Koraput District
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Odisha's Koraput administration withdraws Republic Day non-veg sale ban after public backlash
India | Jan 25, 2026, 05:52 PM ISTThe ban drew sharp reactions from the public and the trading community, many of whom questioned the rationale behind restricting food choices on a national holiday. Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka criticized the move on social media platform X.
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Odisha: Ganja worth Rs 1.1 Crore seized from Delhi-bound oxygen carrier
India | Jun 12, 2021, 08:02 PM IST2 persons hailing from Punjab's Ludhiana were arrested after the seizure of cannabis worth Rs 1.1 crore from the vehicle, an officer said.
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Tribal families yet to receive aid after cyclone Hudhud
India | Nov 07, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTKoraput (Odisha): Almost a month after cyclone Hudhud hit Odisha, seven tribal families of remote Podaguda village, 100 km from here in Koraput district, claim they are yet to get aid to reconstruct their houses.
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Naveen asks home secretary, DGP to rush to Maoist-hit Koraput
India | Aug 30, 2013, 07:48 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday asked the home secretary and director general of police (DGP) to rush to Koraput district and take stock of the situation in the southern region of the state.
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Chinese explosives recovered from Odisha jungle
India | Mar 06, 2013, 06:25 PM ISTKoraput (Odisha), Mar 6: Security personnel belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Odisha police recovered a huge cache of explosives during an anti-Naxalite operation in Koraput district today.Acting on a tip-off, the personnel
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Maoists Demands 30 Prisoners In Exchange Of Abducted MLA
India | Apr 08, 2012, 11:16 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Apr 8: In a new twist to BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka's hostage crisis in Odisha, Maoists today purportedly issued a fresh communication asking his wife to reach a village in Koraput district on April
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Maoists Kidnap BJD MLA In Odisha
India | Mar 24, 2012, 02:37 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Mar 24: Maoists abducted a tribal MLA of ruling BJD from Koraput district early today, adding to the woes of the Orissa government which is trying to resolve the 10-day-old Italian hostage crisis.Hours after