Tag: Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: Lightning claimed six more lives in State today taking the toll to 40 in last four days. Two from Balasore district and one each from Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Keonjhar district were among the casualties. Lightning struck while most of them were working in fields. Sambhunath Muduli of Odasala in Balasore district was killed […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall besides thunderstorm with lightning in the next 48 hours, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places in north Odisha during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said in its bulletin. It also said that thunderstorm with lightning is […]

Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: That the healthcare services in Odisha have been far less than what is desired was once again proved after three  different cases of ambulance failure and medical negligence were reported from Keonjhar and Bhubaneswar. In Keonjhar, one Etwa Munda had to carry his seriously ailing wife, Samtara in a trolley rickshaw to a hospital […]

Keonjhar: A man sustained critical injuries after being shot with an arrow at Akhupala village under Ghatgaon police station in the district on Sunday. Hrusikesh Naik was admitted to Ghatgaon Health Centre in critical condition. A group of people attacked Naik with axes and sticks while one Gopal Dandapata of the neighbouring village shot him […]

Keonjhar: Presenting a disturbing trend, infants continue to be branded with hot iron by superstitious parents in the State as a cure of ailments. On Saturday, another infant was branded with hot iron to cure stomach ailments at Kharba village under Harichandanpur block in the district. The matter came to light only on Sunday morning when the […]

Keonjhar: At a time when medical science has transcended barriers, age old superstitions seem to have held ground in the rural areas of the state as far as healthcare is concerned. A 7-year-old being branded with hot iron in Keonjhar today corroborates the fact. The infant from Phuljhara village under Banspal block here was branded […]

Keonjhar: A man was charred to death when the bike he was driving caught fire after head-on collision with a PDS kerosene tanker at Haladharpur under Ghataggan police station in the district today. The pillion rider sustained griveous burn injuries and was admitted to Ghatagaan health centre. The passersby informed the PCR following which a […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to uplift the economic condition of tribals as well as provide quality education to them in Odisha while keeping their unique identity intact, the State Cabinet today approved a proposal to set up the Tribal Special Development Council in nine districts. The development council will function in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, […]

Keonjhar: Students at Jyotipur Upper Primary School had to go without Mid-Day Meal (MDM) today as a herd of elephants ate up their MDM rice stored in the school under Champua block in the district. “Fifteen elephants rampaged into our school yesterday evening by demolishing the boundary wall and ate up everything after breaking the […]

Keonjhar: Tatanagar – Barbil passenger train reportedly derailed near Nalda of Keonjhar district on Monday night. The train derailed nearly seven kilometres away from Barbil when it was on its way from Tatanagar in Jharkhand to Barbil.   Immediately after the incident locals rushed to the spot and brought the passengers safely to Barbil. Even […]

Keonjhar: A trivial family feud ended in a tragedy when a woman committed suicide after killing her 11-month old baby at Machhgad village under Patana police station in the district on Friday night. Sasmita Behera had a quarrel with her husband last night over some family issues. After heated arguments, she was allegedly beaten up […]

Keonjhar: Maharangajodi village in Keonjhar district has turned a cursed village with all its menfolk losing their lives to a deadly lungs disease. Since years, a pall of gloom has descended on the village that has been left with women, only women, who have been pushed into the brink to lead a life of misery, […]

Keonjhar: A herd of 19 wild jumbos have extensively damaged six houses and few acres of crops in villages under Champua range of Keonjhar district today. According to sources, since yesterday, herd of jumbos have triggered tension in the range here. Bardhama, Paudiposya and Niundi are the few villages which are reportedly under the threat […]

Sundergarh /Keonjhar: Elephant menace gripped some parts of Sundergarh and Keonjhar today while injuring a woman and damaging house and property. In Sundergarh, a herd of stray elephants went on a rampage in Ganighasa village under Kuliposh Forest Range under Bonai Sub Division and injured a woman. Sources said the herd which had wandered away […]

Keonjhar: After an interregnum of more than three years, the construction work of Kanpur Irrigation Project resumed amid tight security near Basudevpur in the district today. Apprehending possible law and order situation, the district administration slapped prohibitory orders under section-144 of CrPc on the project site with deployment of 20 platoons of police force. The […]