Tag: Koraput

This buffalo is a special breed and is called Manda buffalo. These buffalos are not affected by the vagaries of weather. They traverse the hilly lands of Koraput in Odisha to graze.

Kotia row took another ugly turn on Monday when an MLA from Andhra Pradesh tried to hold political events at Phatusineri, which the Koraput district administration foiled

The Koraput Police detained at least 20 persons following a raid at a gambling den in Borigumma area. As per reports, the gamblers were apprehended from Nilagiri forest under Borigumma police limits. A few others managed to give the police team a slip.

Hip-hop music is steadily gaining popularity among the young generation in Odisha. Encashing on this fad and showcasing innovativeness in ‘Koraputia’ rapping style, Rahul from the tribal hinterlands of Koraput is here to rock. Rapper Rahul DJ, a diploma student, is taking the internet by storm with his unique compositions in the ‘Koraputia’ tribal dialect.

Jeypore: A 14-year-old student from Tikiri area under Kashipur block of Koraput district got a new lease of life after hundreds of jelly-like cysts were removed from his stomach through a rare surgery on Tuesday. When the student, Amaresh Sahu complained of stomach ache and developed swelling, his family members admitted him to the Koraput […]

Jeypore: The Koraput district administration has started probe into the tragic wall collapse incident at Thuria residential school in which two students were killed on Saturday. A detailed investigation will be conducted to ascertain under what circumstances the two Class V students died in the incident, informed Koraput ADM Debendra Kumar Pradhan. The two deceased […]

Jeypore: Farmers in Koraput are a worried lot now over the delay in procurement of paddy at different mandis in the district. They have alleged that the paddy growers are forced to go for distress sale due to a nexus between the millers and procurement agencies. As per their allegations, so far only 243 quintals […]

Jeypore: Irregularities in repair work of NH-26, particularly the Koraput-Jeypore-Borigumma stretch, have come to the fore after an e-complaint was lodged with the Union Ministry of Road Transport. As per the complaint, the local engineer put patches on the damaged road without doing the proper road work. Following this, the Koraput-Jeypore-Borigumma stretch has become accident-prone […]

Malkangiri/Balasore/Jeypore: As the cyclonic storm ‘DAYE’ crosses Odisha triggering heavy downpour in most parts, water level has increased in major rivers of Malkangiri, Balasore and Koraput districts due to incessant rain. According to sources, road communication has been disrupted at different places in Malkangiri district as water is flowing above road. Similarly, vehicular traffic between […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha continues to battle flood-like conditions with most districts under water, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi today tagged four districts as worst-affected. “Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts have been the worst affected, but the situation is under control,” informed Sethi during a presser. Malkangiri was the worst hit recording highest average rainfall […]

By Surya Narayan Pradhan Bhubaneswar: Like other businessmen, he too wants to make profits. But what distinguishes Manmohan Panda, a 31-year-old entrepreneur from Nabarangpur district, from others of his ilk is his desire is to contribute to the economic development and progress of the society.  He seeks to do this by making  the youth of the State, especially women […]

Odisha: Union Minister Jual Oram targeted the State government for its failure in health sector after witnessing the shoddy condition of the Saheed Laxman Naik Medical College during his tour in Koraput. “The hospital has a leaking room with beds for the patients on the verandah of the hospital. Even patients are forced to sleep […]

Jeypore: In a spine chilling incident, a youth and his father were shot by a group of miscreants allegedly over past enmity at Rajanara Chowk in Jeypore of Koraput district today. The injured have been identified as Santosh Nayak and his father. The father-son duo was on their bike when they were intercepted and attacked […]

Koraput: Fate of many farmers of Koraput is hanging in balance as the much-awaited Telengiri irrigation project is marred by inordinate delays. As pert reports, Telengiri project was started in the 2003-04 at a cost of Rs 106 crore, but the delays have escalated the cost to Rs 1200 crore. “We are living in difficult […]

Koraput: An intra-party feud reared its head in BJD’s Koraput district unit after party workers in Laxmipur constituency raised questions over the behaviour of party’s observer of the district, Tejeswar Parida. According to sources, a few days back, Parida had allegedly misbehaved with a senior party member in Kakiriguma area of the district. “He physically […]