News from Rayagada

Even as the Odisha government promises big on achieving last-mile connectivity, many bridge projects in the remote regions of the State are lying incomplete over the past few years.

Locals said that due to frequent flooding in the Banshadhara river the agricultural land on the riverbed is getting eroded. “Even though we approached the district administration on several occasions, it has done little to address the issue,” they alleged. 

PMAYseems to be suffering a major setback in Rayagada Municipality area, thanks to the alleged apathy of the district administration

Ashwini also met Padma Shri awardee and social worker Shanti Das in Rayagada and sought her blessings.

Search for a mobile network turned fatal for a minor boy in Rayagada district when he slipped from a mountain while negotiating places for the network to attend his online class

Two Excise department officials of Rayagada have been accused of hatching a plot to take bribe from a liquor distributor after a video of the purported conversation to crack the deal between them went viral on social media

A delegation of BJP today visited some areas in Gajapati district likely to be affected by the construction of a barrage by Andhra Pradesh government over river Bansadhara at Neredi.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.

As Odisha is fighting the second wave of the Covid-19, the State's transport ecosystem, especially the truckers, has almost come to a screeching halt and among the worst hit are its fleet owners, drivers and helpers. Similarly, small traders and business across the State have been bruised due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown

A day after the gruesome murder of Maa Majhighariani temple trustee and his brother, police on Monday apprehended four accused involved in the crime and seized weapons from their possession here.

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to assess the development of antibodies in human body against Covid-19, a team of health experts from the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, which is a unit of ICMR, is set to kick off the Sero surveillance in three Odisha districts- Rayagada, Ganjam and Koraput- from today.

Even as people across the State are making a beeline in front of various healthcare facilities to get them vaccinated, health workers in tribal-dominated Rayagada district are often greeted by empty houses with people deserting their villages fearing vaccines. 

Passing through the hilly terrains of Rayagada district, the lush, green patches of forest cover in Muniguda and Bisamcuttack block will definitely attract you. It is the result of the hard work of the tribal women of these areas who have now cherished their efforts that they initiated a couple of years ago.

All the positives are asymptomatic and stable now. They have been kept in isolation in the jail. However, if any medical emergency arises, they will be immediately shifted to the nearby designated Covid hospital.

The Covid-19 related fatalities in the State has turned into a major reason of concern as the number of daily deaths is hovering over 30 for the last few days even as the single-day positive cases has come down drastically.