Tag: Rayagada

Rayagada: A patient was taken to hospital for treatment in a sling yet again in Kalyansinghpur area in Rayagada district. Family members of Sikaka Dichha, a Dongaria Kondh of Paramali village in Niyamgiri area, attempted to contact the 108 ambulance service when he complained of stomach ache, but failed to get through due to poor […]

Bhawanipatna: In a tragic incident, one person was killed and seven person sustained critical injuries a when a Tata Sumo in which they were travelling lost control and faced an accident near Saradhapur area on Limser-Choriagarh road in Rayagada in the district. According to sources the incident took place when 13 members of two families […]

While four tribals of Jambuguda village under Kashipur block in Rayagada district have died of anthrax after consuming beef within a week, 10 more tribals of the village, suffering from the disease, have been admitted to district headquarters hospital where their condition is stated to be critical, reports said

Tension ran high in Rayagada town following a scuffle between the police and the BJP workers during a demonstration near the office of the district collector on Thursday

Bhubaneswar: A day after a pregnant woman in Rayagada district reached hospital in a cot as the ambulance reached late, the Odisha Human Rights Commission today registered a suo motu complaint and asked the Collector of the concerned district to submit a report within 14 days over the circumstances that led to such a deplorable […]

Dangaria Kandh tribals of the Niyamgiri area spread across Rayagada and Kalahandi districts have vehemently protested the announcement of a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court to hear the petition filed by Odisha government seeking the reversal of the ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills

Kalyansinghpur: Claiming that the police have killed a Dangaria Kandh tribal youth in cold blood and sought to pass it off as an encounter with the Maoists in Rayagada district on February 27, family members of the youth, backed by the Niyamgiri Suraksha Manch, on Wednesday demanded the return of his body with adequate compensation […]

Rayagada: Just a day after a combing operation at Niyamgiri forest near Dengamati village on Kalahandi-Rayagada border in which a Maoist was killed and two others seriously injured, two persons belonging to Dongaria tribe were abducted from the Niyamgiri area on Sunday. The two abducted persons have been identified as Shyama Sikaka of Dangamati village […]

Bhubaneswar: A Maoist was reportedly killed and two others were seriously injured in a fierce gun battle between security forces and Red rebels at Niyamgiri forest near Dengamati village on Kalahandi-Rayagada border early this morning. On a tip off about the presence of the rebels, security personnel, led by Rayagada Superintendent of police (SP) K […]

Rayagada: In a deadly road accident, there persons died while one was seriously injured after a bike on which they were travelling rammed into a bridge and fell unto a rail track. The incident occurred in Anguru village under Chandili Police limits in Rayagada. The deceased have been identified as Pawan Tandi, Kiran Himirika and […]

Heavy exchange of fire ensued between Maoists and the police at Lakhapadar inside Niyamgiri forest in Rayagada district this morning after the Red Rebels triggered a landmine blast

Security personnel on Wednesday diffused two landmines planted by the Maoists near Pusuguda Chhak at Hatamuniguda under Muniguda police station limits in Rayagada district

Rayagada: Hours before the Republic Day celebrations, Maoists created violence at Dalianuji village under Muniguda police station in the district by torching a tractor and a JCB machine engaged in road construction work late last night. The ultras left some red-posters which appealed to the people to observe the Republic Day as a black day. […]

The Town Police arrested 10 members of a dacoit gang in a late night raid on Saturday

The Town Police have launched a manhunt for the looters who decamped with cash worth Rs 2.5 lakh after breaking open the dickey of a bike here on Saturday afternoon