Tag: Koraput

Bhubaneswar: ‘Intrigue’ and ‘mystery’ are the hallmarks of the alleged gangrape in Kunduli that shook the State severely some two-years back. The Judicial Commission report tabled in the State Assembly yesterday had termed the labeling of rape charges and suicide of the victim as ‘mysterious’; whereas the victim’s family members cry of ‘intrigue’ intended to […]

Koraput: Railway services were affected in Koraput today after locals staged a protest over the death of a youth in Damanjodi area. Following the agitation, the trains–Koraput-Visakhapatnam DMU and Samaleswari Express were halted at Dumuriput and Koraput respectively. As per reports, the locals staged a protest demanding compensation for the kin of the youth whose […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Odisha government Wednesday gave additional charge of chief administrator of KBK, Koraput, to Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy. Tripathy, an IAS officer of 1986 batch, is additional chief secretary in charge of the home department and the planning and convergence department. The chief administrator of KBK (Koraput-Balangir- […]

Bhubaneswar: Here is a food for thought for the powers-that-be in the State. Following the lack of accessibility to cheap protein supplement, poor in backward and tribal districts in the State are banking on wild mushrooms and dead cattle/goat meat that is leading to rise in food poisoning and Anthrax cases in Odisha. Though the […]

Koraput: Despite challenges of working in remote areas, a doctor in Odisha is trying his best to ensure that tribals of 12 villages get proper healthcare services. Doctor Chittaranjan Jena is no less than a saviour for the tribals at Dasmantpur area of Koraput district. Posted at Girligumma Primary Health Centre (PHC), Jena treks hills […]

Koraput: A Class 9 girl student was found to be 5-month pregnant in Dasamantpur block of Koraput after being allegedly raped by the cook of the school hostel on multiple occasions. It is also alleged that, upon finding her pregnant, school authorities left the girl at her home and didn’t lodge any police complaint. After […]

Koraput: A task force has been constituted in Odisha’s Koraput district to check the practice of child marriage, common among the tribal communities in the region, a senior official said. Against a state average of 21.3 per cent and a national average of 26.8 per cent, the annual rate of child marriage in the district […]

Bhubaneswar: In the fight against anaemia, Odisha has apparently fallen behind. The State dropped three ranks down in the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index 2019. Odisha with an assigned value of 33.4 has been ranked 11th in first quarter of 2019-20 vis-a-vis of 8th in year 2018-19. The slip-up in the rank chart was attributed […]

Bhubaneswar: Almost a week after the implementation of ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative to collect feedback from the citizens on public service delivery, a team of the State government officials led by Secretary of Transformation and Initiatives (5T), VK Pandian visited District Headquarter Hospitals in Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur to take stock of the ground realities. They […]

Koraput: At the age of 17, she is the sole bread earner and caretaker of a family of five – not by choice but due to harsh circumstances. After losing her father in a road mishap five years back, Laxmi Nayak, a resident of Khudiguda village in Koraput district is the last ray of hope […]

Koraput: A day after OTV highlighted the plight of a minor girl struggling under acute poverty with her family in Koraput, the district administration today extended help to the 17-year-old Laxmi Nayak, who works as labourer to take care of three younger siblings. As per reports, Borigumma Block Development Officer (BDO) and Tehsildar visited Laxmi’s […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Senior police officials in Koraput recently brainstormed on ways to contain left wing extremism in southern Odisha, specially the erstwhile undivided Koraput district. The area comprising the present Koraput, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur and Rayagada districts deserves special attention as Maoist rebels have been most active in this belt. The area shares borders […]

Koraput: In an effort to raise awareness about the perils of using plastic, the Kotpad Notified Area Council (NAC) in Koraput district is providing free meals to the poor in exchange for a kilogram of plastic waste. The programme, which started on Monday, entails a meal for anyone who brings a kilogram of used polythene […]

Koraput: Administrative officials on Thursday swung into action to extend support to three minor siblings who were starving since yesterday following the death of their mother in a forest in Koraput district. OTV had telecast the plight of the children today and within hours the administration came to the rescue of the children. A team […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: It was heartening to read about Home Minister’s Special Operation medal being presented to 25 police personnel from Odisha for their role in an operation which led to the killing of five Maoist rebels in Koraput in May this year. Those honoured included a superintendent of police, an additional SP and […]