Tag: Rayagada

Rayagada: Over a hundred agitators staging dharna in front of the Therubali plant of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) in Rayagada district since last three days ransacked machinery, lights and CCTV cameras installed near the gate of the plant today. They also hurled stones at the gate and attempted to break it open. […]

  Rayagada: Two minor boys suffered serious injuries after being pushed by an unidentified miscreant from Koraput- Vishakhapatnam train near Leligumma under Kashipur block of Rayagada district today. The victims have been identified as Santosh Nayak and Lochan Nayak from Dabuda village under Tikiri police station. Both of them have been admitted to the district […]

Rayagada: The tribal-dominated Rayagada district continues to hog the limelight when it comes to sorcery-related issues. In a fresh incident, a man made futile attempts and performed witchcraft (sorcery) for almost 22 hours to bring his dead wife back to life at Sibapadar panchayat under Muniguda block in the district. The deceased wife has been […]

Rayagada: An Odia  jawan of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) was killed in a landmine explosion near Sakata village under Muniguda police limits of Rayagada district late last night. The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Majhi (22) of Ambadola village of the same district. The incident occurred during a combing operation in Niyamagiri area. […]

Rayagada: Rayagada police have intensified probe into the seizure of fake currency worth Rs 10,000 recovered from the possession of three persons who are suspected to be a part of a major inter-state racket. The three accused Dashmant Jena, his son Ranjan Jena of Kolnara village and Rajkumar Pani of Putasingh village were arrested along […]

Rayagada: A youth has been arrested for attacking and injuring a 23-year-old with a knife at Kanipai village under Kalyansinghpur police limits, police said on Saturday. The accused Kuruma Praska has been arrested basing on the complaint filed by the victim’s family. According to reports,  Kuruma had stabbed the girl after she rejected his love […]

Rayagada: Tension prevailed in front of Anwesha Hostel at Saipriya Nagar in Rayagada on Sunday after four students of the hostel were allegedly thrashed by seniors. As per sources, the four students were attacked by some seniors soon after the lunch break following an altercation over some issue. They have sustained injuries on their back, […]

Rayagada: Mystery shrouds the death of a minor girl, whose body was found hanging in a forest near Badaljhar village under Dangasil outpost in Kashipur block of the district on Sunday. The girl was missing from February 14 and her body was found hanging from a tree in the forest today. The family members have […]

Rayagada: Bodies of two youths were recovered near Minajhola Shiva temple in Gunupur of Rayagada district today. The identify of both the deceased is yet to be ascertained. It is suspected that both of them died after drowning in Banshadhara river. According to reports, the youths had gone to the river to take bath and […]

Rayagada: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today faced a fresh warning of rebellion within the party in Gunupur of Rayagada district after leader Hema Gamang called for a revolt against party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of allowing his private secretary VK Pandian to call the shots. “He (Naveen Patnaik) does […]

Rayagada: Property worth lakhs of rupees including articles meant for jawans has been gutted in a major fire mishap at CRPF godown in Rayagada. The incident occurred at around 1 am on Saturday while it took nearly an hour for local fire tenders to douse the flames. According to reports, fire broke out in BQ […]

Bhubaneswar: Cannabis or ganja cultivated on 4,407.73 acres in nine districts of Odisha has been destroyed in the 2017-18 season, as against a target of 3,050 acres, informed DGP RP Sharma today. The amount of ganja destroyed is more than 50 percent of the amount destroyed in the previous year, he added. During 2015-16 and […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout today refuted the claims of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who on Saturday had stated that the senior BJD leader had to pay a price for being vocal about the corruption that spreads till the third floor of the State Secretariat. “Dama Babu had said in Rayagada that the trail […]

Bhubaneswar: Around 30 senior citizens from Odisha who were on a pilgrimage had a close shave today after a bus in which they were travelling met with an accident in Vellore of Tamil Nadu. All of them sustained minor injuries and left for their destination soon after the first aid, sources said. The incident occurred […]

Rayagada: A woman of Dongaria Kondh, a primitive tribal group, has made a difference ! She is the first tribal from the State to be issued a passport to go abroad. Dinj Dakesika from Kurli village under Bissam Cuttack block in Rayagada district is going abroad to attend the International Indigenous Film Festival (IIFF) scheduled […]