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Odisha: Naxal gunned down by security forces
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): One Naxal was gunned down, while several others were injured in an encounter with the security forces in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday.
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Odisha: Relatives carry body of family member on a sling after hospital de
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): Tribals here had to carry the body of their relative who died during treatment at an NGO-run hospital in Gunupur village in Kalahandi district of Odisha in a sling made of cloth after authorities denied to provide a hearse van.
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Odisha: 42-kg turtle of rare variety found during construction
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], June 16 (ANI): A turtle of a rare variety was found on Saturday during the construction of Biju Expressway near Bhimkhoj Pada Road in Dharamgarh of Kalahandi district.
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Odisha: Five dead, two injured after car rams into truck at NH-26
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], May 22 (ANI): Five people of a family lost their lives while two others sustained severe injuries after a car they were travelling in collided with a truck at NH -26 near Jaring in Kalahandi district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
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Connectivity a key challenge for locals in these 16 Kalahandi villages
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India] Apr 11, (ANI): 16 villages in Odisha's Kalahandi district remain cut off as the area is deprived of roads, forcing locals of these water-locked villages to turn to waterways for their commute.
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Odisha handicraft artist trails the blaze
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India] Apr 8, (ANI): Stories of people's migration from Odisha for employment are quite common among us, but the story Arun Maharana, a wood handicraft artist from a small village in Kalahandi district, is bucking this trend.
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2 dead in Odisha after police lathi-charged protesters at Vedanta aluminiu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Two people died and several others got injured after police lathi-charged protesters at Vedanta Aluminium Plant at Lanjigarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Monday. The protesters were demanding employment.
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Odisha: Couple becomes silver lining for abandoned children
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kalahandi [Odisha], Dec 31 (ANI): Bringing a glimmer of hope to many of the poor and abandoned children in Odisha's Kalahandi district, a couple has taken up the noble task of giving these children a brighter future.
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Odisha: Farmer commits suicide due to crop damage, loan burden
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhawanipatna (Odisha), Oct 26 (ANI): A 26-year-old farmer from Gambhariguda village in Odisha's Kalahandi district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison due to crop loss and loan burden.
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Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India] Aug 6(ANI): A debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide in Odisha's Kalahandi district, by consuming poison.
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Odisha: Acid attack accused arrested
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamgarh (Odisha) [India], January 22 (ANI): A week after a woman was attacked with acid in Kalampur in Kalahandi district, police managed to nab the accused from Andhra Pradesh.
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Odisha: Animals sacrificed at Chhatar Jatra despite court ban
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], September 29 (ANI): Several animals were sacrificed at the Devi Manikeswari Peetha in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Thursday on the occasion of Chhatar Jatra, despite a ban by the Supreme Court.
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