![]() | IIT Guwahati to study Brahmani for rejuvenationWhile Odisha has the maximum 57 per cent of the river’s catchment area, Jharkhand has 40 per cent and Chhattisgarh three per cent. |
![]() | In Odisha's Kendrapara municipality, cremation ground exclusively for Brahmin community draws ire of peopleSimilarly, secretary of the district unit of CPM Gayadhar Dhal condemned the civic body’s actions, deeming it illegal to restrict the cremation ground to only Brahmin people. |
![]() | Orissa High Court orders payment of family pension to 91-year-oldThe state authorities had rejected her plea on the ground of eligibility as Benudhar died in 1977, but the family pension scheme was introduced in 1980-81. |
![]() | Villagers reminisce Swaminathan’s link with KendraparaMany villages were saved during the Super Cyclone in 1999, due to the efforts of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in regenerating mangrove forests near the coastline. |
![]() | College girl sexually assaulted by driver in Odisha's KendraparaAccording to the survivor, she was the only passenger in the vehicle after her co-passengers got down at their respective destinations. |
![]() | Odisha: Nipah fear grips locals as Kendrapara- Kerala buses plyApproximately 8,000 people including women from the coastal regions of the district are employed in plywood and garment factories across Kerala. |
![]() | Family performs last rites of daughter who chose to marry a ‘suitable boy’Muna Mallick who could not accept his daughter’s decision, organised a last rites for her much alive daughter. |
![]() | Locals to stage stir on September 5 in front of Kendrapara collectorateChief Minister Naveen Patnaik and other BJD leaders had promised to set up a government medical college in the district but nothing has been done in this regard as yet. |
![]() | Artisans of Kendrapara toil to meet demand for Ganesh and Vishwakarma idolsSpeaking about the same, 52-year-old Pravat Behera said he has an experience of over three decades in painting idols. |
![]() | Odisha's Kendrapara celebrates history with ‘Chandrayaan’ babiesMinutes after Chandrayaan-3’s smooth landing on the moon, Ranu Mallick of Aripada village gave birth to a son. |
![]() | Animal sacrifice marks Gouri Panchami in KendraparaHeld on Gouri Panchami every year in traditional fervour, the animals were first taken to the temple where vermilion was applied on their foreheads. |
![]() | Lightning strikes school, at least 16 students injured in Odisha's Kendrapara districtAn explosion hit the place as lightning struck the 33 KV and 11 KV electric lines nearby |
![]() | Crocodiles in floodwater: Fresh threat in Kendrapara villagesPanic grips Santipada, Sidhabali, Baluria after locals spot 5 reptiles |
![]() | 65-year-old sentenced 20 years in jail by POCSO court in OdishaAs per reports, the girl’s mother filed an FIR in Aul police station on August 25, 2022 after the minor girl was found to be in an advanced stage of pregnancy due to sexual assault on her. |
![]() | Giant crocodile rescued from canal in Odisha's KendraparaThe villagers have been advised to use the river and pond water carefully by erecting barricades in the river and pond ghats, he added. |
![]() | Parents lock teachers in school as mark of protest in OdishaThe students and guardians alleged that with shortage of teachers, teaching and learning are badly affected. |
![]() | Man arrested for raping minor girl in OdishaA 32-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a minor girl at a village within Aul police limits of Kendrapara district. |
![]() | 80-year-old woman raped in OdishaThe octogenarian woman was waiting at Kahuna Chhack for a bus to visit her daughter's house when a young man offered her a lift, took her to an isolated place and sexually assaulted her. |
![]() | Former Odisha priest arrested for stealing idols from templesKendrapara police claimed to have busted an idol lifting racket by arresting the former priest of a mutt in Jajpur here on Tuesday. |
![]() | Seed shortage hits Kendrapara paddy farmersMeanwhile, it is also being claimed that many agriculture and block officials are minting money by not providing subsidised seeds to the farmers. |
