Tag: Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: Several BJD and Congress leaders ditched their parties for the BJP today joining the saffron party in presence of Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha BJP president Basant Panda and other senior party leaders here at the state headquarters. Well known Sukinda BJD leader Pradeep Bal Samant alias Tutu Bal, who had unsuccessfully contested […]

Keonjhar: Deepak Gupta, the prime accused in the multi-thousand crore Uliburu mining scam has appeared before the Special Vigilance Court in Keonjhar today. The court is likely to frame charges against Deepak. All the people out on bail among the 29 accused in the case have also been instructed to depose before the court. But […]

Bhubaneswar: The state is likely to witness rain and thunderstorm, specially in the coastal areas as well as some parts of western Odisha in the next 12 hours owing to a depression over Bay of Bengal. Wind speeds may reach up to 60 kmph said Met sources. The depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal is […]

Keonjhar: Bodies of two minor girl students were found under mysterious circumstances from the residence of their teacher at Damahuda village under Patana police limits in Keonjhar district. As per reports, 12 students of the Saraswati Sishu Mandir were staying at the residence of teacher, identified as Droupadi  Mohanty, and taking tuition. While the cause […]

Keonjhar: A person was crushed to death while another sustained critical injuries when a speedy truck hit them on national highway (NH)-215 at Biragobindpur Chhak under Ghasipur police limits in Keonjhar district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Ramachandra Naik. The two were returning home after defecating in a nearby field. While they […]

Keonjhar: The Barbil police arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in IPL betting in Keonjhar district last night. Acting on a tip off, police conducted a raid and arrested the trio from a hardware shop near Tarini temple here. The cops also seized Rs 2.4 lakh cash and seven mobile phones from their possession. […]

Telkoi (Keonjhar): Shops, government offices and other institutions remained closed today in Telkoi block of Keonjhar district due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh being observed by locals protesting frequent long hours of unannounced power cut in the area. The markets and roads in the town wore a deserted look due to the bandh observed by the […]

Bhubaneswar: It was a golden moment for Odia kid Satyajit Jena yesterday evening when in the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2017  of Zee Tv, music legend A R Rahman offered a week internship to Jena at his studio in Chennai. This was the reward that Satyajit received for his […]

Anandpur: In saddening cases, two kids including baby girl drowned in Baitarani river while taking bath at different places in Keonjhar district today. Of the two deceased, a two-and-half-year-old girl met watery grave at a ghat in Baitarani river near Kantipala village in Anandpur while taking bath along with mother Hemalata Naik. Another two-year-old boy […]

Keonjhar: A 75-year-old man was trampled to death by a tusker at Jhaliabeda village under Baria police limits in Keonjhar district today. The deceased was identified as Kirtan Mohanty. Sources said, the tusker attacked Kirtan when he was going to his agricultural field. Irate over the incident, locals staged a road blockade on the Champua- Turumunga road […]

Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old boy was rescued from a house in Nuapatra sahi slum in Anandpur where he was found with his legs and hands tied. It is alleged that the boy was allegedly locked up by his parents and rescued by Childline officials basing on a complaint filed by a few […]

Bhubaneswar: A 27-year-old woman has been allegedly gang raped by two youths in Keonjhar. Though the shocking incident occurred on May 6, the matter came to light after the survivor lodged a police complaint in connection with the incident today. According to reports,  two youths of Chakundlapal village allegedly abducted the victim when she was […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) today started probe into the death of a 4-year-old child in Bampadi of Ghasipura block in Keonjhar district. OSCPCR secretary Nibedita Mishra and Rajlaxmi Dash, on Friday, visited Keonjhar for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and investigate into the alleged death of the […]

Keonjhar/Bhawanipatna: As many as 40 persons from Keonjhar and Kalahandi districts have been affected by diarrhoea. While 30 persons are in the grip of the disease in Keonjhar, 10 from Kalahandi have also been reportedly affected. According to reports, in Keonjhar, 30 persons took ill following some infection allegedly due to intake of contaminated river water. Local […]

Keonjhar: With the memories of deaths of 19 children due to malnutrition in Nagada of Jajpur district still fresh, death of a 4-year-old child under similar conditions in Badambi Nahaka sahi of Ghasipura block in Keonjhar district has exposed ground realities of implementation of various welfare schemes at the grassroot level. As per reports, the […]