Tag: Koraput

Malkangiri/Koraput: Panic gripped locals after a landmine exploded at Kaliajhola area under Jeypore in Koraput district today. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. A poster in the name of Sadharan Adivasi Janata has also been recovered from the spot. In the poster, the outfit has warned the Maoists to abstain from carrying violent […]

Balasore: The district police seized ganja weighing 2 quintals from a car at Seragada toll plaza in Balasore district late last night. Two persons -including driver of the vehicle Muktikanta Nayak and his associate Rehman Khan have been arrested in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, Khantapada police intercepted an Innova car heading towards Balasore […]

Jeypore: A man was critically injured after being shot at by unidentified miscreants  at Hatapada in Dandabadi under Boipariguda block of Koraput district today. As per reports, two masked miscreants arrived on two bikes and fired two rounds on the man before fleeing from the spot. The injured identified as Anand Nayak sustained bullet injuries […]

Koraput: A huge cache of explosives was seized from separate crusher units in Borigumma area of Koraput district. Police have arrested three persons in connection with the seizure. Acting on a tipoff, police conducted raids in Jayantgiri and Jamunda areas in Jeypore yesterday night and arrested three persons for running illegal stone crusher units in […]

Koraput: With a thick blanket of hailstones spreading over several parts of Damanjodi in Koraput district, people in the southern belt experienced a Kashmir-like climate on Wednesday. The afternoon sprung up a surprise for the heat struck locals when Nor’wester rains accompanied with wind and hailstorm left behind a trail of ice chunks in the […]

Koraput: Three girl students from a tribal hostel who had gone to answer nature’s call went missing under mysterious circumstances at Dasmantpur block in Koraput district late last night. However, they returned to the hostel this afternoon though the exact reason behind their abduction is still unclear. Earlier in the day, families of the missing […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though six months have passed since the minor girl of Kunduli alleged gang rape by four persons in uniform and two-and-a-half months have elapsed since her tragic suicide, the investigating agencies probing the matter are still clueless. The family of the victim claimed that they are losing all hope given the tardy pace […]

Koraput: Students of Central University of Odisha, Koraput who launched an agitation over fulfillment of their 60-point charter of demands have withdrawn their stir after discussions with the varsity Vice-Chancellor (VC). Earlier in the day, tension ran high at the Central University of Odisha (CUO) in Koraput after students intensified their agitation and demanded removal […]

Jeypore: In yet another show of strength, Andhra Pradesh officials on Tuesday organised health and people-connect camps in Kotia cluster of villages under Pottangi block of Odisha’s Koraput district. As per reports, Vizianagaram ASP Deepak Patel and other officials of the neighbouring state visited the bordering Kotia gram panchayat and organised a health camp in […]

Narayanpatna: Four women Maoists were killed during an exchange of fire between security personnel and left wing extremists near Dokari ghati in Narayanpatna of Koraput district last night. The four ultras are believed to be members of the Andhra-Odisha Special Zonal Committee of CPI (Maoist). As per reports, a joint team of District Voluntary Force […]

Jeypore: Koraput district Collector K Sudarshan Chakraborty today paid a surprise visit to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) and expressed his displeasure over absence of doctors. The Collector also reprimanded the medical superintendent for the lack of basic facilities in the hospital.  He visited various wards at the hospital and took stock of the situation. […]

Koraput: A Class 6 student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Koraput has brought allegations against his seniors of threatening and torturing him on the school premises here on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred last night when four students of Class 8 dragged the Class 6 student to a classroom. Finding no one closeby, the students […]

Jeypore: The half-burnt body of a Cluster Resource Coordinator (CRC) was found in a forest near Dangara village under Borigumma police limits in Koraput district today. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep Seal of Ambaguda village. The family members of the deceased stated that Sandeep had been missing since yesterday. As per reports, a […]

Koraput: Two labourers were killed and one sustained injuries after a big chunk of mud from a mountain fell on them near Khialaguda under Borigumma block of the district on Thursday. As per sources, the labourers were engaged in digging and loading soil from the mountain in a tractor for getting it transported to several […]

Koraput: In a major breakthrough, personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday unearthed a huge dump of Maoist arms and ammunition along with other explosive materials from Chiliba forests in the Maoist prone area of Lamtaput of Koraput district. Acting on a tip-off, the 13th Battalion BSF jawans in the Machkund-Anakadeli area launched […]