August 2017

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has introduced a new scheme for development of undivided Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (KBK) districts. But the new scheme, Infrastructure Development Fund, is just an amended…

BHAWANIPATNA: Low pressure induced heavy rains in Odisha have caused a breach to the right canal of the Indravati Project near Ranibahal, leaving several villages inundated in Kalahandi district. The…

BHAWANIPATNA: A YEAR back when Dana Majhi walked 10 km with his dead wife on his shoulders, the world sat up and took notice of not just the poor tribal…

There is still no road connectivity in remote areas in many parts of the State, for which the expectant mothers are carried to hospitals in pitiable conditions. Another such instance…

BHAWANIPATNA: Healthcare in Kalahandi district is ailing due to vacant doctor positions. Of the sanctioned 212 doctor positions in the district, only 125 doctors are available. In the District Headquarters…

Dharmagarh/Nabarangpur: Incessant rainfall due to low pressure has created flood-like situation in Odisha’s Nabarangpur and Kalahandi districts. Water level in Chikili river has increased in Nabarangpur due to heavy rain…

Bhawanipatna: Nuakhai, the main agrarian festival in western Orissa, will be celebrated in Kalahandi district August 31 unlike in other western districts where the festival will be held August 26,…

Junagarh: Many government schools in this town of Kalahandi district have surplus teaching staff whereas rural schools have a few teachers, according to a report. As a result, the quality…

Bhawanipatna: The Seva Prayas Foundation, a leading NGO active in the field of women and child development in the state, inaugurated its new office premises in Durkauta village under Narla…

BHAWANIPATNA:At least five villages under Kamthana Gram Panchayat of Kalahandi district remain cut off from the mainstream during monsoon for four months every year due to flood in Pipalnala. In…