Tag: Koraput

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 […]

Koraput: At a time when several State governments across the country seem to be struggling to provide  affordable housing for poor, a man in Odisha’s Jeypore has set an example by donating land to landless people in the district. M .Suryanarayan Achary so far has donated nearly 2.3 acres of land in small patches to […]

Bhubaneswar: A three-member central team of BJP will visit Kunduli in Koraput district tomorrow for an on-the-spot investigation into the alleged gang rape and suicide of the minor girl. The party had earlier formed the team with BJP National General Secretary and former MP Saroj Pandey as its head. The panel will have other members […]

Bhubaneswar: While opposition parties continue to direct their ire against the ruling BJD in connection with the gang rape and subsequent suicide of the Kunduli girl, a case was filed against 11 persons at the District & Sessions Judge Court, Koraput today. Moreover, a PIL was also filed in the Orissa High Court in connection […]

Bhubaneswar: Services of Rourkela-Koraput Express will be restored temporarily on a tri-weekly basis from February 4, informed the East Coast Railway. The up train 18107 will leave Rourkela every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday with effective from February 4 whereas the down train 18108 will leave from Koraput every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with effective from […]

Jeypore: Five persons were convicted for abducting a 4-year-old girl in Koraput in 2002 and awarded life imprisonment for the same by the Koraput District Judge today. As per sources, nine miscreants had abducted the minor girl, daughter of a Telecommunication Division Manager on December 18, 2002 while she was returning from school in Koraput. […]

Jeypore: A week after the launch of bus services to Kotia gram Panchayat where Andhra officials had recently distributed freebies among locals, Koraput Collector K. Sudarshan visited the disputed areas under Pottangi block and reviewed ongoing welfare activities on Sunday. Sudarshan’s visit came 20 days after the officials of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh rolled […]