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Keonjhar Balika Vidyalaya to recruit 46 for several jobs

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Keonjhar, August 6 (LocalWire): The district Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya will recruit 46 for part-time teacher and several posts on contractual basis for female candidates.

Initially the candidates will be appointed fora period of 11 months. Later, based on their performance their period of engagement can be renewed.

Interested candidates have been advised to submit their job applications before August 24.

The posts of warden, part-time teacher, accountant, and cook are vacant in Balika Vidyalayas of around 10 blocks in the districts.

Out of 46 vacancies, four are for the warden, 25 are for the part-time teacher, 10 are for accountant and seven are for both head and assistant cook post.

As per the notification, the candidates appearing for the job must be between 30-50 age groups for warden and 18-35 age groups for the part-time teacher, accountant, and cook posts.

The candidates eligible for warden and teacher posts must have completed their graduation examinations from any recognized college and university, and for the accountant, the candidates must have compelted graduation in commerce along with computer knowledge.

The selected candidates will receive a salary in the pay band of, Rs 11500 for the warden, Rs 5000 for the teacher, Rs 7100 for the post of accountant, and Rs 4400 for the head cook, Rs 4300 for assistant cook post.

Aspiring candidates can fill up their details in the application available on the official website www.kendujhar.nic.in.

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Bravery award winner held for raping minor

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Keonjhar, July 23 (LocalWire): Keonjhar police detained a bravery award-winner for the alleged rape of a minor. The incident took place in a village under Champua police station area on Sunday.

Police said the boy, who himself is also a minor called the girl to his house and allegedly raped her.

The girl’s mother lodged a complaint in Champua police station after the victim narrated the incident.

The accused will be produced before the court of principal juvenile judge after routine investigations, police said.

Manoranjan Pradhan, IIC Champua, said, ‘Medical examination of the victim has been conducted. Further investigations are on.’

The boy received the bravery award few years back after he rescued three women from drowning in Baitarani river.

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Tusker kills two in Keonjhar

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Keonjhar, July 11 (LocalWire): Tuskers killed two people and injured two in the last three days in Keonjhar forest division.

On Wednesday late night, a tusker attacked a house in Malda village under Bamebari PS limit and killed a seven-year-old girl.

The tusker ransacked the house of Bajia Munda while the family was sleeping.

It pulled his daughter from the bed and crushed her to death.

Two other children sustained injuries when the wall fell on them while they were sleeping.

Earlier a 55-year-old woman was killed by a tusker in Danla village under Banspal block.

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Timber worth Rs 2 lakh seized

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Keonjhar, July 11 (LocalWire): Keonjhar forest patrolling team and Patna forest range employees in a joint raid seized 131 pieces of sal timber worth Rs two lakh today early morning from Patna police station area.

The team caught the pickup van loaded with stolen wood from Pipilia village near National Highway 20.

But the squad failed to catch the timber mafias,

The timber mafia carrying smuggled timber in a pickup van was going from Dumuria village to Pipilia via Poipani village road.

The joint team chased them after a tip-off.

When they were trying to overtake the van, the mafia damaged the forest department jeep and escaped.

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Jumbos unleash a reign of terror in Keonjhar

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Keonjhar, July 9 (LocalWire): In the latest outbreak of man-elephant conflict, a wild elephant gored a tribal man to death in a forest-side village while a herd has triggered reign of terror in another human settlement in Odisha’s Keonjhar district.

A tusker trampled a tribal man in Daanla village under Bhuian Juanga Peedha (BJP) forest range while a herd of 22 elephants headed by at least three tuskers has strayed into Ranganijharana village lying close to Champua forest range.

The animals have destroyed at least four houses and ravaged the agriculture fields since early morning hours on Tuesday.

The animals left their habitation corridor of Similipal tiger reserve and traversed through over 100 kilometers of hilly terrains and dense forest to stray into the reserve forest near the village.

According to reports, they intruded into the reserve forest yesterday and strayed into human habitation during the wee hours today.

The panicked locals tried to chase the elephants by beating drums and bursting crackers but the animals continued to play hide and seek with them, first heading towards the forest and later reappearing in the village.

The village is home to about 2,000 residents, Champua forest range officer Ghanashyam Barik informed adding that the animals are being driven back to the forest by a skilled group of forest personnel who are experts in chasing elephants.

The elephants attracted by ripe mangoes in the forest and village orchards strayed into the area, the officer said.

A group of over 30 skilled elephant chasers is keeping round the clock watch on these animals while the global positioning system (GPS) tracking teams have spotted the movement of these elephants close to human habitation areas.

Elephants have mostly trampled the paddy plants, vegetable plants, and banana plantations and seem to have taken a liking towards the rich green cover in the forest and neighbouring villages.

The elephants are not territorial and migrate long distances. Last month, elephants from far off Jharkhand state had intruded into forested areas of Keojhar forest division.

Odisha, which houses 70% of the total elephant population in eastern India, has been witnessing deteriorating human-elephant conflict with elephant depredation spreading to 26 out of 30 districts of the state.

