In December 2024, a couple of us from the Indian Food Systems for Improved Nutrition (INFUSION) project spent a few days in Keonjhar (or Kendujhar) District in Odisha. We were there to do a bit of sco...

Patana: Residents affected by a proposed mega steel plant in Kendujhar district demanded compensation of Rs 20 crore per acre during the 10th gram sabha held Sunday at a school ground in Barudipashi village under Jamuna pashi panchayat in Patana tehsil. The public hearing was conducted on the proposal to acquire 219.80 acres of privately owned land for the project.

Kendujhar: A ‘gram sabha’ was held Sunday at Baru village in Jamunaposi panchayat under Patana tehsil in Odisha’s Kendujhar district to seek public opinion on the acquisition of private land for a proposed mega steel plant. The gram sabha was chaired by Jamunapasi Sarpanch Shashibhushan Naik and attended by Additional District Magistrate and Special Land Acquisition Officer Rabindra Kumar Pradhan, Patana BDO Manas Ranjan Dandapat, Tehsildar Ashwini Kumar Naik and IDCO Land Acquisition Officer Jaykishore Patra, who heard the views of the affected residents.

Kendujhar: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking relief for the victims’ families following the deaths of 11 Juang tribal workers from Odisha in an ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu. The commission has registered the complaint as Diary No. 14816/2026 for hearing, filed by Koraput-based advocate Anup Kumar Patra.

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance department of the Odisha government Thursday arrested three contractors for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of public money worth nearly Rs 3 crore in the installation of LED street lights in three different districts during the previous BJD regime, an official said. The arrests were made after an inquiry revealed the involvement of three executants of the LED street lights in the districts of Kendujhar, Nayagada and Jajpur undertaken during 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Hatadihi: A woman and her son were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to kill a man following a dispute over return of pledged gold at Nuarampas under Nandipada police limits in Kendujhar district. The accused were identified as Ramamani Pahi and her son Pradeep Pahi. Another accused is absconding, and efforts are underway to apprehend those involved, Nandipada police station officer-in-charge Dharmendra Shanti said.

Hatadihi: Three out of four people arrested in connection with the seizure of brown sugar in Kendujhar district have been remanded to judicial custody, while a woman accused in the case was not sent to jail, triggering speculations over the reasons behind the decision. Authorities have not clarified why the woman was exempted from judicial custody. However, local sources said she may have been released because of legal provisions restricting the detention of women at night.

Kendujhar: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking relief for the victims’ families following the deaths of 11 Juang tribal workers from Odisha in an ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu. The commission has registered the complaint as Diary No. 14816/2026 for hearing, filed by Koraput-based advocate Anup Kumar Patra.

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Former chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Monday alleged that there has been a "total systemic failure" in the state's ongoing kharif paddy procurement program at state-run mandis. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the inauguration of paddy collection system at Kendujhar on December 26 (@CMO_Odisha X)In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Patnaik alleged that the current procurement season has been marked by "deep struggle" for the farming community, and blamed the crisis on administrative negligence and the failure of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government to fulfill its 2024 election promises.

Patana: Residents affected by a proposed mega steel plant in Kendujhar district demanded compensation of Rs 20 crore per acre during the 10th gram sabha held Sunday at a school ground in Barudipashi village under Jamuna pashi panchayat in Patana tehsil. The public hearing was conducted on the proposal to acquire 219.80 acres of privately owned land for the project.

Kendujhar: A ‘gram sabha’ was held Sunday at Baru village in Jamunaposi panchayat under Patana tehsil in Odisha’s Kendujhar district to seek public opinion on the acquisition of private land for a proposed mega steel plant. The gram sabha was chaired by Jamunapasi Sarpanch Shashibhushan Naik and attended by Additional District Magistrate and Special Land Acquisition Officer Rabindra Kumar Pradhan, Patana BDO Manas Ranjan Dandapat, Tehsildar Ashwini Kumar Naik and IDCO Land Acquisition Officer Jaykishore Patra, who heard the views of the affected residents.

Kendujhar: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking relief for the victims’ families following the deaths of 11 Juang tribal workers from Odisha in an ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu. The commission has registered the complaint as Diary No. 14816/2026 for hearing, filed by Koraput-based advocate Anup Kumar Patra.

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance department of the Odisha government Thursday arrested three contractors for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of public money worth nearly Rs 3 crore in the installation of LED street lights in three different districts during the previous BJD regime, an official said. The arrests were made after an inquiry revealed the involvement of three executants of the LED street lights in the districts of Kendujhar, Nayagada and Jajpur undertaken during 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Hatadihi: A woman and her son were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to kill a man following a dispute over return of pledged gold at Nuarampas under Nandipada police limits in Kendujhar district. The accused were identified as Ramamani Pahi and her son Pradeep Pahi. Another accused is absconding, and efforts are underway to apprehend those involved, Nandipada police station officer-in-charge Dharmendra Shanti said.

On Sunday in Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reiterated that his BJP‑led government will turn Keonjhar into the state’s third industrial‑steel hub, joining Rourkela and Kalinga Nagar. While laying the cornerstone for the Maa Tarini Temple complex at Ghatagaon, he unveiled an all‑encompassing development strategy for the district. He explained that the ceremony marks the beginning of a long‑expected project aimed at revitalising both Kendujhar and Odisha as a whole.