Tag: Keonjhar

As a part of anti-liquor protest, a large group of women reportedly ransacked an off-shop at Telkoi block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district. Thousands of women barged into the shop, collected all the foreign liquor worth lakhs of rupees and smashed them one by one. Watch this video.

Forget commuting by a bus or any other vehicle, even walking seems difficult on this muddy road connecting Telkoi block and Harichandanpur block of Keonjhar district.

This unassuming couple is a victim of regressive practices that still haunt the rural areas of Odisha. This tribal family has reportedly been ostracized in Purunapani village under Ghasipura police limits of Keonjhar district.

Tension ran high at Banshapani Railway Station in Keonjhar district after villagers in the area vandalized the station and attacked railway officials, following the death of a youth on Tuesday night (Oct 12).

BJP MLA from Keonjhar Sadar constituency, Mohan Majhi had a narrow escape when some unidentified miscreants on Sunday (October 10) hurled crude bombs at the legislator’s vehicle and fled the scene.

A huge python was spotted on the roadside near Karamangi village under Telkoi Forest Range in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The python was found lying inactive without any movement reportedly after preying.

After a two-month hiatus, Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district reopened for devotees today (August 10).

Keonjhar: More than 40 patients undergoing treatment at the Surgery ward of Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH) had a narrow escape after a fire broke out in the ward this morning. As per reports, relatives of the patients spotted smoke emanating from the store room of the Surgery department and raised an alarm. Along with […]

Keonjhar: Exposing the sordid condition of rural healthcare and infrastructure in Odisha, a pregnant woman was carried on a cot in the absence of ambulance services in the remote areas of Keonjhar district on Tuesday. As per reports, the woman of Chhadadihi village under Banspal block in the district underwent labour pain following which her family […]

Keonjhar: A video of a youth being swept away by water current at Bhimkund waterfall near Ghatgaon in Keonjhar has gone viral. It is suspected that the visual is of a drowning case that was reported on December 28 when a student of Madhupatna Sai Sikhshya Kendra, Rohan Mishra, had gone missing after falling into […]

Anandpur: Trouble mounted for School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra after a police complaint was lodged against his second son Debapriya for attacking a youth in Guhalia in Keonjhar two days back. As per the complaint lodged at the Ghasipura Police Station, Debapriya and his 15 supporters intercepted the youth, identified as Prashant […]

Keonjhar: Demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants involved in pelting stones at the vehicle of School & Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra on Sunday, supporters of the minister staged a road blockade near Jarda Chhak in Anandapur on NH-20 today. As per reports, commuters faced difficulty while heavy vehicles remained stranded on both sides […]

Keonjhar: Eight mine leaseholders today deposed before the Keonjhar district administration after notices were served to them under the Odisha Public Demands Recovery (OPDR) Act. According to sources, replies had been sought from the mining lessees as to why their properties should not be confiscated for their alleged involvement in illegal mining in the State. […]

Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, a woman of Guptaganga village under Bansapal block of Keonjhar district allegedly sold her newborn boy for Rs 1,000. The matter came to fore after a thorough inquiry was launched by the District Administration and the baby was rescued today. As per the reports, the woman belonging to the Juang […]

Keonjhar: Panic gripped locals of Nahabeda village under Jhumpura block of Keonjhar after a herd of 22 wild elephants strayed into the village and  damaged crops and other property. “The elephants have been damaging our crops from past three days and also destroying  houses in the village, forcing  us to stay awake all night to […]