Tag: Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that the state government will set up a new government medical college in the district.

Bhubaneswar: Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud today landed in trouble after his daughter-in-law filed a torture case against the legislator at Mahila Police Station here. Complainant Kavita Mahakud, the eldest daughter-in-law of the billionaire legislator, alleged in her complaint that she has been physically and mentally tortured and also subjected to intimidation. In her complaint, Kavita […]

Keonjhar: Vehicular movement came to a grinding halt in the town today as the United Action Committee (Milita Krianusthan Committee) has called for a 12-hour Keonjhar bandh to press its five-point charter of demands, including setting up of a medical college in the district. The committee’s other demands include establishment of a mega steel plant, […]

Bhadrak: Tension ran high at Bangore village in Bhadrak district after the body of the girl student of Hadagarh Navodaya Vidyalaya reached the village today. Reports said the irate villagers gheroad the Anandpur sub collector and SDPO demanding impartial probe into the death of the girl student and stern action against the teacher who was […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Friday rescued the minor girl from Keonjhar abducted from Bargarh area here four days ago. The girl has now been reunited with her parents. According to sources, the police has also detained the couple who abducted the minor girl and is interrogating them. “We rescued her (abducted girl) from a rented […]

In a daring broad daylight heist, four unidentified miscreants looted cash worth Rs 19 from the cash counter at the Andhra Bank’s Joda branch in Keonjhar district on Monday

A hearing on the Uliburu mine scam was conducted today at the Keonjhar Special Vigilance Court. The next hearing has been scheduled for August 17. All the 12 accused in the scam were directed by the court to be present during the hearing.

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of six of a family in Lahanda village under Joda police limits of Keonjhar district on suspicion of practising sorcery on Sunday night. Crime Branch ADG B.K. Sharma told media that a big group is involved in the killings and seven persons involved […]

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

In a tragic incident, a man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Patala village under Champua forest range of the district on Thursday night

) Keonjhar: Three brick kiln labourers including a minor were allegedly hacked to death and one was brutally injured by miscreants near Kaliahata under Telkoi police limits late last night. The deceased, who hail from Telkoi area, have been identified as Ratnakar Mundari, Dukhabandhu Pallai and Kanda Moharana. Sources said the injured was rushed to […]

Keonjhar/Cuttack: A day after the expose of Uliburur scam accused Deepak Gupta staying in hotel on medical furloughs, Keonjhar police on Tuesday acted tough on five of its sub-ordinate officials for being delinquent on duty. Superintendent of police Kabita Jalan suspended four constables and one havildar, who were entrusted with the responsibility of Gupta’s security, […]

Keonjhar: The Odisha police today gave a guard of honour to the slain IIC DillipSahu who was shot dead by a dacoit gang in Keonjhar dist. Minister Badri Narayan Patra along with senior police officers were present during the guard of honor. Later, his body was taken to his paternal village Dumal in Kalahandi district […]

Bhubaneswar: A local court in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Thursday awarded 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment to two persons for gang-raping a tribal woman in February last year. The Champua Additional District and Sessions Court Judge awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 to Biswanath Gop and Deven Munda. […]

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha has triggered panic among people with the number of affected people reaching 654 in the state, and one person dying of the vector-borne disease. A total of 654 persons have tested positive so far while 128 persons are in hospitals, said an official on Monday. […]