Tag: Keonjhar

Keonjhar: In a bid to promote tourism, Odisha government has introduced new facilities for tourists coming to Sanaghagara waterfall in Keonjhar district. According to sources, several new facilities like boating, tribal museum, and a special game zone for children have been added. School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra inaugurated the new projects on […]

Mayurbhanj: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated and laid foundation stones for a series of welfare projects during a whirlwind tour to Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts today. Addressing Mission Shakti convention at Mahuladiha Ground in Rairangpur, Naveen inaugurated 21 welfare projects worth Rs 45 crore and also laid foundation stones of 15 projects worth Rs 960.34 […]

Keonjhar: The Block Development Officer (BDO) of Pandapada has found himself in trouble for slapping a driver during KALIA Samavesh organised at Pandapada of Keonjhar district on Sunday. The matter came to light after a video of the incident went viral on social media. According to sources, the driver was engaged in transporting people to […]

Keonjhar: In a shocking case of medical negligence, a female patient’s right leg was allegedly operated instead of the left in Anandpur Sub-divisional hospital in Keonjhar district. The patient Mitarani Jena of Khabil village went to the hospital for treatment of a wound on her left leg. After inspecting the patient’s condition, the doctor at […]

Sambalpur/Keonjhar: At least 35 persons sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Sambalpur and Keonjhar district on Tuesday. As per reports, ten persons were injured after the bus in which they were travelling overturned near Beheranbasa area in Jujumura of Sambalpur district. The mishap occurred when the private bus was en route to Kesapali from […]

Keonjhar: The Anandapur Police arrested four dacoits in Anandpur of Keonjhar district yesterday while the latter were planning a robbery. However, two other robbers reportedly managed to flee. According to sources, the accused were planning a dacoity near Salabani Haat area of Anandapur. After getting information about the dacoits, Anandapur Police raided the spot, apprehended […]

Keonjhar: Two persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries after the vehicles carrying marriage parties met with accidents in Keonjhar and Kendrapara districts late last night. In Keonjhar, a youth was killed and five others sustained injuries after the van carrying them to a marriage ceremony lost control and overturned near Badapichhula Chhak yesterday […]

Keonjhar: Tension prevailed in Saruali village of Keonjhar district after some miscreants set a youth’s house on fire late last night. An elderly couple and two children who were present inside the house had a narrow escape. The matter came to fore after the couple, Arjuna Patra and Dura Patra lodged a complaint at Telkoi […]

Keonjhar: Alleging irregularities in distribution of rice, more than 100 women from Salekena panchayat today locked up the Telkoi block office in Keonjhar district and demanded action against the concerned officials. According to sources, the women who are PDS beneficiaries alleged that rice has not been supplied to the block since November last year. Not […]

Keonjhar: Despite allocation of crores of rupees for provision of safe drinking water to the people, there are several areas of the State like Telkoi block in Keonjhar where people have already started to feel the pinch of the deepening water crisis ahead of scorching summer. Locals of Sibanarayanpur have alleged that while they have […]

Keonjhar: A Plus II boy student of Fakirpur City School in Anandpur allegedly attacked a girl classmate inside school premises today morning. According to reports, the accused Balabhadra Jena allegedly stabbed the girl with a sharp weapon and injured her critically. Following the incident, the school authorities rushed the girl to district headquarters hospital and […]

Keonjhar: Locals gheraoed the Telkoi Police Station in Keonjhar today protesting the arrest of two villagers in connection with the Telkoi block office lock-up on March 11. Demanding the release of two youths, Pagela Munda and Jagannath Patra, over hundreds of locals from Salekena Panchayat under Telkoi block of the district staged protest outside the […]

Keonjhar: Panic gripped Anandapur area of the district after former block chairman and ex-MLA candidate from Ghasipura assembly constituency, Ram Chandra Behera was found hacked on Monday night. According to police, Behera was attacked with sharp weapons by some miscreants late last night following which he succumbed to injuries. While police claimed that the incident […]

Keonjhar: After completion of the first phase polls in Odisha, BJP President Amit Shah in his first poll address at Keonjhar in Odisha was more aggressive and gave a war cry to overthrow the ‘nikkama’ Naveen-led BJD government. Shah straightaway exhorted the huge gathering here to ‘elect’ Narendra Modi again and ‘vote out’ the Naveen […]

Keonjhar: Ahead of the third phase polls in Odisha, over hundreds of farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) today staged dharna and opposed entry of polling officials to a booth in the district. As the farmers were prevented from entering major cities during their demand for ‘Price, Pension and Prestige’, the […]