Tag: Keonjhar

Eight labourers were injured and one went missing after an explosion in a blast furnace at KJS Ahluwalia Sponge Iron factory situated in Joda of Keonjhar district today. The injured labourers have been admitted to Tisco Hospital in Joda.

Ghatgaon: Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Paidapatna village under Ghatgaon police limits in Keonjhar last night. The deceased, identified as Bijuli Munda and Rani Munda of the village, aged 3 and 4 respectively, had gone missing since last evening. Family members searched the girls frantically and later bodies of the duo were […]

Keonjhar: A prisoner was rescued in a critical condition after he attempted suicide by slitting his throat at district jail here on Sunday. Profusely bleeding Julia Pradhan has been admitted to district headquarters hospital by jail authorities. “His condition is stable now. He sustained critical cut injuries on the front side of his neck. Most […]

Keonjhar: A youth was injured while trying to drive a wild elephant herd back into the forest in Champua. According to reports, a herd of 22 elephants from Bardhan forest range had strayed near a human settlement and caused massive damage to crops in the area yesterday. Fearing further damage, the locals including few farmers […]

Keonjhar: An expectant mother died allegedly due to negligence in treatment and lack of blood supply at Champua hospital in Keonjhar district. According to reports, the deceased, Babita Minz, was rushed to the hospital after she developed labour pain yesterday. However, the family members alleged that the doctors did not attend her. The ordeal of […]

Keonjhar: A minor girl was allegedly abducted and gang raped in Badaghagara picnic spot in Keonjhar district today. According to sources, the minor who was on a picnic with her family members was abducted from the spot by nearly five miscreants to another place and gang raped. A complaint in this regard has been registered […]

Keonjhar: A family rivalry ended in a tragedy after an elderly woman and her brother-in-law were axed to death by a neighbour at Sirisakhunta village under Sadar Police Station on Monday night. The deceased, identified as Jaai Dehuri and Bira Dehuri, had previous enmity with the family of the accused following which the latter murdered […]

Keonjhar: A 12 hour bandh has thrown life out of gear in Joda town with a local group, Joda Development Council calling for the strike with a three-point charter of demands regarding the development of the area here in the district on Thursday. According to reports, the demands include setting up of a new bus […]

Keonjhar: A newly-wed woman was allegedly gang-raped near Malha Chhak under Bamebari police limits in Keonjhar district on September 16. According reports, the incident occurred when the survivor was returning from her parent’s house to her in-laws house alone on the evening of September 16. As per allegations, some bike-borne miscreants followed the woman near […]

Keonjhar/Angul: Blame it on the crumbling public health infrastructure or lack of awareness, infants in Odisha continue to be at the receiving end of superstitious practices of getting branded with hot objects. In Keonjhar district, an eighteen day infant battled for his life but eventually succumbed to burn injuries at the hospital after he was […]

Keonjhar: He is famous for facing wild elephants with just a stick in his hand. Naresh Mahant is the person sought by villagers in Champua forest range of Keonjhar district during jumbo rampages. Naresh is the one man army to rely upon during crises for people in various villages near Kaliprasad forest under Champua range […]

Keonjhar: Tension prevailed in Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) after a girl died while undergoing treatment here due to alleged medical negligence on Wednesday. According to reports, Sushma Nayak of Gourituta Sahi was hospitalised for treatment of sickle-cell disease on Tuesday and was prescribed blood transfusion. However, the family members alleged that she was not […]

Keonjhar: What is being seen as exploitation of loopholes in Steel & Mines department’s regulations governing iron ore pellets, the mining mafia is alleged to have resorted to smuggling of pellets instead of iron ore. Such an incident came to light at Banspani Railway siding in Keonjhar district. According to sources, four days back, iron […]

Keonjhar: A herd of 53 elephants from Jharkhand are on a damaging spree in Patala village near Kaliprasad forest under Champua range in Keonjhar district. The jumbos have so far destroyed three houses apart from damaging paddy and maize crops fields in the area. People are in panic over the persistent elephant menace in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Deepak Gupta, prime accused in the multi-crore Uliburu mining scam, has been hospitalised after he complained of acute chest pain on Friday night. According to reports, Gupta was shifted to Keonjhar district headquarters hospital after jail doctors conducted a preliminary check up of his health condition. Gupta has been admitted to the medicine ward […]