak, a forest […]

Keonjhar: Two dumper drivers were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a minor girl near Daribahala forests under Bamebari police limits of Keonjhar district. The incident took place when the girl was returning to her village from a relative’s house. The matter came to the fore after family members of the girl filed a complaint […]

Keonjhar: The Forest department staff today arrested three timber thieves who were felling trees in Ataei reserve forest under Anandpur wildlife division in Keonjhar district. The arrested persons have been identified as Mochiram Murmu, Bubu Das and Pitha Murmu of Ostapur village under Ghasipura police limits. The Forest staff caught the trio red handed during […]

Bhubaneswar: Sulochana Behera of Tikarpada, Keonjhar, every morning visits her farm with hoe and plough on shoulders. After her husband’s demise 10 years back, she had the responsibility of two children. Sulochana has become a role model for others to follow on occasion of the International Women’s Day today. Armed with toil and grit, she […]

Keonjhar: Miscreants looted gold and silver ornaments worth over lakhs of rupees from a Durga temple located near Keonjhar bus stand last night, police said today. As per reports, some miscreants broke open the gate of the temple last night  They decamped with various gold ornaments and five silver crowns. Besides, the miscreants also broke […]