Tag: Gajapati

According to the villagers, leaders of many political parties used to approach them for votes during the time of the election by giving them so many assurances. However, they vanish from the scene as soon as the election is finished. 

The villagers of Nuagaon under Kashipur block in Rayagada are upset over the alleged administrative apathy towards the absence of irrigation and warned of poll boycott.

While negotiating a turn on the road, the biker lost control of the vehicle which later hit the protective wall of the bridge. The two along with the bike crashed down from the bridge. One of them died on the spot while the other was critically injured.

Nandi’s grandmother died on January 30. Her last rites were somehow managed with the help of locals. But she was too broke to bear the expenses of other rituals. She moved from house to house asking for rice and money. 

A case was registered against the two following which the constable has been dismissed from the job while several other persons of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh involved in the loot case are absconding. 

Mishra popularly known as ‘Chhelagada Postmaster Babu’ has been providing postal service to the people of the area in this out of box manner for the last 43 years.

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.

Timiti Bhuyan, a resident of Uama village under R Udaygiri range, had tethered his ox and calf outside his cottage on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, he was shocked to see body parts of his cattle lying scattered near the cottage.

The photos of a royal Bengal tiger was captured by a trap camera which was installed by the forest department in Rayagada block in Gajapati district.

The family members of Venkateswar alleged that the patient’s health condition deteriorated as B positive blood was given instead of O positive by a staff nurse.

Though the exact cause of the double murder is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected to be a fallout of past enmity.

Irate over the development, the family members felt insulted and declared Chandini publicly dead. Later on the 11th day of the marriage, they called their friends and relatives and performed the post-death rituals of the girl.

When Junasa didn’t recover after taking medicines, the family members branded him with a hot iron to cure the illness.

Ostracised from society over the marriage, George returned home recently after leading a life of misery for around two decades. 

As rain is continuing in the upper catchment area, it is expected that the water flow in the river will rise further. Local residents are in a state of panic as the situation may lead to the inundation of low-lying areas.