Latest Kantabanji News & Updates

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former MLA Haji Md. Ayub Khan passed away at his residence at Kantabanji in Odisha’s Balangir district on Wednesday at the age of 78. Sources said that the veteran BJD leader died following a prolonged illness. His death has saddened people across Kantabanji and adjoining regions, where he was respected as an influential political leader.Ayub Khan entered the Odisha Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2004 after winning th…

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) State-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) on Monday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a project awarded by East Coast Railway.The project involves setting up a wagon periodical overhaul workshop at Kantabanji with a capacity to handle 200 wagons.East Coast Railway is the awarding authority for the contract. RVNL said the total cost of the project, excluding goods and services tax, is Rs 201.23 crore.The company was the sole bidder for the project, and the wo…