Fear of distress sale haunts Odisha farmers

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:01

Fear of distress sale haunts farmers of Odisha`s Koraput district with thousands of quintal of paddy still lying in the mandis after procurement of the targeted amount.

Maoists blow up bridge in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 13:40

Armed Maoists blew up a bridge on the river Poteru snapping road link between Kalimela and Padia in Malkangiri district.

`Prime Minister`, his `cabinet` looks after school in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 13:25

As you enter Sevashram, a residential school for SC and ST students at Sipaiput in Odisha`s Koraput district, you are welcomed by the "prime minister" of the school.

Maoists torch vehicles to protest road construction

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 14:55

Maoists torched two vehicles in Odisha`s Koraput district to protest the construction of a road in the region, police said Monday.

Farmers` agitation in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:52

Farmers of Koraput district of Odisha are on a warpath alleging irregularities at the paddy procurement centres.

19 elected representatives in Odisha quit

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:58

At least 19 elected representatives, including `sarapanch` (village heads) and ward members, resigned in Odisha`s Koraput district, complaining that no development was being done in their area, an official said on Tuesday.

Five Maoists arrested in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 00:29

At least five Maoist ultras, involved in around 10 murders and several Naxal offensives in Odisha`s Koraput district, were on Saturday arrested by a joint team of police and BSF personnel.

NGO official held for sexually assaulting minor girls

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:36

An NGO official has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting at least five girls in a hostel it was running in Odisha, police said.

Maoist ultra killed by security forces in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 13:30

Security forces on Friday gunned down a suspected Naxalite in the jungles of Koraput district in Odisha and recovered some arms and ammunition following the operation.

Land mines found in Odisha`s Koraput district

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:32

Two powerful land mines were recovered on a road in Odisha`s Koraput district after which security personnel began sanitising the entire stretch of Koraput-Laxmipur road.

Three Maoists arrested in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 19:31

Three Maoists, including an armed woman, were arrested by security personnel in two separate operations in Odisha`s Koraput district, police said on Sunday.

No dialysis facility at Koraput district hospital

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 12:07

The absence of a dialysis facility at Koraput district head-quarters hospital here in Odisha seemed to have taken a heavy toll on patients in the tribal-dominated region.