Tag: Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden of Odisha, Hari Shankar Upadhyay on Saturday sought a crime branch probe into the deaths of two elephants in Keonjhar and Boudh districts. Upadhyay informed, “There was a bullet wound on the elephant which found dead in Boudh, while the tusks of the elephant […]

Keonjhar: Severe shortage of fertiliser at the height of the paddy growing season has hit the farmers hard in Keonjhar district, prompting them to gather in huge numbers at local cooperative offices in the times of Covid-19 pandemic. About 5000 farmers were seen gathering at Telkoi Large Area Multi-Purpose Societies (LAMPS) to collect fertiliser, throwing […]

Keonjhar: Even as there are numerous human-elephant conflicts resulting in damage of houses, crops and loss of lives, an incident depicting the mutual veneration these two living beings share has changed the perspective to a great extent. The State has lost so many elephants to electrocution, poaching or accidents, but there is hardly any instance […]

Keonjhar: Bats, the only mammal capable of flying, are generally frowned upon by people as evil and carriers of disease. But they are an indispensible link in the ecosystem, the trait that the villagers of Taramakant under Bansapal block in Keonjhar acknowledge and have ended up creating a sanctuary-like habitat for the nocturnal birds. Being […]

Keonjhar: The officials of Anandapur wildlife division in Keonjhar  district recovered elephant tusks weighing 19 kg. The seizure was made late last night, official sources said on Tuesday. The tusks were seized from Bayapita village under Harichandanpur police limits in the district. #Keonjhar: Forest dept seizes 19 kg of elephant tusks worth around Rs 10 […]

Keonjhar: A man was allegedly strangulated to death by his two sons, both minors, reportedly over a family feud in Munda Sahi near Bodapalasa under Sadar police station here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Lankeswara Munda. According to sources, Munda thrashed his wife in an inebriated condition. Irate over this, his two […]

Keonjhar: Keonjhar Collector Ashish Thakare has issued notice to the Chief General Manager (CGM) and regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to undertake the repairing work of deteriorated National Highway – 215 and 49 on a war footing. Both the National Highways, known as the lifelines of Keonjhar are in deteriorating […]

Keonjhar: Playing online game in mobile phone instead of using it for study purpose proved costly for a Class VIII student as he ended his life by hanging himself in Joda town of Keonjhar district on Saturday. According to sources, the parents of the student had given him a mobile phone for online study purpose […]

Keonjhar: Tension ran high in Telkoi area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district as two persons died near Naranapur-Brahmanipal road after colliding with a truck on Saturday. The victims were identified as Sanjib Maharana and Pintu Patra. According to sources, both of them were on the way to their village, Harichandanpur, when they were hit by a […]

Keonjhar: An Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan allegedly hacked his father to death over some family dispute at Madanpur village under Ramachandrapur police limits of Keonjhar district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Pramod Ojha while the jawan has been identified as Ranjan Kumar Ojha. He is posted in Arunachal Pradesh and […]

Keonjhar: In what deflates the much hyped claims of a robust social security system in Odisha, a man with disabilities was carried on a tri-cycle by his wife for about 18 kms to collect his pension at the Champua Block office in Keonjhar district. As per reports, the incident occurred on Monday. Dulung Chatamba, a […]

Keonjhar: Situation was tense at the Keonjhar Collectorate after a scuffle ensued between police and the workers of Thriveni and MTLL companies, who have been protesting layoff. The protesting workers of the companies alleged they have been unofficially retrenched without prior notice. Some workers also claimed that they have not been paid for months. “Despite […]

Keonjhar: Hundreds of disengaged labourers of OMC iron ore mine at Bansapala block here on Monday staged a protest demanding their reinstatement. According to reports, the labourers have been protesting their disengagement by the plant authorities since the last 11 days. The agitating workers alleged that around 468 labourers from nearby villages of Jagara, Kumundi […]

Keonjhar: Three passengers sitting inside a moving car had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire on Naranpur-Duburi Road near Ramchandrapur in Keonjhar on Tuesday. According to initial reports, the fire in the car was caused by an electric short circuit. Keonjhar: Moving car catches fire on Naranpur-Duburi Road near Ramchandrapur; close shave for […]

Keonjhar: A face off erupted between the cops and villagers of Hayarpur village under Barbil police station of Keonjhar district on Sunday while the latter attempted to disrupt the construction of pipeline work of a steel plant here. Two police personnel including Barbil police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Abhimanyu Das sustained injuries in the scuffle. Das […]