Koraput District

Three persons have been found infected with anthrax in Odisha's Koraput district, a health department official said today.

At least three people including two women have been killed and 13 others were injured in a road accident involving two bikes, one autorickshaw, one tractor and an SUV in the Borigumma area in Koraput district, police said.

Over 30 students of classes 1 to 5 of a primary school in Odisha's Koraput district have failed to appear for the ongoing annual examination as the institute remained locked.

A 35-year-old man from Odisha's Koraput district walked several kilometres with his wife's body on his shoulder after she died in an auto-rickshaw while returning from a hospital in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Popular Odia singer Murali Mohapatra collapsed and died while performing at a Durga Puja cultural event in Odisha's Koraput district, his family said.

At least four coaches of Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger special train derailed in Odisha's Koraput district on Monday, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement.

Days after Padma Sri awardee Kamala Pujari being allegedly "forced to dance" by a social worker during her discharge from the health facility, the Koraput district administration on Monday issued notices to two persons for personal appearance.

A 12-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death with stones allegedly by his two friends in Odisha's Koraput district after he refused them to play video games on his mobile phone, police said.

Acting Vice-Chancellor S K Palita said the university in Koraput district would offer a digital literacy programme to students belonging to tribal and marginalised communities of the region with the support of the Research and Development institute.

The 19 districts wherein the schools would be closed are Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Koraput, Rayagada, Cuttack, Khordha, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Malkangiri, and Mayurbhanj

A top Maoist leader has been arrested in Odisha's Koraput district during a search operation by security forces, and cash and arms were seized from his possession, the police said on Tuesday.

Students of a high school in a remote area of Odisha's Koraput district are experiencing an all new method of teaching as the administration has converted their traditional classroom into smart classes.

Police on Tuesday seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 7.90 crore and arrested three persons in Odisha's Koraput district during routine checking of vehicles, an officer said.

Despite opposition from the Odisha government, the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Saturday conducted gram panchayat polls in Kotia area of Koraput district, the region on which both the states have been staking their claim.

NIT Rourkela has signed an agreement with its alumni for the uplift of backward regions of Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi in Odisha.

Three persons have been found infected with anthrax in Odisha's Koraput district, a health department official said today.

At least three people including two women have been killed and 13 others were injured in a road accident involving two bikes, one autorickshaw, one tractor and an SUV in the Borigumma area in Koraput district, police said.

Over 30 students of classes 1 to 5 of a primary school in Odisha's Koraput district have failed to appear for the ongoing annual examination as the institute remained locked.

A 35-year-old man from Odisha's Koraput district walked several kilometres with his wife's body on his shoulder after she died in an auto-rickshaw while returning from a hospital in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Popular Odia singer Murali Mohapatra collapsed and died while performing at a Durga Puja cultural event in Odisha's Koraput district, his family said.

At least four coaches of Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger special train derailed in Odisha's Koraput district on Monday, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement.

Days after Padma Sri awardee Kamala Pujari being allegedly "forced to dance" by a social worker during her discharge from the health facility, the Koraput district administration on Monday issued notices to two persons for personal appearance.

A 12-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death with stones allegedly by his two friends in Odisha's Koraput district after he refused them to play video games on his mobile phone, police said.

Acting Vice-Chancellor S K Palita said the university in Koraput district would offer a digital literacy programme to students belonging to tribal and marginalised communities of the region with the support of the Research and Development institute.

The 19 districts wherein the schools would be closed are Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Koraput, Rayagada, Cuttack, Khordha, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Malkangiri, and Mayurbhanj

A top Maoist leader has been arrested in Odisha's Koraput district during a search operation by security forces, and cash and arms were seized from his possession, the police said on Tuesday.

Students of a high school in a remote area of Odisha's Koraput district are experiencing an all new method of teaching as the administration has converted their traditional classroom into smart classes.

Police on Tuesday seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 7.90 crore and arrested three persons in Odisha's Koraput district during routine checking of vehicles, an officer said.

Despite opposition from the Odisha government, the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Saturday conducted gram panchayat polls in Kotia area of Koraput district, the region on which both the states have been staking their claim.

NIT Rourkela has signed an agreement with its alumni for the uplift of backward regions of Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi in Odisha.