Latest Koraput district News & Updates

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Singer Sona Mohapatra marked Utkal Diwas by paying a heartfelt tribute to her roots in Odisha, highlighting the rich artistic heritage of the state. Taking to Instagram, Sona shared glimpses and reflections from Raghurajpur, a renowned crafts village known for preserving traditional art forms. She described the village as a place where “art is not curated, it is inherited,” emphasizing how creativity is deeply woven into everyday life.“This is Raghurajpur, an artist …

Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) As many as 54 communal riots were registered across different districts of Odisha between June 2024 and February 2026, informed Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday. While answering a query by BJD MLA Goutam Buddha Das, in the state Assembly on Monday, CM Majhi revealed that 24 of the 54 communal violence cases were registered at various police stations in Balasore district alone, making it the district with the highest number of such incidents in the state dur…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) The Collector of Odisha’s Koraput district on Sunday revoked his earlier order imposing a one-day ban on the sale of non-vegetarian food items on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day celebrations in the district on January 26. In a letter to all the Tahasildars, Block Development Officers (BDOs), and other Executive Officers, the Koraput district Collector, Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, on Sunday, noted that the prohibition on the sale of non-veg food items was imposed as…