Tag: Malkangiri

Koraput/ Malkangiri/Rayagada/Nabarangpur: Demanding a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in undivided Koraput district the Joint Working Committee (JAC) is observing a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur districts today. Despite inclement weather under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Phethai’, the members of the committee were seen picketing on highways and in […]

Malkangiri:  Once again the sordid condition of poor rural infrastructure and healthcare in Odisha was exposed after a pregnant woman, who was carried on a cot, delivered a baby girl in the ambulance on the way to the hospital in remote Malkangiri district. The shocking incident was reported from at Mantriput village in the district […]

Malkangiri: A bear was caught in a trap that was laid for capturing wild boar in Malikeswari area of Malkangiri district on Wednesday night. The matter came to light after the locals spotted the bear this morning and later informed the Forest department officials. On being informed a team of Forest department officials reached the […]

Malkangiri: Highlighting the poor rural infrastructure and healthcare in Odisha, a pregnant woman was carried in a sling for nearly five kms after an ambulance failed to reach her village due to lack of motorable road. The incident was reported from Lachhamipur village under Gunthabeda panchayat in Malkangiri district today. As per reports, a woman […]

Malkangiri: Intensifying its crackdown on ganja smuggling, Chitrakonda Police seized 145 kilogram ganja, which was being trafficked in a car, at Guntacheda in Malkangiri today. However, two persons who were transporting the contraband item were able to escape. Sources said that the ganja was being smuggled to Madhya Pradesh from Papulara of Chirtakonda. Speaking to […]

Raipur: A Maoist cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and red rebels in Narayanpur district on Malkangiri-Chhattisgarh border on Sunday. The skirmish took place yesterday in a forest near Kalepal village under Benoor police station area, informed district Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla. After receiving information about presence of rebels […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Hours after the inauguration of Gurupriya Bridge in Malkangiri, political parties in Odisha engaged in crossfire of words over who should get the credit for the construction of the bridge. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who inaugurated the bridge today stated it is a record that the bridge was completed in four years despite many […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a few days remaining for inauguration of the Gurupriya bridge in Malkangiri, the ruling-BJD and BJP are vying to take credit for the bridge work. Ahead of the formal inauguration of the structure scheduled on July 26, BJP questioned the rationale behind the State government’s effort to hijack the entire credit for […]

Malkangiri: The much-awaited Gurupriya Bridge, which is considered to be the lifeline of 30,000 tribals in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri, will be inaugurated on July 26. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the bridge, said Malkangiri MLA, Manas Madkami. The inauguration of the Gurupriya Bridge was scheduled on July 18, but was […]

Malkangiri: Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at different places in Malkangiri today after buses under the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) kept off roads in view of the bandh call given by Maoists in the district. The red rebels have been opposing the Polavaram project and Gurupriya bridge and had put up posters […]

Malkangiri: Road communication between Malkangiri and Balimela was disrupted after water flowed over the bridges at Korakonda and MV-37 in the district today. Incessant rain in the district for the past few weeks has caused swelling of the water bodies at many places in the district leading to the situation. Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles were […]

Malkangiri: When the asbestos roof of their school collapsed, the students of Mudulipada in Bondaghat of Malkangiri district started having their classes at the school hostel. But with dripping roofs, leaky walls and water seeping in through the floor, their dingy wet hostel is no better. Despite tall claims by the State government on having […]

Malkangiri: The much-awaited Gurupriya Bridge in Malkangiri was opened for public use today ahead of its inauguration by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. However, heavy vehicles have not been allowed to ply on the bridge. The 910-metre-long bridge will connect nearly nine panchayats in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri, benefiting about 30,000 people. Project Director of […]

Malkangiri: Raising doubts over the construction quality of Gurupriya Bridge in Malkangiri district, Congress today alleged that the contractor-firm and the State government are working hand in glove due to which no action has been taken against anyone despite problems in construction work reported earlier. PCC working president, Pradeep Majhi raised concerns over the quality […]

Malkangiri: The rescue operation to trace one of the two fishermen, who went missing after their country boat capsized in Malkangiri’s Satiguda Dam yesterday continued on Wednesday. While one of the fishermen was rescued yesterday, the other one identified as Purushottam Majhi of Champakhari village in the district is yet to be traced. The rescue […]