Popular Odia singer Murali Mohapatra collapses and dies while performing on stageAs per reports, Mohapatra was performing at a show in Jeypore town of Koraput district in Odisha. After singing a couple of songs, he sat o...
04 Oct, 2022, 01.21 PM IST
Protests erupt after ailing Padma winner 'made to dance' in ICUKamala Pujari, the 72-year-age woman, was admitted to the district headquarters hospital at Jeypore with fever and loose motion. was shifte...
03 Sep, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Odisha logs 7,188 new COVID-19 cases, 35 more fatalitiesOf the fresh cases, 4,026 were reported from quarantine centres and the remaining 3,162 detected during contact tracing.
29 May, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
Odisha government plans admission in three new medical colleges next yearThis direction was issued by Chief Secretary A K Tripathy while reviewing the progress made in three projects at a high-level meeting here ...
20 Nov, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
BSF officer, jawan killed in Naxal IED blast attack in Odisha's Koraput districtThe patrol party led by Behra belonged to the 143rd battalion of the BSF deployed in Koraput for undertaking anti-Naxal operations.
13 Jul, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Woman hurt in crossfire in battle between Maoists and securityAccording to police, a team of BSF while returning from a combing operation spotted a transit Maoist camp at Kadambo forest, bordering to C...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
13 districts has no representation in Naveen Patnaik's new ministryThe district which are not represented in the council of ministers are Jajpur, Kendrapara, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Samb...
07 May, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
Odisha: Fall in infant mortality rate in Koraput districtAccording to official data available with the district medical authorities, infant mortality rate in the district has decreased from 65 per...
01 Sep, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
Volunteers escort poor patients from Koraput to hospitalsThe aim is to ensure the patients belonging to the lower-income group don't face any problem in getting themselves admitted to a hospital.
05 Dec, 2014, 03.18 PM IST
Central team visits cyclone-hit Odisha to assess damage causedEight-member central team today undertook field visits to assess the damage caused in southern districts of Odisha that were hit by cyclone...
18 Nov, 2014, 11.32 PM IST
88 students taken ill for suspected food poisoningAt least 88 students of a government-run residential school were taken ill for suspected food poisoning in Koraput district.
19 Aug, 2014, 02.17 PM IST
Odisha gets another centrally funded medical collegeGhulam Nabi Azad said Odisha now gets four medical colleges out of the total 50 medical colleges across the country under the PMSSY.
26 Feb, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
Three BSF men killed in Naxal attack in OdishaAt least 3 Border Security Force personnel were killed and 2 injured when Naxals blew up their vehicle in a blast in Koraput district.
27 Aug, 2013, 01.03 PM IST
- Wild bear kills eight in Koraput, beaten to death
A wild bear killed eight people, including a couple, and injured five others before being beaten to death by an angry mob at Andramuda fore...
06 May, 2013, 06.54 AM IST
- Nalco to set up 100 seat medical college, hospital in Koraput
NALCO's refinery and bauxite mining project is located at Damonjodi in the district, one of the most backward districts in the country.
05 Jul, 2012, 08.52 PM IST
- SOG jawan, lady Maoist killed in encounter
Police suspects two more rebels might have been killed in the gun battle.
24 Dec, 2009, 08.02 PM IST
- Doctors lament lack of support in India cholera battle
Doctors in India say they have not received enough equipment or government support to battle cholera.
14 Sep, 2007, 08.40 AM IST