Tag: Koraput

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 […]

Koraput: Police on Tuesday foiled a dacoity attempt and arrested three members of a gang of five from Jeypore in Koraput district on Tuesday. As per sources, the gang had earlier looted more than 48 mobile phones from an outlet in Jeypore following which a complaint was lodged against them at Jeypore Town Police station. […]

Jeypore: A team of officials from Andhra Pradesh recently launched a mobile ambulance and reviewed the welfare projects in controversial Kotia cluster of villages under Pottangi block of Koraput district. Reportedly, the team visited a school at Chanreddy Balasa village under the disputed panchayat and reviewed the progress of the road being constructed by their […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a 130-km long Jeypore-Malkangiri New Line project that is likely to be completed by 2021-22. The cost is estimated at Rs 2676.11 crore and the project will cover the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri and connect Malkangiri, […]

Berhampur: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma inaugurated a newly constructed cyber police station at Bada Bazar and a new office building of SDPO at Bhapur in the city today on the first day of his two-day tour to Ganjam district. He also dedicated a new building of Baidyanathpur police station to […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging sheer negligence in the investigation of Kunduli gang rape and suicide case, the Congress party is all set to corner Odisha government by launching a state-wide agitation in a phased manner from tomorrow. At a press meet in Bhubaneswar, Congress MLA and party’s Dalit cell chief Krushna Sagaria on Sunday informed that the […]

Bhubaneswar: The question papers for the annual Matric examination conducted  Board of Secondary Education (BSE) reached the nodal centre in Lamtaput block of Maoist-hit Koraput district amid tight security arrangements on Thursday. The question papers and other confidential documents have been kept at the Lamtaput police station, which has been converted into a nodal centre. […]

Koraput: Tribals of disputed Kotia panchayat in Pottangi block of Koraput district on Sunday expressed their willingness to put forth their demands before Odisha government. At a press conference organised by a social forum ‘Ama Kotia’, the villagers put forth some demands before the Odisha government. Convenor of the forum Gadadhar Parida informed that they […]

Jeypore: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday returned to Vishakhapatnam after completing its probe into Kunduli gang rape and suicide case. The final probe report will be submitted by the team at the NHRC headquarters office in New Delhi soon. The team led by NHRC DSP Rabi Singh had carried […]

Bhubaneswar: A high-level team of State officials will visit the disputed Kotia cluster of villages in Pottangi block of Koraput district today to take stock of the ground situation arising out of the intrusion activities by Andhra Pradesh government. The panel which comprises  IG Sanjib Panda, Director (Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Ashok Kumar Nayak, Additional Secretary […]

Koraput/Gajapati: A four-member team of officials from the Odisha government will visit Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block in Koraput district on February 8 to take stock of the ongoing alleged illegal activities being carried out by the Andhra Pradesh government in the area. The visit gains importance after the working committee member of Telugu Desham Party […]

Koraput: The Odisha Government on Tuesday decided to depute a high-level team to take stock of the ongoing activities being undertaken by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh at disputed Kotia panchayat in Koraput district. Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty informed that the team comprising engineers and experts will visit Kotia soon to take stock of the situation. The […]

Jeypore: In yet another show of strength, some Andhra Pradesh officials  on Monday visited bordering Kotia village under Pottangi block in Koraput and click photos of villagers to prepare Aadhaar cards. Earlier, on January 9, some officials from the neighbouring State accompanied by Vijayanagaram Collector had reached Kotia and nearby places to distribute blanket and […]

Bhubaneswar: A five-member team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) led by DSP Ravi Singh is scheduled to undertake a spot visit to Kunduli in Koraput district today and probe the alleged gang rape and subsequent suicide of the minor girl. As per sources, the team will stay in Odisha till February 9 and carry […]

Koraput: Fear gripped people in Nalco’s  township at Damanjodi in Koraput district after some of them claimed to have seen a tiger moving in the Sector-3 area in the last couple of days. Locals allege that the visuals of the animal roaming near the human settlement has also been captured in CCTV cameras installed by […]