Tag: Koraput

Koraput: Palpable tension prevailed at Dashmantpur area in the district after locals staged a unique protest by placing empty vessels on the road alleging drinking water crisis in the area. Vehicular movement came to a grinding halt between Koraput to Dashmantpur on account of the protest. As per reports, a drinking water project was launched […]

Koraput: Lawyers of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur districts came together and protested in front of sub-collector’s official residence today demanding a permanent bench of Orissa High Court at Jeypore. According to sources, BJD Rajya Sabha MP, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik has pledged his support to the campaign. Patnaik assured the bar association members to present […]

Koraput: A BSF Jawan caught hold of a Maoist and four of his associates after foiling a dacoity attempt at Ankadali in Koraput district on Saturday. According to police sources, the prime accused has been identified to be a resident of Bichelpada village under Machhakhund police limits while his four associates were identified as Bhim […]

Koraput: MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria today has alleged that anti-socials with the help of some officials of Koraput Municipality and the tehsil office are trying to usurp around 4 acre land belonging to the municipality. Koraput MLA, Sagaria made these allegations in front of the district collector, who reportedly assured that an investigation will be […]

Koraput: For the people living in the vicinity of Kolab reservoir, country boats are the only lifeline. Every day they risk their lives to cross the reservoir in the absence of proper transporting facilities. Nearly, 25,000 to 30,000 people in the cut-off areas in four panchayats have to depend on such country boats to visit […]

Jeypore/Bhubaneswar: Rift in Koraput unit of Congress resurfaced today after senior party leader and Jeypore MLA, Taraprasad Bahinipati alleged that he was not invited by any party member to attend a Yuva Samabesh organised by the party in Boipariguda in the constituency. He said despite having no differences with anyone in the party, he was […]

Jeypore: Two cheques amounting to Rs 6 lakh handed over to the family of a victim in Bariput stone quarry tragedy as compensation have been allegedly bounced due to lack of sufficient funds in the payers account. Family members of Ghanashyam Guru of Deogarh, who was killed in the landslide at a stone quarry in […]

Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report regarding Andhra Pradesh resuming its meddling in the affairs of Kotia Panchayat of Odisha, the State government today sprung into action and announced its plan to speed up developmental works in the area. A four-member team of the district administration that visited Kotia village today informed that […]

Koraput/Gajapati: Intensifying its battle with the Odisha Government, neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Government has reportedly resumed developmental works in the Kotia panchayat of Odisha after a brief lull. However, despite a high-level team of the Odisha Government visiting Kotia cluster of villages and taking stock of the welfare schemes in the region six months ago, not […]

Koraput: Due to acute shortage of trained manpower, the sole Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) at Koraput District is unable to meet the requirements of people of tribal dominated districts of Rayagada, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur. Locals alleged that earlier two employees from Regional Passport Office at Bhubaneswar were posted at the passport office when it was […]

Koraput: Despite tall claims of Odisha government about its efforts to provide basic healthcare facilities to tribals living in remote locations, patients continue to be shifted to hospitals in cots and slings in Koraput district. For the residents of Turli village under Narayanpatna block, such traditional methods are the only source to shift critical patients […]

Rourkela: The  team engaged in rescue operations at the Rourkela Steel Plant today fished out two more bodies from the plant’s discharge tunnel taking the total death toll to four. The retrieved bodies are yet to be identified. As the operation spanned on to the seventh day today, officials of the Rourkela police, Odisha Disaster […]

Jeypore: The body of the JCB operator, trapped inside the stone quarry near Bariput since May 31, was recovered after 14 days of rescue operation today. The deceased has been identified as Ghanashyam Guru. Though the body of Guru, a resident of Deogarh, was first spotted on June 10, the rescue team was able to […]

Jeypore: The Jeypore police on Monday, arrested three persons from Bandhugaon area in Narayanpatna on charges of extorting money from contractors by posing as Maoists. The arrested persons have been identified as S. Muralikrishna of Paralakhemundi, Talathu Hueika and Lokanath Pangi of Kelubada village. As per reports, the trio had demanded Rs 20 lakh each […]

Koraput: Congress Koraput MLA Krishna Chandra Sagaria today expressed his displeasure on Meenakshi Bahinipati being reappointed as the District Congress Committee President. Terming it “worthless,” Sagaria pointed out that Meenakshi had not supported the party during elections. Tara too, after being denied a ticket by Congress had jumped to BJP, but was later re-inducted in […]