Tag: Rayagada

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

At least 11 persons were killed in a train mishap that occurred between Alamanda and Kantakapalli stations on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday.

The audience was quite amazed while listening to the in-depth speech made by Afiya Basheer, a girl from the remote Therubali area of Rayagada district in Odisha.

Universal Postal Union has been observing World Post Day on October 9 since 1874. However, National Postal Day is observed across India on October 10 every year.

The commission passed the order on the basis of a complaint by Subrat Kumar Dash, state President of Nyay Pain Ladhei Parivar (NPLP). 

Local people were effusive in their praise towards the bravery of the two cowherds who risked their own lives to save the lives of the women and child who were being swept away due to the flash flood in the river.

Panic gripped passengers of a bus which was intercepted by a tusker near Artang village of Rayagada district. Watch how this elephant stopped the bus in which there were around 40 passengers. Some passengers alighted and were seen running amok to safety. The bus was on way from Kalyansinghpur to Parvathipuram in Andhra Pradesh when the incident happened.

According to sources, the mishap took place when the children were bating under the culvert.  

Farmers in Nuagaon village under Kashipur block in Rayagada district have done the impossible when the administration failed to resolve their problem. They have carved a canal through a hill to bring water to irrigate their farmlands and become an example for others to emulate.

Eventually, the determined villagers decided not to depend upon anybody and carry out the work on their own. With their own endeavour, they have so far constructed a 500 m canal by carving the hill and they are now able to irrigate 60 acres of farmland in the area.

One of the most primitive tribes of Odisha, Lanjia Saora from Gunupur block in Rayagada district has a fascinating love story with the stones.

It was certainly a tough time for Harischandra Goud of Rayagada district who lost his son Debashish. Debasish was studying engineering at a private college in Bhubaneswar. The exact reason behind his death is unclear.

The villagers are reluctant to go to the hospital for treatment of the affected children.

Odisha government’s assurance of supplying water to all water-stressed districts seems to have fallen flat in Koraput and Rayagada districts. The irrigation projects in several areas in both the districts have been lying defunct leading to acute water crisis.

The irrigation projects in several areas in both districts have been lying defunct for several years leading to acute water crisis.