Kandhamal

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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Phulbani: Amid rising incidents of sexual exploitation of women, two minor girls — both students of Class 10 and residents of state-run hostels in Odisha’s Kandhamal district — were found to be pregnant during routine health checkups,…
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Phulbani: In a major achievement, security personnel recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials suspected to have been hidden by Maoists inside a forest in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Thursday. Swiftly acting on an intelligence…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday inaugurated a new medical college at Phulbani in Kandhamal district. During his visit to the tribal-dominated district, the Chief Minister inaugurated the government…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials on Saturday apprehended Debasis Nayak, a Revenue Inspector (RI) at Krandibili Circle of Phiringia Tehsil in Kandhamal district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000. The accused RI had…
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Berhampur: The Kandhamal administration has installed ‘health ATM machines’ at six hospitals on a pilot basis in this southern Odisha district. The machines, which allows around 60 different health tests, have been installed at the…
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