Jagatsinghpur, November 2 (Odisha.in) The successful gathering of thousands people in a rally organized by Erasama legislator Dr. Damodar Rout in Balitutha Thursday has brought new hopes for the south Korea steel major Posco who plans to set up a mega steel plant in the region. In spite of demonstration by anti Posco activists and […]
village
Orissa moves to check maoists menance
Bhubaneswar, November 1 (Odisha.in) Orissa government is going to prepare a comprehensive pilot project within a fortnight for the two most naxal affected districts-Malkangiri and Rayagada in Southern Orissa ,to arrest the increasing menace of the left wing ultras. Central government has selected eight naxal prone districts including two in Orissa where the Pilot Project […]
Malaria grips Jagatsinghpur, kills five
Jagatsinghpur, October 31 (Odisha.in) Malaria- a mosquito born disease has gripped several villages in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur and killed at least five persons over past three months, local said. The chief district medical officer Sukadeb Sethy however said at least one person has died of the disease. We have collected 62 blood samples […]
Village leaders arrested for attacking officials
Jagatsinghpur, September 8 (Odisha.in) Police has arrested Saturday a Sarpanch and husband of a naib sarpanch of Jankoti panchyat in Jagatsinghpur district for assaulting local Child Development Project Officer, ICDS alleging irregularities in selection of anganwadi helper on Saturday. Sources said that there was a meeting of local women group held at a temple compound […]
Patnaik visits Kashipur, reviews situation
Rayagada, August 27 (Odisha.in) Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik Monday visited Kashipur in Orissa’s Rayagada district where waterborne cholera has killed at least 48 persons in past one and half months affecting thousands. Patnaik reviewed the situation at Kasipur community health center. He also visited to Talajhari, one of the affected villages. He interacted with […]