Tag: Nabarangpur

Bhawanipatna: Heavy downpour across Kalahandi district especially in Thuamul Rampur block has paralysed normal life as road communication to interior areas has been disrupted. Vehicular communication between Junagarh and Dharmagarh, Bhawanipatna, Nabarangpur came to a standstill as water in Hati river has crossed bridge level due to incessant rain in upper catchment and release of […]

Bhubaneswar: The State’s coastal and southern parts will experience heavy rainfall till July 18 under the influence of a low pressure over north-west Bay of Bengal, predicted the Regional Meteorological Centre here on Sunday. The low pressure over the Bay of Bengal will intensify further in next 24 hours, the weather office added. The heavy […]

Nabarangpur: A junior engineer (JE) of Nabarangpur small irrigation department was filmed while taking Rs 54,000 bribe from a contractor to pass a final bill for the Papadahandi check dam work. The footage of the video in possession of OTV shows JE Kabin Behera taking bribe for the check dam work completed in 2016. Though […]

Bhubaneswar: In a move that will put Nabarangpur on the country’s rail map, Ministry of Railways (MOR) has allocated Rs 748 crore for the much needed broad gauge railway line between Jeypore and Nabarangpur. The 38 km railway line is scheduled to be completed in a time frame of five years with the first two […]

Umerkote: More than 400 persons including women and children fell ill after consuming food at a marriage feast at Jodajonga DNK village under Raighar block in Nabarangpur district today. While some sick are undergoing treatment at the Hataurandi and Jodinga health centres, others are undergoing treatment under supervision of a special team of doctors at […]

Jeypore: Uncertainty looms large over the railway construction works between Jeypore-Malkangiri and Jeypore-Nabarangpur as the final survey work has not yet been completed. This, despite the fact that the new projects were announced two years ago. Sumit Rout, a Law student from Kalahandi, accessing information through Right to Information (RTI) has revealed that the final […]

Bhubaneswar:  State Health Minister Pratap Jena on Wednesday ordered a probe into the incident of a pregnant woman being carried on shoulders by family members allegedly due to 102 and 108 ambulance failure in Rampara village of Nabarangpur district. The minister further ordered a departmental inquiry into the failure of the ambulance service in this […]

Nabarangpur: A pregnant woman was carried on shoulders for three kilometres as 108 ambulance failed to show up even after repeated calls at Rampara village in Nabarangpur district on Monday. As per reports, family members of Damani Gond had called for 108 and 102 ambulance after she complained of labour pain. But as the vehicles […]

Dharmagarh: Vehicular movement was disrupted on Nabarangpur-Bhawanipatna road today after local farmers blocked the National Highway-26 near Moter Chhak by placing paddy sacks over procurement delay. The protesting farmers staged the road blockade since this morning alleging that the 71 local market yards have not been procuring paddy for past three days. Rabi paddy procurement […]

Nabarangpur: Thunderstorm wreaked havoc in Nabarangpur today ripping apart roofs of more than 70 houses, uprooting trees and damaging crops. According to information, storm and thundershower pounded several parts of the district notably Ganchapara and Bobei GP where it ripped off roofs of around 70 houses. Mango, cashew nut, Nilgiri trees were uprooted in large […]

Umerkote: Large number of Aadhaar cards, bank passbooks and ATM cards were found abandoned under a bridge near Bokata village under Umerkote block of Nabarangpur district on Thursday. Initially locals spotted the documents lying under the bridge and informed the police following which an investigation was initiated. The villagers demanded a probe into the matter […]

Nabarangpur: Workers of Mangalam Timber factory this morning blocked NH-26 near the Mangalam Timber Chhak in the town demanding reopening of the only industrial unit in Nabarangpur district. The staff and workers of Mangalam Timber factory have been staging dharna in front of the District Collector’s office for past three days in support of their […]

Bhubaneswar:  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today exhorted the elected Panchayat representatives of Jharsuguda and Nabarangpur districts to work hard for development of the people and the villages. After reviewing the BJD’s panchayat poll performance in both the districts at a meeting here, the Chief Minister advised the elected representatives to remain with the people and […]

Bhubaneswar: After being cornered by opposition parties, BJD MLA from Nabarangpur, Manohar Randhari on Sunday refuted BJP’s allegations that job card was issued in his wife Urmila’s name. Addressing a press conference, Manohar Randhari clarified that the woman against whose the job card has been issued is not his wife. The MLA further informed that […]

Nabarangpur: BJD MLA Manohar Randhari of Nabarangpur is yet again surrounded by controversy after name of his wife Urmila Randhari cropped up online to be earning Rs 630 as remuneration working under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Local BJP leader, Kanhu Dasi, has alleged that Urmila has worked in a road construction […]