News from Rayagada

The police action came following a complaint from one Paramananda Nayak of Dimudi village.  In his complaint filed on December 3 at Doraguda Police Station, Nayak alleged that the four accused, claiming to be Maoists, sent a letter to him, demanding Rs 60 lakh. 

As per reports, they were found unconscious by the RPF personnel at Rayagada station while returning from Visakhapatnam. The sibling duo was taken to Rayagada hospital and Mohana hospital respectively, where they died within hours of each other while undergoing treatment.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Baijayant Panda expressed his happiness for the participation of people from all walks of life in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. 

After availing bail in a case relating to the abduction of a girl 12 years ago, the accused is allegedly roaming free while the family members' wait for their abducted daughter still continues.

Some 100 hostel inmates of Ambaguda RSEWC School in Rayagada district on Tuesday walked three kilometers to apprise the district Collector of the problems they are facing in the hostel. 

On November 16, Suneti along with Kartik reached Chandili police station at 3 am and complained that her husband did not return home from his workplace.

Holding placards, the agitators shouted slogans against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and 5T chairman VK Pandian, accusing the latter of hijacking the powers of the people’s representatives.

Acting on a tip-off that deals for leopard skins were underway, the STF officials conducted raids in an area under Chandili Police Station in Rayagada on Tuesday. They arrested two persons along with two leopard skins. 

Opposing the construction work, the children staged a roadblock on Saturday. They were seen studying on the road during school hours. 

The grand old party termed ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ as a plan of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to channel funds for the election. 

Following the mishap, many passengers scrambled for safety. And among them was the family of Dilip Kumar Patro, who was returning home to Rayagada from Visakhapatnam last evening.

As many as 39 trains have been cancelled, 26 others diverted while 11 others have been partially cancelled so far on the route.

Since Durga Puja has already set in, people, basically the job holders, are falling on themselves to go to their native villages. With the private buses remaining off the road, they are having a harrowing time.

The residents of eight villages of two Panchayats have been opposing the mining of Bauxite from Sijimali, demanding the establishment of plants, employment for local youths, and measures to keep the environment safe. 

A rail coach in Rayagada of Odisha now resembles a small luxury hotel. The Indian Railways has taken up this novel step to generate revenue by reutilizing outdated assets.