Tag: Keonjhar

He has become a sensation in Odisha ever since he was seen on a national TV channel in the famous reality show- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champ. His magic voice stole the hearts of jury members on stage on the day of his first audition in Mumbai and all of them unanimously pushed […]

Keonjhar: Though farmers in the district expected fetching profit out of their bumper harvest of tomatoes this year, distress sale has sadly shattered the hope the farming community in the district. Getting frustrated over the distress sale in absence of storage facilities, the farmers staged protest outside the Collectorate in an innovative way by dumping […]

Bhubaneswar: The first phase panchayat polls which began in Odisha this morning, witnessed poll boycott in nine Gram Panchayats in eight districts. In Khurda district, villagers of Daruthenga panchayat on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar boycotted the elections demanding shifting of the dump yard. The villagers did not turn up for voting at 13 booths in […]

Keonjhar: Vigilance officials today raided the house of Champua Forest Range Officer (DFO) Bharat Kumar Ghadei in Keonjhar district for allegedly amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. The Vigilance team conducted simultaneous raid on Ghadei’s house and office at Champua, house at Aiginia in Bhubaneswar, two houses in Rourkela and another house […]

Keonjhar: The district police on Tuesday raided at a gas agency owned by the Keonjhar District BJP president Radhakant Mahanta on charges of selling gas cylinders at prices higher than the demarcated one to Ujjwala beneficiaries in Khireitangiri under Turumunga police limits. The police raid was conducted at Jay Shreeram Indane Gramin Vitarak and 674 […]

Keonjhar: As many as 14 persons were injured after a private bus in which they were travelling lost control and overturned after hitting a tree in Kaliaprasad area here in the wee hours on Thursday. According to sources, the incident took place at around 4.30 am today when the bus- Dildar was on its way […]

Anandpur: A cement and iron rod business man was found murdered at his shop Khalana under Ramachandrapur police station here in Keonjhar district over suspected previous enmity last night. Following the murder incident, fellow shop keepers and local residents blocked the NH 215 at Khalana square, burning tyres. They demanded immediate arrest of the accused […]

Anandpur: Vehicular traffic between Keonjhar and Panikoili came to a grinding halt today in the morning due to a road blockade on National Highway-215 staged by the locals at Salapada here demanding an underground passway. Hundreds of heavy vehicles, buses and cars stood on both side of the road as the locals sat on a […]

Anandpur: Two constables were killed in a tragic road accident at Pauchia Chhak near Harichandanpur in Keonjhar district this afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Alokjyoti Das (32) of Sampatna village and Sushant Nayak (26) of Pandapada village. The two deceased constables of Odisha Armed Police Force (OAPF) posted at Keonjhar Reserve Police were […]

Keonjhar: Anandpur civic body Chairperson Saraswati Jena was ousted from the post after she was defeated in the no trust vote held in July last year.

Keonjhar: Tension ran high near College chhak area near Harichandanpur here after a class IX girl student was killed after being hit by a trailer on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Reni Sahoo. According to sources, the incident took place at 9 am. A speeding trailer hit Reni causing her death on […]

Anandapur: In a tragic incident, a couple charred to death after a major fire broke out while they were sleeping in their house in Belabahali in Keonjhar district late on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Saheb Majhi and his wife Kuni Majhi. Though the exact reson behind the fire mishap is unknown, […]

Cuttack: The High Court today directed the Keonjhar district administration to announce result of the no trust vote against Anandpur civic body chief held in July last year. The court also rejected the writ petition of the urban body chairperson Saraswati Jena who sought a stay on declaration of result. 12 councillors had taken part […]

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: The chickens have not been affected with avian flu in Rourkela, but a zoo bird and a crow have been tested positive for the H5N1 virus, says Fisheries and Animal Husbandry secretary Bishnupada Sethy said. “Bird flu has not detected in chicken in Rourkela area, but in a zoo bird and a crow in […]

Rourkela/Keonjhar: Suspecting spread of bird flu in Rourkela, the Sundargarh administration has formed four teams to collect blood samples of birds in the steel city and nearby areas. Talking to newsmen, Rourkela Sub Collector Himanshu Sekhar Behera said, “The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) authorities were asked to close the Indira Gandhi Park for visitors suspecting […]