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keonjhar district news

Three killed, 1 injured as tent collapses during nor’wester in Odisha’s Keonjhar

The deceased were identified as Alok Chipindia, Sagar Nayak and Petu Nayak, all associated with Maa Tarini Tent House, an official said
Published on May 21, 2026 09:23 pm IST

Odisha: Tribal student’s death at KISS sparks protest, family alleges foul play

The deceased’s family staged a demonstration with the body outside the Keonjhar Collectorate, alleging that the institute authorities concealed facts and failed to provide medical records explaining the cause of death. (Representational image)
Published on Dec 13, 2025 09:09 pm IST

Class 2 girl student locked in class room overnight, head master suspended

Class 2 girl student locked in class room overnight, head master suspended
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 08:00 am IST

BJD leader Soumya Shankar Chakra arrested by Odisha EOW in embezzlement case

BJD leader Soumya Shankar Chakra arrested by Odisha EOW in embezzlement case
Updated on Mar 13, 2025 08:12 pm IST

Govt to sign pact for Keonjhar mega steel plant during Utkarsh Odisha event: CM

Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi (ANI)
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 10:24 pm IST

Woman, 65, who crawled 2km for pension to receive it at home: Official

The video of Pathuri Dehury from Keonjhar district crawling to a local panchayat office went viral four days ago. (HT sourced photo)
Published on Sept 24, 2024 03:15 pm IST

Mining mafias in Odisha won’t be spared: CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Majhi said after the 2019 election, the then BJD government tried to get him into their party. (Mohan Charan Majhi | Facebook)
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 10:40 am IST

8 killed, 7 critical as van rams into parked truck in Odisha’s Keonjhar

25,934 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Odisha between 2018 and 2022 (Representative Photo)
Published on Dec 01, 2023 01:52 pm IST

Another elephant found dead in Odisha forest, bullet marks on its body

Some women found the elephant carcass in Boudh district.
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 08:34 am IST

Female elephant killed, another hurt as speeding truck hits them in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

A female elephant in the herd was mauled by the speeding vehicle and got stuck between the wheels. It took a crane to extricate the dead elephant from under the truck.
Updated on Jan 30, 2020 07:53 pm IST

Odisha teacher suspended after video of him thrashing students goes viral

In the video, the teacher, Rati Narayan Rout working in Pitatangara Upper Primary School under Harichandanpur block of Keonjhar district was seen thrashing several students including girls while making them kneel down on Monday. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Jan 20, 2020 10:52 pm IST

Five killed as rains batter Odisha, schools in 11 districts shut

In tribal-dominated Gajapati and Rayagada districts, incessant rains led to mudslides in hill top areas in Gajapati and Rayagada districts burying several houses.
Published on Oct 25, 2019 01:42 pm IST

Tribal man held for allowing cousin to rape his wife in Odisha

APolice said the woman alleged that her husband recorded the assault in his mobile phone.
Updated on Jun 30, 2019 07:26 am IST

Odisha to confiscate properties of 6 mine owners for failing to pay penalty

Trucks are loaded with iron ore at an iron ore mine in Kheonjar, Odisha.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 12:05 pm IST

In ore-rich Odisha district, politician distributes paddy seeds to buy voters loyalty

A villager, Padmabati Mahanta, drying the harvested paddy outside her home in Patakhali village.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 10:17 pm IST

Odisha politician, about to join BJD, hacked to death over old rivalry: Police

Police said the murder of the 61-year-old politician seems to have been over an old rivalry with another family in the area.
Updated on Mar 26, 2019 12:31 pm IST

Odisha woman chops off genital of man she was having an affair with

A married woman allegedly chopped off the genital of a man with whom she had an extra-marital affair at a village in Odisha’s Keonjhar district.
Published on Nov 10, 2018 10:49 pm IST

Odisha tribal does a Manjhi, digs 3-km water channel through mountain

Seventy-five-year-old Daitari Nayak, who started the project on his own, was later joined by his four brothers and eventually helped by other villagers in digging the water channel through the Gonasika mountain in Odisha Keonjhar district.
Updated on Jun 22, 2018 09:04 am IST

13-year-old girl gangraped in Odisha, six held

A woman stands with a placard during a protest against rapes, in New Delhi on May 5.
Updated on May 05, 2018 11:40 pm IST

Villagers kill wild bear after it mauls 3 to death in Odisha

Keonjhar divisional forest officer Santosh Joshi said the deceased would get ex-gratia compensation of 4 lakh each.
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 12:06 am IST