Tag: Rayagada

More than 400 Dongaria Kondhs residing in 112 villages in and around the Niyamgiri Hills today held a congregation protesting against police action on innocent tribals in the name of fighting Maoists

Bhubaneswar: With the 70th Independence Day just a few hours away, arrangements for celebration of the day have reached final stages in the state. Security arrangements have been stepped up in the Maoist-prone districts of Koraput, Rayagada and Malkangiri. According to sources, security arrangements have been beefed up at the three entrances to Koraput district. […]

Rayagada: In the wake of three deaths due to diarrhoea in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district few days ago, a three member team of Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar on Thursday visited the affected areas of the district and took stock of situation. They had a discussion with inhabitants of Dantalinga village of the […]

Koraput: Demanding a CBI probe into the links of senior Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi and his family with the Seashore Group, a chit fund company and their arrest, the ruling BJD today staged demonstrations in several areas in the undivided Koraput district. While Commerce and Transport minister and Jharigan MLA Ramesh […]

Rayagada: Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday reviewed the cholera situation in Palama in Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district at a meeting with the district collector and other concerned officials at the Rayagada circuit house here. The health minister directed authorities to ensure 24-hour healthcare and drinking water supply in the disease affected areas. “We […]

Kandhamal: Protesting against the Kandhamal firing incident, which claimed the lives of five innocent villagers of Gumudumaha, the Bansadhara-Ghumusura-Nagabali Maoist Division has called for a 24-hour bandh in Kandhamal and Rayagada on Monday. According to sources, Maoist posters calling for bandh in the two districts were found from Shiv temple of Kalyansinghpur area, Panasapadara square […]

Rayagada: Normal life came to a standstill in Rayagada districts due to a six-hour bandh called by the district Adivasi Yuva Samaj in protest against the crossfire at Krutamgada in Kandhamal district, which claimed the lives of six innocent tribals, including a 15-month old baby. Members of the Samaj blocked roads at many places bringing […]

Two persons were killed when a four-wheeler hit the bike they were travelling near Kumariguda under Seshakhala police limits in Rayagada district this afternoon

Rayagada: Maoists ran riot at a construction camp near Lakris under Kashipur block in Rayagada district torching as many as nine vehicles late yesterday night. According to sources, two tippers, one earth-moving JCB vehicles and four tractors were among the vehicles set afire by the Red rebels. Around 80-100 Maoists are said to have arrived […]

Rayagada: Former Koraput MP and BJD leader Jayaram Pangi was reportedly questioned by the CBI in connection with the sensational Itishree Pradhan case here today. According to reports, the former Lok Sabha member was summoned for questioning by the central probe agency to its camp office at the Circuit House here. Even after spending nearly […]

Rayagada: Niladri Samantaray, father of contractor Raghunath Samantray of Malipada Village in Nathama who had been kidnapped two days ago, has been released by his captors on Saturday morning. According to sources, Niladri was dropped off by his kidnappers near Pherigaon at around 7 AM this morning. Police later questioned Niladri about the incident at […]

Rayagada: The Rayagada District BJP Yuva Morcha on Saturday demanded CBI grilling of senior BJD leaders and senior bureaucrats involved in the murder of Itishree Pradhan, a lady teacher of Tikiri Upper Primary School, who had died of severe burn injuries at a private hospital in Vishakhapatnam on November 1, 2013.

Protesting against what he called his wrongful conviction, Netrananda Dandasena, former School Sub Inspector and prime accused in the murder of Itishree Pradhan, a lady teacher of Tikiri Upper Primary School, began a fast-unto-death inside Rayagada Sub Jail on Wednesday

The District and Session Court of Rayagada on Tuesday awarded a life term to prime accused and the then Inspector of Schools (SI) Netrananda Dandasena in the sensational Tikiri lady teacher murder case

Rayagada: In yet another case of the disastrous consequences of social taboo, a father was forced to carry the body of her daughter to the cremation ground on a trolley rickshaw after villagers refused to assist him in performing the last rites of the girl ostensibly because she was suffering from some disease. According to […]