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.

Maoist kill villager, one injured in Koraput

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 20:56

Maoists killed one contractor and injured another person after branding them as police informers in Odisha`s Koraput district.

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.

Where `Prime Minister` looks after a school

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:18

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.

Three Maoists arrested in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:53

Three Maoists were arrested and three country-made guns seized from them during a combing operation in Koraput district of Odisha, police said today.

7-yr old girl`s mutilated body found in Koraput, locals block road

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:59

Mutilated body of a seven-year-old tribal girl, missing since Saturday, was found at Mathalput in Koraput district of Odisha triggering tension in the area.