Thuamul Rampur: Residents of Tumonikhol village in Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district have threatened to boycott future elections if their long-pending demand for an electricity connection is not met. The village, home to about 200 people from 45 families, continues to remain without electricity....
Chhatrapur: Ganjam district has digitised more than half of its voter enumeration forms, achieving a rate nearly 10 percentage points higher than the state average, officials said Tuesday. During a district-level review meeting, Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan said 15,81,563 enumeration forms, or 52.72 per...
Kendrapara/Mahakalapara: Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha of Mahakalapara block in Kendrapara district has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging harass ment and seeking a high-level central judicial inquiry into the incident. The letter comes a day after Ojha wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...
Rayagada: The body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a black travel bag found near Khaliguda village on the outskirts of Rayagada town Wednesday, prompting police to launch a murder investigation. The bag was opened by police in the presence of an Executive Magistrate...
Malkangiri: Family members of a pregnant woman, who died due to a snakebite, allegedly thrashed a doctor of a district hospital, accusing him of medical negligence, officials said Wednesday. Malkangiri Chief District Medical Officer Nihar Ranjan Prahraj denied the allegation, saying the patient was treated...
Thuamul Rampur: Despite 78 years of Independence, Tumonikhol village, located in the tribal-dominated Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district, is yet to receive electricity. The continued lack of power supply, allegedly due to administrative apathy, has become a matter of concern in the area. A...
Kandhamal: Security forces have unearthed a weapons dump in Odisha's Kandhamal district and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said Wednesday. The seizure was made during a joint operation by two Special Operations Groups and a District Voluntary Force team that was...
Kendrapara: A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district has granted bail to Chameli Ojha, a woman sarpanch who has been in judicial custody since June 13 in connection with a case relating to the alleged assault of police personnel. Ojha, the sarpanch of Tikhiri Gram Panchayat...
Thuamul Rampur: The annual pilgrimage of Baba Khandua Budha and Maa Dokari Budhi will be held June 19 and 20 atop Khandual Mali hill near Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district’s Thuamul Rampur block. Unlike last year, the traditional gathering is expected to go beyond...
Bhubaneswar/Baripada: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to offer prayers at 'Gosani', a sacred site of the Santali community, in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district June 20, officials said Wednesday. The PM will visit Pahadpur village, the native place of Murmu's in-laws, and...
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