Tag: Kotia Border Row

Locals at Phagunsineri witnessed a heated exchange of words ensued between the MLA from Odisha and Andhra officials on Wednesday.

With the face-off between two states dominating the month of August over Kotia territorial claims, the Odisha government counsel told the Apex court that the States are likely to settle the matter

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Wednesday knocked the doors of Supreme Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against Andhra Pradesh government over the Kotia border dispute. The State government’s move comes in the wake of the announcement by Andhra Pradesh government for holding panchayat polls in disputed Kotia region of Koraput. The government has prayed before […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Odisha government to respond within four weeks time on an affidavit filed by the Andhra Pradesh government claiming that the latter has been holding elections in villages at Kotia in Koraput district since long. On February 18 (Thursday) the Andhra Pradesh government had filed the affidavit claiming […]