“The wild animals wander villages searching for food due to shrinking habitats. The protected parks and wildlife sanctuaries conferred habitation corridors of the elephants, face the onslaught of massive encroachment from people who live and forage or graze cattle in the forests. The human interference of this nature is giving rise to frequent man-pachyderm confrontation,” wildlife activist Biswajit Mohanty said.

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Class X girl gangraped in Keonjhar; 6 men detained

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Keonjhar, June 25 (LocalWire): A class X student was gang raped late Monday night under the Joda police station area in Keonjhar district. Police have detained six men.

According to police, around 2 am, six youths accosted the girl who was sitting in a field with a relative.

They asked the male relative to call their uncle, whom the two were visiting.

When the boy went to call his uncle, the youths dragged the girl to an isolated place, about 50 metres away and took turns to rape her.

After the boy returned with his uncle, they could not find the girl.

After a frantic search they located her in an unconscious state and admitted her to a hospital.

A family member of the victim filed a complaint at Joda police station and officers rushed to the hospital today morning. They later detained six people.

SP Keonjhar, J N Pankaj, said, ‘six accused have been detained and interrogation is on. The accused will be behind the bars soon.’

SDPO, Barbil, D Bagh said, ‘The girl is under treatment. We are investigating the incident.’

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Roadside eatery owner’s son tops OJEE BSc Lateral Entry

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Keonjhar, June 20 (LocalWire): Bhawani Sankar Behera, a 20-year-old from Pipilia village in Keonjhar district, whose father runs a road-side eatery, topped the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination in BSc Lateral Entry.

A gritty and hardworking boy, Bhawani is cclose to living his dream of becoming an engineer but is worried about the fees for his higher studies and requested the state government for financial support.

LW: What was your reaction when came to know about your result?

BSB: I couldn’t believe it. I never thought I would top the entrance test though I had expected a good rank.

LW: Can you share a little bit about yourself?

BSB: I am from Pipilia village in Keonjhar district and my father Guru Charan runs a roadside tiffin shop at Pipila square and my Mother Atasi Behera manages the household. Both supported me and motivated me.

I scored 62% in Matric and did my Plus two at Laxmi Narayan higher secondary school and my graduation in science at Laxmi Narayan Degree College in Pipila. Growing up I used to help my father to run our small family business. Though my family’s poor finances have always been a hindrance to my studies, I never stopped dreaming of becoming an engineer and wanted to pursue engineering from a reputed college.

LW: How many hours did you prepare daily?

BSB: There were no fixed hours. I spent my day at the tiffin shop accompanying my father and did my studies during night. I made short notes that are easy to revise later on. Dedication, commitment, perseverance, hard work, focus, balance, belief, failure and learning are the key to my success.

LW: Is this your first attempt? If not, how many times did you attempt OJEE?

BSB: This is not my first attempt. I tried last year but didn’t get a good rank, which made me try harder and luck smiled as I finished on top of OJEE for lateral entry into BTech.

LW: What motivated you to pursue engineering as a career?

BSB: Throughout my life, I had lived with only one dream, to become an engineer. Coming from a poor economic background, becoming an engineer was the only way out from poverty. That is the biggest challenge for me.

LW: Any advice to OJEE aspirants?

BSB: Not everyone gets the chance and financial support for higher studies. If you really want to crack OJEE exams clarify your doubts, and be thorough with the basic concepts.

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Rape accused flees from court

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Keonjhar, May 1 (Localwire): Rape accused Krishna Lohar of Gamhari village, who was brought here for the case hearing, fled from the court premises on Wednesday, an offiicial said.

The incident took place when he was being taken to the court from jail.

Lohar was in jail since July 3, 2018 for allegedly raping a minor girl, said Satyaprakash Swain, Jail superintendent, Keonjhar.

Efforts are on to nab the accused, sources said.

Two held for leaking woman candidate’s intimate photos

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Keonjhar, April 10 (LocalWire): Police have arrested two people after they allegedly leaked intimate photos of a woman MLA candidate in Keonjhar on social media.

The accused have been identified as Jayadev Giri and his associate Bisnudutta Barik. One of the accused is reportedly a local BJP member.

While Giri was arrested yesterday, his associate was taken into custody today, police said.

The arrests come after the victim’s uncle lodged a police complaint.

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LS candidate ‘blows whistle’ to connect with voters

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Keonjhar, April 9 (LocalWire): Independent candidate Sudarshan Lohar, contesting from the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency is drawing attention for blowing the ‘whistle’ in order to connect with the electorate.

Lohar has chosen the whistle as his election symbol and is making the most of it. He is going door to door and blowing his whistle to draw the attention of the public and inform them about his party symbol.

‘I wish to become the voice of the public of Keonjhar in the Parliament which is why I am blowing the whistle to make them aware of my objective and inform them about the symbol they should vote for,’ said Lohar.

In an era of hi-tech campaigning, such humble voter-connect initiative has been immensely praised and accepted.

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