Kandhamal

Phulbani: In a major blow to left wing extremists (LWEs) in Odisha, four hardcore Maoists, including three women, surrendered before the police in Kandhamal on Friday along with their weapons and equipment. Police said the four, who…
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Phulbani: Cyber police in Odisha’s Kandhamal have dismantled a Rs 6.27 crore cyber fraud racket with the arrest of five suspects and freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to the scheme. Led by the district cyber police, the…
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Kandhamal: Cannabis crops worth nearly Rs 40 lakh were destroyed in the Phiringia area of Odisha’s Kandhamal district in a major crackdown on illegal narcotics cultivation. The raids were carried out under Operation Green Mission, a…
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Bhubaneswar: The night temperature dropped to 9°C in Daringbadi, a hill station in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Thursday. While G Udayagir was the second coldest place in the state…
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Phulbani: A minor studying in Class 8 was allegedly raped by a man at a village in Daringibadi area of Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The sexual assault reportedly took place after the accused lured the girl, aged around 14 years, on the…
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Phulbani: One person died and 15 others were grievously injured when a government-run bus skidded off the road and dashed against a tree near Khajuripada in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The mishap took place when the bus was proceeding…
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Bhubaneswar: Back-to-back landslides triggered by heavy downpour disrupted repair work at the Kalinga Ghat in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, prompting the authorities to keep the road closed till September 30. Officials said the decision…
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Berhampur: Headmaster-cum-superintendent of a government residential school in Odisha’s Kandhamal, Manoranjan Sahu, was suspended following hospitalisation of eight students after some fellow hostel inmates allegedly applied Fevikwik to…
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Phulbani: Eight students of an ashram school in Kandhamal district’s Phiringia block had a nightmarish beginning to their day on Friday when they could not open their eyes. Reason: Some fellow students had allegedly applied adhesive to…
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Phulbani: In a major in the battle against Maoists, police seized around ten tons of explosive materials and arrested three persons in connection with the case in Tumudibandha area of Odisha’s Kandhamal district. Acting on a tip-off, a…
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