Koraput

Heavy rains in the last 48 hours, have caused widespread destruction in South Odisha and brought the normal life into a complete halt. Malkangiri district has been worst affected. Over 20,000 people have been affected, while 500 houses were…

Senior Congress leader and close associate of former Odisha CM Dr. Giridhar Gamang, Nagraj Dora, who has been with the party for the last 30 years, finally tendered his resignation from the Pradesh Congress Committee of Odisha as well as…

Former Congress leader and Ex Chief Minister of Odisha, Dr. Giridhar Gamang, met BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi today and formally joined the BJP. He was accompanied by his son Shishir Gamang, who also joined the saffron party.…

Veteran tribal leader, nine-time Lok Sabha MP from Koraput, former Union Minister and Ex Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, is all set to the join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gamang, along with his son Shishir Gamang, is going to…

Veteran Congress leader, former Union Minister, nine-time Congress MP from Koraput and former Odisha CM, Giridhar Gamang resigns from the primary membership of the party. It is not immediately known what will be his future course of action.…

Senior Congress leader, nine-time Lok Sabha MP from Koraput, former Union Minister and the Ex Chief Minister of Odisha, Giridhar Gamang, may quit the Congress in disgust to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it has been speculated.…

Rayagada, May 11: Dhimsa is the most prominent dance of tribals of erstwhile Koraput, especially of Kandha and Paraja communities. It is generally observed by whole community, both young and old, men, women and children to commemorate the…

Sita Debi, a well known Gandhian sarvodayee worker of erstwhile Koraput district passed away at the age of seventy. As an orphan in Kujendri Ashram she was taken care of by Late Biswanath Patnaik, commonly known as “Agnayan & Koraputia…

The Odisha government has urged the defence ministry to advise Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for development of an airstrip at Jeypore in Koraput district for commercial operations, said an official on Friday. Chief Secretary G.C.…

Nine armed Maoists surrendered in Odisha's Koraput district on Saturday, police said. The rebels were members of the Koraput Division of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist.…