Tag: Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Tension erupted at Anandpur hospital in Keonjhar district today after postmortem of the groom, who died in a lightning strike on the reception day yesterday, was conducted after 17 long hours. According to reports, lightning struck the marriage reception of one Jitendra Murmu of Tangiriapala village leaving him dead while critically injuring his bride […]

Keonjhar: Amid intensifying heat wave, five persons lost their lives reportedly due to sunstroke in different places of the State today. A resident of Belbahali village of Keonjhar, Dharanidhar Sahu, suffered heatstroke while working on the terrace of his house and died on the spot. In Thakurpali forest of Nuapada, an elderly person collapsed while […]

Bhubaneswar: After becoming the youngest Parliamentarian to the 17th Lok Sabha, Chandrani Murmu has brought laurels for the people of Odisha again. The woman MP from Keonjhar has featured on the latest cover story of national prestigious India Today magazine which has created cheers among her supporters and people of the State. The India Today […]

Keonjhar/Bhawanipatna: At least two women died and more than 20 persons were injured in separate road mishaps across the State this morning. In Keonjhar, two women morning walkers were killed after being hit by a vehicle near Sadar Police Station. The deceased, identified as two sisters hailed from Raisuan village. Tension prevailed in the area […]

Sonepur: In a tragic incident, a Karnataka man residing at Khuntapali under Dunguripali police limits of Sonepur district was killed after a tree fell on him while he was driving tractor amid thunderstorm in the area Thursday evening. The deceased identified as Ranjan was working as a harvester in Khuntapali area. Ranjan used to eke […]

Keonjhar: Three labourers engaged in soil mining lost their lives in a landslide at Tulasichaura village of Keonjhar district today. As per reports, a portion of the earth caved in when the labourers were loading soil in a tractor as a result of which 3 labourers were buried alive and another woman suffered critical injuries. […]

Keonjhar: Two minor boys drowned while taking bath in Baitarani river at Panchupalli village under Ghasipura Police limits in the district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ruda Patnaik and Raju Jena. According to sources, the duo slipped into deep waters while taking bath in the river. Both Patnaik and Jena were class […]

Keonjhar: As many as 32 Plus III students of Keonjhar Government Women’s College are now staring at an uncertain future allegedly due callous attitude on part of the officials of North Orissa University in tabulation of their internal marks. As per reports, the students of Science and Arts streams appeared for the Plus III internal […]

Keonjhar: A tribal man allegedly committed suicide after killing his three minor daughters at Ulibasa village, some 40 kms from Anandpur in Keonjhar district today afternoon. The matter came to light after villagers spotted bodies of the three girls and their father Durga Sidhu lying in a pool of blood inside their house and informed […]

Keonjhar: A woman escaped an alleged attempt on her life by her husband in Keonjhar. As per reports, the accused Pramod Dehuri tried to kill his wife Pramila by hanging her to a tree on Thursday night. However, Pramila was saved after the branch of the tree snapped. She was then rescued by a local […]

Keonjhar: With only two days remaining for filing of applications for Plus Two courses, several students and their parents gheraoed the Keonjhar Tehsil office on Monday after they failed to get caste certificates required for the Plus Two form fill up. According to reports, the students and their guardians gheraoed the Tehsil office and alleged […]

Keonjhar: While whole of Odisha was busy celebrating ‘womanhood’ during Raja, a heinous incident of a man allegedly burning his wife alive, baffled the residents of Anandpur area of Keonjhar on Monday. The crime was carried out in Koilipal village under Mahuladiha police limits in Keojhar. According to sources, the deceased identified as Lija Dehuri […]

Keonjhar: In a major crackdown on a fake job racket, Keonjhar Police arrested seven persons on Sunday on charges of duping many unemployed youths on the pretext of providing jobs. According to sources, the members of the racket were running a marketing organisation named ‘Glaze India’ at Naranpur under Town Police limits in the district […]

Keonjhar: Acting tough against the erring mine lease holders who have failed to pay penalty for alleged illegal mining in Keonjhar district, the district Collectorate today issued orders to confiscate movable and immovable property of two miners. Hearing a certified case, district collector Asish Thakre directed police and local Tehsildar to attach the property of […]

Keonjhar: Several sacked employees of the Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital today locked the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) in-charge and Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) in a room on the hospital premises protesting the decision to lay them off without prior notice. As per reports, the Class IV employees including sweepers and attendants engaged temporarily […]