Tag: Rayagada

Rayagada: A couple of days after Section 144 was imposed at the JK Paper Mill site in Rayagada following demonstration outside the plant by contractual workers, the prohibitory orders were relaxed on Saturday. Members of JK Paper Mill contract labour union of Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) had earlier submitted a 14-point charter of […]

Berhampur: The Vigilance sleuths today conducted simultaneous raids on the houses and office of the Junior Engineer of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Gagan Bihari Pati on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Pati is reportedly the in-charge of Berhampur and Gunupur in Ganjam and Rayagada district respectively. Acting […]

Rayagada: Its once again that time of the year when Bhaleri village under Gunupur of Rayagada district is filled with chirrups as thousand of winged guests make the river banks of Bansadhara river their temporary shelter for annual nesting. The migratory birds, locally known as ‘Gendalia’ usually fly miles to this part of the state […]

Rayagada/Cuttack: The Rayagada district administration will bear the entire medical expenses of the 19-year-old girl Mita Sabar of Perupanga village of Rayagada district, who suffers from a rare medical condition that has led to abnormal growth of her right hand. Rayagada Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Dr Chandrika Das informed that after conducting primary tests […]

Rayagada: Known for its scenic beauty, Rayagada is fast turning into a favourite tourist destination in Odisha. However, resentment is brewing among local residents as 17 people have been killed in several mishaps in the past one and a half years at the hanging bridge over Nagabali River here. Though the administration claims to have […]

Rayagada: A total of 15 minor children including 11 girls were rescued from Rayagada railway station. All the minor children from Kanchamuhi village were being taken to Andhra Pradesh where they would have been engaged as labourers in a prawn processing unit, sources said. It is pertinent to mention here that several agencies engage children […]

Rayagada: At least five persons died due to asphyxiation inside an under construction septic tank at Paika Sahi under Bissamcuttack police limits in the district. All the five victims got into the septic tank to rescue a woman worker who had fallen inside it. However, they fell unconscious inside the tank during the rescue attempt. […]

Rayagada: Police busted a gang of eight persons including a woman for extorting money posing as fake Maoists in the district. According to police, the gang had unleashed terror by making calls to different persons in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts asking them for money since a long time. “After their release from jail, the gang […]

Security forces on Sunday defused IEDs weighing 50 kg during an anti-Naxal operation in the Rayagada district, a senior official said

Successful implementation of biometric ration cards in some parts of Odisha's Rayagada district has prompted the administration to extend the scheme to all 11 blocks

The 65th Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm on Sunday amidst tightened security in view of a boycott call by Maoists

Unawareness & fear continue to be a major roadblock in the COVID19 management in the hinterlands of Odisha. This is a glaring example of how lack of awareness about COVID19 and is driving people out of their homes and into hiding in forests.

Zero to 26 in four days flat. That is certainly an incredible leap for a government, which had stuck to its ‘zero casualty’ boast till Friday. Even after Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi confirmed 26 deaths due to Cyclone Titli on Tuesday morning, an unapologetic Surjya Narayan Patro refused to admit that anyone had […]

The sorry spectacle of the poor tribal woman in Kalyansinghpur area of Rayagada district delivering inside a Tata Magic while on her way to the hospital puts the spotlight back on the rickety state of our health care services, especially in the remote, tribal areas of the state. It also reminds us that the much vaunted 102 and 108 ambulance services that were conceived to avoid precisely this kind of a situation have failed the people they were meant for in the first place. They have invariably failed to arrive when they are needed the most

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: That rising intolerance has been creeping into the ruling BJD, has been once again proved with the attack on former MP and Utkal Bharat party chief Kharabela Swain at a public meeting in Kashipur, Rayagada. Swain was abused and manhandled allegedly by some BJD supporters for speaking on growing corruption and mismanagement under the […]