Tag: Koraput

Koraput: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday caught the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of Nandapur here red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.75 lakh. As per sources, the officials of the Jeypore division laid a trap based on a complaint and held the CDPO Snigdharani Mishra who in her office was receiving the bribe amount […]

Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report on the alleged encroachment of Andhra Pradesh into Odisha in the bordering areas of Narayanpatra block, the district Collector along with other senior officials have conducted a joint survey and held discussions with people of the area. It is being claimed that Andhra Pradesh has issued land […]

Koraput: A joint team of BSF and Machkund Police on Wednesday intercepted a pick-up van near Hanumal village in the district and seized over 800 kg ganja worth Rs 80 lakh from the vehicle. The BSF and t0he police were patrolling at a MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Hanumal village today when the officials […]

Koraput: Almost three decades after getting hitched, a man has found himself in trouble as a case was registered against him at Jeypore Town Police Station on Thursday by his second wife who has accused him of ‘marrying’ multiple women settled in different places. The complainant, Sanjukta Patra who tied the nuptial knot to one […]

Koraput: Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati has urged the Koraput district administration to use the funds in the Biju KBK (BKBK) scheme for the development of neglected areas. Speaking at the Koraput District Yojana Board meeting on Friday, the senior leader demanded that the funds in the BKBK scheme should be used to provide basic […]

Koraput: Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) leader Nachika Linga returned home at Bhaliaputa under Narayanapatna block in Koraput district on Friday after languishing in jail for six years. Following the typical tribal ritual on the bank of a river, Bhaliaputa villagers took out a procession to welcome their leader Nachika. “With blessings from the people […]

Koraput: Students at a +2 Junior Women’s College in Sunabeda on Saturday came out in support of their principal who had earlier been arrested on charges of sexually harassing a female colleague at the institute. The students, including past and present, alleged that their principal, Pabitra Kumar Bedanta, had been victimised in a conspired manner. […]

Jeypore: A goods train carrying iron ore derailed near Manbar station between Koraput and Jeypore stations late on Monday night. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far, sources said. The train was on its way to Visakhapatanam from Kirandul of Chhattisgarh while 12 wagons got derailed at around 12 mid-night. Rail communication has […]

Jeypore: It was like a ‘dream come true’ for people living in the remote areas of Lamataput in Koraput district when the Odisha government launched boat ambulance services almost two years ago to help patients in villages cut off from the mainland by rivers to reach hospitals. But, a year after the reality is quite […]

Koraput: Absence of motorable roads in remote pockets of the State continue to haunt people depriving them of timely healthcare services. Corroborating this is an incident reported from Laxmipur Kutukajhola village in the district where an expectant mother was carried on cot by family and relatives for 3 kms to the hospital on Wednesday. When […]

Koraput: A fresh dispute over territory has erupted in Koraput district after an information board put up by the administrative officials of Odisha government was reportedly demolished by the residents of Andhra Pradesh in the bordering areas. The dispute was reported near Sunabeda village under Potangi block of Koraput district along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. […]

Koraput: A fresh row erupted over the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border delineation with residents of four villages on the neighbourhood state’s side imposing a road blockade at Sunabeda village under Potangi block in the district for the last four days. As per reports, some local residents of Andhra Pradesh demolished an information board put up by […]

Jeypore: The border dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha continues to raise its ugly head with a fresh row erupting on Sunday after some leaders and locals of the neighbouring State sneaked into Odisha territory and staged a demonstration. According to sources, residents of the neighbouring State waved placards and raised slogan at Sambai village […]

Jeypore: A one-year-old girl sustained burn injuries after the mobile phone besides which she was sleeping exploded at Bilangsil village under Laxmipur block in Koraput district on Monday. With severe burns on her face, she was admitted to Laxmipur Community Health Centre (CHC). Later, she was referred to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for better […]

Koraput: In a major breakthrough, the district Police has busted an inter-State ganja smuggling racket and seized 322 kg of the contraband from near Shiva temple in Guneipada chhak here on Tuesday. Two peddlers reportedly residents of Raipur have also been arrested in this connection. According to sources, based on information received regarding smuggling of […]