Kandhamala

Phulbani: A Class-X student was accidentally shot dead by one of his companions during a recent late-night hunting expedition in Budeni village under Tikabali police limits in Kandhamal district’s Chakapad block. The deceased has been…
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Phulbani: Body of a youth, who went missing in Putudi waterfall in Odisha’s Kandhamal district the previous day, was recovered on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Swadhin Biswal, who hails from Sambalpur. He was…
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Phulbani: Padma Shri awardee and celebrated tribal poet Purnamasi Jani, also known as Tadisaru Bai, has been admitted to Phulbani district headquarters hospital in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where her condition is reported as stable. …
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Phulbani: In a significant blow to Left-Wing extremism in Odisha, security forces busted an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit allegedly operated by Maoists in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. Some finished country-made…
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Phulbani: Three persons were killed in two separate elephant attacks in Paburia section of G. Udayagiri in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, triggering panic among villagers. According to sources, Basudev Pradhan and Kirtan Bagarti from…
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Phulbani: A man on Tuesday allegedly opened fire on a couple at Phulbani in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, critically injuring the husband, before returning home and fatally shooting his own wife. The accused, identified as Biranchi…
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Phulbani: In a sign of intense internal tussle among left wing extremists (LWEs) in Odisha, a senior Maoist leader was suspected to have been killed by a fellow rebel in Kandhamal district of the state. Police sources said the body,…
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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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