Tag: Keonjhar

The attack on Telkoi MLA Vedavyas Nayak by a group of youths at a meeting at Gundichaghati in Ghatagan block in Keonjhar district today has brought the simmering infighting in the ruling BJD to the fore

Anandpur: Expressing resentment over the inordinate delay in the construction of Kusei bridge on National Highway-215 near Belabahali village, lawyers and senior citizens in this sub divisional town today urged the Keonjhar district administration to take necessary steps for early completion of the project. “No compromise should be made in the construction of Kusei bridge […]

Tension erupted at Belabahali village in Anandpur sub-division of Keonjhar district when the villagers opposed the construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near the village that was scheduled to begin today

Anandpur: The construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near Belabahali village of Anandpur sub division in Keonjhar district would begin today amid tight security. According to sources, elaborate security arrangements have been made at the proposed construction site to avoid any untoward incident. Twenty platoons of armed policemen and five local magistrates […]

Anandpur: The construction work of a new bridge on Kusei river near Belabahali village of Anandpur sub division in Keonjhar district would begin tomorrow amid tight security. Informing this to the media today, Keonjhar collector N Thirumala Nayak said elaborate security arrangements have been made at the proposed construction site. Besides, efforts are on to […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after bragging that he is a ‘VIP’ after video footage showed his personal security officer (PSO) tying his shoelaces during Independence day celebrations in Keonjhar, Odisha MSME minister Yogendra Behera on Tuesday embarked on some belated damage control, assuming the role of a ‘fatherly figure’ to the PSO he had dismissed as […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was disrupted in most parts of Odisha due to heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours under the influence of a low pressure over Bay of Bengal. People in Sambalpur city had a torrid time due to extremely heavy rainfall. As per a Met department release, the city recorded a whopping 240 […]

Keonjhar: After people in the district alleged medical negligence in preventing malaria fever from spreading, three medical teams led by the ADMO visited the affected areas and collected blood samples from the people. Dr Sudhansu Sekhar Bala, ADMO, Keonjhar said, “ASHA workers have been provided the perfect Malaria test kits and tablets. We are alert […]

Keonjhar: Hundreds of acres of paddy crops in several villages were filled with sand and mud after a breach in the right canal of Kanajhari dam in the sadar block area of the district here today leaving farmers in the area distraught. According to reports, a portion of the right canal road was breached at […]

Keonjhar: One person was killed and another sustained critical injuries in an elephant attack at Champua area in the district on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Premananda Nayak of Dolita village under Champua forest range. According to sources, the incident took place when Nayak and Benudhar Behera had gone to Rajia forest to […]

Even as number of dengue cases in the state crossed 1100, the six-member team sent by the Central government to assist in the prevention of the vector borne disease has said far from rising, dengue cases in the worst affected Keonjhar district are actually on the decline

Bhubaneswar: The killer dengue has claimed one more life in the State taking the toll this year to four. The victim, who was undergoing treatment at the SCB medical college and hospital, has been identified as Lal Kishore Suna of Bolangir district. Tuna Nayak of Angul, who was admitted at the special dengue ward of […]

The toll due to dengue mounted to three this year when a patient undergoing treatment at the SCB hospital in Cuttack died yesterday

Bhubaneswar: The woman who allegedly killed her husband and buried the body under ground at Dhirikuti sahi slum in Mancheswar police station area here, has confessed to the crime after being arrested from Nimapada area in Puri district today. Giving a blow by blow account of the circumstances leading up to the murder, Deepanjali Das, […]

Barbil/Cuttack: Within a week of its outbreak, Dengue has assumed alarming proportions in Keonjhar and Cuttack districts. Reports from Keonjhar district said the situation in the mining area of Barbil has become critical with the rise in number of patients. Dr Kabindra Prasad Sahu, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), informed that of the 706 blood […]