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11 Maoists, including DCM Nakul, surrender in Odisha’s Kalahandi

The Maoists handed over 11 weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, an Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifle, four Self-Loading Rifles (SLR), four single-shot firearms and a 12-bore gun, along with a large quantity of ammunition. (Representative photo)
Published on Mar 15, 2026 04:16 pm IST

8 dacoits who looted Odisha liquor factory caught in Jharkhand; 3.5 cr seized

Police said the eight men were suspected to be involved in a dozen dacoity cases in Jharkhand and Odisha. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 07:24 pm IST

In poll season, political parties rush to claim the transformation of Kalahandi

Two decades ago, the district of Kalahandi was a living symbol of India’s deprivation. (HT Archive)
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:22 am IST

Three migrant workers walk from Bengaluru to Odisha, after denied the wage

Three migrant workers walk from Bengaluru to Odisha, after denied the wage
Published on Apr 04, 2023 06:40 pm IST

Seven-foot-long python rescued in Odisha, released later

The image shows the python rescued from Kalahandi.
Published on Jul 04, 2021 03:12 pm IST

Kalahandi exports high quality cotton to Bangladesh

Workers sit on cotton bales being transported. The bales were packed into 42 wagons and sent to the neighbouring country via Kolkata.
Published on Feb 25, 2021 01:48 pm IST

Leopard spotted roaming in Odisha’s Kalahandi district

The image shows the leopard roaming around.
Published on Jan 07, 2021 04:29 pm IST

Odisha police rescue one-month-old baby. She was sold for Rs 15,000

Western Odisha districts like Kalahandi and Bolangir are replete with examples of child sale. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 01:12 am IST

In Odisha temple, animal sacrifice discontinued due to Covid-19 pandemic

Despite the SC allowing the sacrifice ritual, the organisers of the festival decided against the animal sacrifice to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The organisers too decided not to go ahead with the animal sacrifice due to Covid-19 restrictions
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 01:53 am IST

In Odisha, three leopard skins seized, 4 held over illegal wildlife trade

The accused have been booked under multiple sections of the IPC and Wildlife Protection Act. Efforts are on to ascertain the possible involvement of other people in the racket, said officials. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Sept 13, 2020 11:34 pm IST

5 suspected Maoists killed in encounter with Odisha police; combing ops on

The exchange of fire lasted for around 30 minutes, during which four Maoists were neutralised and a SOG Jawan suffered injuries. said police. (Photo @odisha_police)
Updated on Sept 09, 2020 08:19 pm IST

Odisha’s migrant worker raps his way to fame

Duleswar Tandi, who wiped tables and washed plates at an eatery in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for a living, came back to his mudhouse in Borda village in March just a day before the national lockdown was announced.
Updated on Jul 10, 2020 07:01 pm IST

How rapper from Odisha’s Kalahandi is ‘telling the truth’ about migrants

The rap songs on migrants that Tandi composed during lockdown have slowly become popular. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 09:40 pm IST

Missing Odisha PSU general manager’s body found after 5 days

Kalahandi SP Battula Gangadhar said some locals smelt something foul near a mobile phone tower in Mukhiguda and found Meher’s body lying there.
Updated on Dec 22, 2019 11:58 pm IST

Odisha police arrest 50 middlemen involved in trafficking labourers

The arrests came within two days of similar arrest of 40 more agents and middlemen from Bolangir and Nuapada districts in Odisha.
Updated on Oct 19, 2019 05:51 am IST

Odisha woman arrested for strangulating stepdaughter to death

A three-year-old girl Nandini was strangulated by her stepmother in Kalahandi district in Odisha.
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 04:19 pm IST

Odisha braces for flood as Hirakud dam readies to discharge floodwater

The flood warning came as Indian Meteorological Department on Tuesday sounded a red alert for the districts of Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur, Nuapada and Jharsuguda predicting extremely heavy rains.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 12:02 pm IST

Two of Odisha’s Aspirational Districts lag behind in Nutrition: Niti Ayog Survey

The dry rations are packed by local women self-help groups in transparent polythene or aluminium packets and are supposed to last a month.
Updated on Aug 04, 2019 09:33 am IST

Odisha farmer killed by Maoists in second murder in less than 24 hours

Police said a few posters claiming the Rayagada Area Committee of Maoists were behind the murder were found near the killing spot.
Published on Jul 22, 2019 12:23 pm IST

Contractor shot dead by Maoists for building a road in Odisha’s Kalahandi

In 2017, Sahoo had come under attack from Maoists when he attempted to build the road between Borpadar and Jugasaipatna villages that was being opposed by the Maoists. Though he managed to flee, the rebels had burnt down his road construction machinery as well as his bike.
Updated on Jul 21, 2019 11:38 pm IST

22-yr-old bets on India’s win in World Cup semis, consumes poison after loss

Sambaru Bhoi was found lying in an unconscious state at a farmland near his village this morning after he consumed poison.
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 06:10 pm IST

2 explosions near CRPF’s proposed camp in Odisha: Cops

No one was injured and no property damaged in the twin blasts, said Kalahandi Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar
Published on May 12, 2019 06:31 pm IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: In first phase, BJD will look to retain seats in 3 constituencies

Four parliamentary and 28 assembly constituencies are voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on Thursday in Odisha, where Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has held the fort for nearly two decades now.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 02:17 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Odisha gears up for first phase of Lok Sabha, assembly polls

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Odisha gears up for first phase of Lok Sabha, assembly polls
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 05:56 am IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: EC team seize 2 lakh cash from BJD candidate’s vehicle

Police seized the car and investigating about source, ownership and purpose of the money being carried in the car, they said
Updated on Apr 10, 2019 07:52 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: To BJP’s ‘double engine’ govt push, Naveen Patnaik answers with call for women’s empowerment

Reading out a pre-written speech at Naveen Niwas on Thursday evening, Patnaik said a nation that does not give effective representation to women in its highest decision-making forum is running on a single engine.
Published on Apr 05, 2019 10:19 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress talks about poor only during polls, PM Modi taunts minimum income scheme

Kalahandi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses crowd during 'Vijay Sankalp Samavesh' public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi, Tuesday, April 02, 2019.
Updated on Apr 02, 2019 04:38 pm IST

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Odisha’s Kalahandi seat will witness a triangular contest

A view of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT), at DM office, in Ghaziabad, India, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The members of the federation of association of apartment owners will request contesting candidates to give affidavits which will include time line of the works which the candidate promises in their area.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 09:50 am IST

Situation under control at Odisha’s Vedanta plant; company announces 25 lakh to family of two dead

A Dalit villager living near Vedanta’s refinery in Lanjigarh was killed and a guard of Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) charred to death when protesting locals clashed with police.
Updated on Mar 19, 2019 01:54 pm IST

Two killed in protests at Vedanta’s Odisha refinery

The villager who died in the OISF lathicharge has been identified as 45-year old Dani Patra, a contractual worker with Vedanta, while the OISF guard killed was Havildar Major Sujit Kumar Minz.
Published on Mar 18, 2019 11:31 pm IST