News from Rayagada

The controversy over the distribution of Rs 1000 livelihood assistance to beneficiaries doesn’t seem to die down as the BJP in Rayagada district on Thursday alleged that the money is being given by the Central government. 

Behera confronted the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members and a former Sarpanch at the Nabin Odisha programme and asked them about the false promotion, they allegedly scuffled with him and hit him with chappal.

The man in question is Sahadev Prasca who claims to be perfectly healthy, but he has been featured in Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha booklet as a beneficiary of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).

Manohar Padhani, a resident of Karmari under Jharigaon block in Nabarangpur, is one of them. One day, a sore appeared in his mouth. On medical examination, he was diagnosed with cavity cancer. He was going through excruciating pain and had déjà vu every moment. But he did not lose hope.  

The bus was reportedly en route to Puri with 45 tourists from Gudari in Rayagada district who were being taken by the Odisha government to the pilgrim town to visit the newly-inaugurated Srimandir Parikrama Project.

As per reports, the deceased were sitting on the third railway track which is being laid between Rayagada and Koraput when a test train engine hit them near Singhpur killing them on the spot.

Eighteen days have passed since the charred body of Laxmi Majhi was found in the Maa Gruha located on the premises of Chandrapur community health centre on December 21. Laxmi was working as a warden at Maa Gruha. 

A minor boy was seriously injured after being allegedly hit by the car of Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka on Saturday. 

A local tribal girl, Majhi’s half-charred body was found in the Maa Gruha located on the premises of Chandrapur Medical on December 21.

The Crime Branch joined the probe on Friday by carrying out an investigation at the ‘Maa Gruha’ where Majhi (Deceased) was working as a warden.

The five-member technical team will investigate the case and collect forensic evidence from the spot.

An expectant mother was reportedly carried on a sling borne by her relatives and ambulance staff for about three kms on the way to a hospital due to a lack of motorable roads to Baghamari village under Lakhmipur block.

He visited Gumma village under Sadar block by road from Koraput. The Governor offered Rs 25,000 financial assistance to one Lalita Bidika who did not have anything to survive on.

As per reports, the body of the home guard was found on the tracks just 50 metres from Rayagada railway station. He was on duty at the residence office of Rayagada SP.

Lack of good connectivity, safety of travellers, hotels of international standard and pollution has posed some of the major challenges that the tourism sector faces in the State. And because of alleged government apathy, these destinations have been left largely neglected.