Tag: Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Incidents of bullying and ragging could lead to severe repercussions and when it comes to schools it is more agonising. As many as 24 class VIII students of Basantpur Ashram School under Jhumpura block of the district fled hostel in fear of being tortured by their seniors late on Sunday night. The incident happened […]

Bargarh/Anandpur/Kalinganagar: As many as eight people were killed in separate road mishaps occurred in Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur districts on Tuesday. The first accident took place near Paikamal in Bargarh district after a car fell off a bridge leaving three persons including a woman dead and two others injured. The car lost control after […]

Keonjhar: The death of a teacher after being hit by a police vehicle sparked off tension in area under Champua police limits here on Saturday. Vehicular traffic between Champua-Basudevpur was disrupted for several hours. The deceased identified as Surendra Mohanty was injured after a jeep carrying few police personnel of Joda police station hit him […]

Bhubaneswar: She had a childhood dream to fly in the skies. It was indeed a big dream for a village girl coming from a middle class family. For many, it was just a fairy tale and every day dreams of a little girl. But she was confident, determined and stuck to her goal till she […]

Keonjhar: Two bikers were killed when a truck hit their bike near Palaspanga under Keonjhar Sadar police limits late last night. The deceased, identified as Dilip Kumar Dhir of Puruna Bazaar area and Malaya Das of Tikaragumura, were on their way to Keonjhar Sadar when the truck hit them from the rear. Both the bikers […]

Keonjhar: Three of a family in Kusumita village of Keonjhar were hospitalised in a critical condition in the wee hours today after allegedly consuming mushroom collected from a nearby forest. Villager Sudarsan Giri, wife Raimani and father Laxman complained of loose motion, nausea and vomiting at around 11 pm yesterday. Benudhara Giri, Sudarsan’s brother said, “When their […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Shocking as it may be for all those Satyajeet Jena fans, the little wonder from Odisha quit the show on Saturday episode. His father expressed his wish to pull Satyajeet out of the show as his voice has been going through a transformation phase and it put the young singer in lot of pressure. Jena, […]

Keonjhar: Syringes and medicines meant for distribution among patients were found in large numbers lying outside the Keonjhar National Health Mission (NHM) office today. This at a time when most poor in the district are not getting medicines during the times of need. Besides raising questions on the poor health services in the district, the […]

Keonjhar/Koraput: In what can be a shame for the state as much as the much hyped Beti Bachao campaign of Modi, cases of abandonment of girl children are on the rise. This morning, two more cases have come in from Keonjhar and Koraput districts where two new born girls were found abandoned. While one was […]

Anandpur: Vice chairperson of the Anandpur municipality Suresh Sahu was arrested today in Bhubaneswar for his alleged involvement in a group clash during the Raja procession in Ghasipura, Keonjhar district. Earlier, locals had gheraoed the local police station demanding immediate arrest of the persons involved in the scuffle during the procession on last day of […]

Keonjhar: Superstition continues to rule the roost in the district as another 15-day-old infant was branded with hot iron to cure his stomach ailment in Talabaruda village under Bansapal block here. Injured, the baby was admitted to district headquarters hospital. The baby’s condition is showing signs of improvement after treatment, hospital sources said. The grandmother […]

Keonjhar: In a fresh incident of hot iron branding, a minor girl was subjected to torture by her family members to cure ‘stomach ailments’ in Keonjhar district. According to reports, the 10-year-old girl of Reba village under Bansapala block in the district was branded with hot iron rod by her family members five days back. The […]

Keonjhar: Superstitious practice of branding children with hot iron to cure them from ailments still continues in Odisha. Four such cases have been reported in the last two days from Keonjhar district. A baby girl was admitted to Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) last night as her condition worsened after being branded by her superstitious […]

Keonjhar:  Blind faith and superstition continue in the state with reports of a newborn and a toddler being branded with hot iron rod to cure ailments emerging from Keonjhar. The gruesome incident has been reported from Baharaguda village under Harichandanpur block where a seven-day old new born baby boy was treated with hot iron by […]

Keonjhar: The Special Vigilance Court today framed charges against eight accused including Deepak Gupta, mines owner BK Mohanty and former Deputy Director of Mines (DDM) of Joda Circle Manas Ranjan Mohanty in the Uliburu mining scam case. The charges were framed under Sections 13/2, 420, 409, 468, 379 and 120 (B) of IPC against the […]