Koraput: Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), in association with the Koraput district administration, conducted a public hearing on Thursday for proposed expansion of Kodingamali bauxite mine located along Koraput-Rayagada district border.The hearing was held at the Govt High School premises in Champi panchayat under Laxmipur block to seek public opinion on the proposal to…
Koraput: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested the executive engineer of rural works division-I of Rayagada district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a contractor in lieu of clearing pending bills and issuing a work experience certificate required for participation in a tender process.The accused, identified as Prasanna Kumar Pattnaik,…
Thunderstorm activity accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind warning would continue in several districts on Tuesday Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon advanced to some more parts, covering major portion of the state so far, an IMD bulletin said on Monday.This was amid an overcast sky or light to moderate rain or thundershower continued at several…
Koraput: Acting on a tip-off from surrendered Maoists, security forces unearthed a major arms and explosives dump, suspected to belong to the cadres of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, from a remote forest area under Boipariguda police station limits in Koraput district early on Monday morning.According to superintendent of police (SP) Rohit Verma, the District…
Koraput: To safeguard interests of Kendu leaf pluckers and enhance transparency in procurement operations, the Malkangiri district administration has made direct benefit transfer (DBT) mandatory for all panchayat purchasers engaged in kendu leaf procurement.The decision was taken at a recent coordination meeting between the forest department’s kendu leaf division and the district administration, chaired by…
Koraput: Four days after a woman from Delhi and her Gujarat-based male colleague were mistaken for child kidnappers, chased by a mob and brutally assaulted in a remote village of Rayagada district, police have intensified their crackdown, with the number of arrests rising to 21 following the arrest of five more accused on Friday night.DIG…
Koraput: Assets worth crores of rupees, including two flats, two farmhouses spread across 14 acres, 49 plots, nearly a kilogram of gold and over Rs 60 lakh in deposits, were unearthed during Vigilance raids on properties linked to one Satyanarayan Sethy, assistant executive engineer (AEE) of Kotpad block in Koraput district.According to a Vigilance press…
Berhampur: Doctors at govt-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital here performed a critical surgery on a 21-day-old infant. A baby boy, born with a neural tube defect (lumbar myelomeningocele) at the community health centre in Jamaguda in Nabarangpur on May 3, was operated on May 25 by a team led by neurosurgeon Dr R N…
Lucknow: A fresh western disturbance (WD) is likely to influence weather conditions across north India from Jun 18 and help the southwest monsoon resume its advance towards UP.On Wednesday night, the northern limit of monsoon was passing through Harnai and Solapur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad and Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Koraput and Phulbani in Odisha, Ranchi in…
Koraput: Tension prevailed as an on-duty doctor of District Headquarters Hospital in Malkangiri was allegedly assaulted by the agitated relatives of an eight-month-pregnant woman who died on Wednesday, with her family members alleging medical negligence and accusing doctors of failing to provide proper treatment.Hospital authorities maintained that all required medical procedures were followed, and denied…
