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Kavita Pradhan of Nahabeda village in Keonjhar district is no ordinary homemaker. This mother of two kids doubles up as an auto-rickshaw driver to supplement her family income. Kavita’s husband, Shankarshan Pradhan, is a vegetable seller…

Keonjhar: Shattering the general image of police being strict and cruel, a woman officer in Keonjhar district fed four needy children like a mother. The IIC of Keonjhar Sadar police station, Smrutiprava Pradhan, received information that…

Keonjhar: Forest officials have rescued a 10-foot-long python from Katupali village in Jhumpura block in Keonjhar district. Sources said a villager had alerted forest officials after he found the python caught in a net in his backyard on…

Keonjhar: The ADJ POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced six persons to 20-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 each for raping a minor girl in Barbil area of Keonjhar district in 2015. The court awarded the punishment under POCSO…

Keonjhar: Following the death of three elephants on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district late on Wednesday, the Forest Department on arrested a driver of a private bus from Barbil town on Thursday…

Keonjhar: Two elephants were killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by two speeding trucks on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district late on Wednesday. According to reports, a herd of…

Keonjhar: An elderly woman and her relative were brutally murdered at Nenkadapali village under Bamebari police limits in Keonjhar district on suspicion of practising witchcraft. The deceased were identified as Subash Munda and her nephew…

Keonjhar: A villager in Keonjhar district has living in a tree house with his son after his home was destroyed by wild elephants three days ago. Sudya Mahakud, resident of Kusumita village, said he shifted to the tree house to save his…

Keonjhar: Three persons, including a couple, were killed and one was critically injured in lightning strikes in Keonjhar on Wednesday. The deceased couple has been identified as Chaitanya Mohanta and Mina Mohanta of Badasialimala village.…

Keonjhar: A man was killed in a jumbo attack at Dudhianali village under Ghatgaon forest division in Keonjhar district late on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Bharat Naik (50) of the same village. Sources said the incident took…