Tag: Rayagada

Rayagada: The court of Gunupur Additional District Judge today awarded life imprisonment to a man for murdering a minor boy on April 4, 2016. Besides, the court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused identified as Padman Bibhar. Bibhar had allegedly killed the minor boy in Gangarapada and tried to destroy the evidence. […]

Rayagada/Boudh/Kandhamal: In a major crackdown on the illicit narcotics trade ahead of crucial elections, Odisha Police and Excise officials seized 483 kilograms of dry cannabis (Ganja) following raids in different parts of Rayagada, Boudh and Kandhamal districts in the past couple of days. After getting a tip-off regarding the movement of a vehicle transporting Ganja […]

Rayagada: Several posters, purportedly pasted by Bansadhar-Ghumusar-Nagbali divisional committee of the Maoists, were found at four places in Niyamgiri region under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada district today. Besides condemning the anti-people policies of both the Centre and State government, the red rebels also opposed the arrest of Niyamgiri Suraksha Manch convener, Lingaraj Azad in the […]

Rayagada/Gajapati: Feeling let down over wishy-washy promises by political leaders and parties, voters in several parts of southern Odisha have upped the ante and decided to boycott the upcoming polls as many of their demands still remain non-materialised. The Jhudia community in Kalyansinghpur of Rayagada district is apparently  disillusioned over the leaders and political parties […]

Rayagada: The mystery behind the death of a 4-year-old girl in Rayagada a few days ago took a new twist today after the deceased’s mother was found lying in an unconscious state a few meters away from the spot where the body of the girl was recovered. As per reports, body of a 4-year-old girl […]

Rayagada: Tension prevailed at Sadar block in Rayagada district after hundreds of women ransacked a country liquor unit near Lada station today. As per sources, the women had repeatedly sought the intervention of district administration to shut the liquor unit. After the administration overlooked their demands, scores of women of the village took out a […]

Rayagada: Posters purportedly put up by Maoists urging people to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the State were found in Niyamgiri area of Rayagada district today. According to reports, the Basadhara-Ghumusar divisional committee of the CPI (Maoists) have put up the posters in front of ‘Dangaria Kandha Unnayana’ office at Parasali […]

Rayagada: The Assistant Collector of Rayagada District died under mysterious circumstances today. The deceased has been identified as Siba Prasad Panigrahi. Though the exact reason is still unclear, it is suspected that Panigrahi committed suicide by consuming excess dosage of Chloroquine tablets. As per reports, the family members of Panigrahi rushed him to the district […]

Rourkela/Rayagada: Ahead of the polls, cash worth more than Rs 19 lakh was seized in separate places in Odisha today. As stipulated by the model code of conduct which is in force, individuals are not allowed to keep more than Rs 50,000 in their possession. The officials in-charge of election duty seized Rs 6 lakh […]

Rayagada/Gajapati: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led Central Government for neglecting the people of Odisha while providing assistance for the damage caused by the severe cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ in October last year. Addressing poll meeting in Gunupur, Naveen alleged that the Centre was unfair in providing Cyclone Titli assistance to […]

Rayagada: Body of a Plus 2 student with several injury marks was found in front of a shop here on Sunday. While the exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained, police suspect it to be a case of murder. The deceased has been identified as M. Suresh Kumar of Kasturi Nagar and […]

Angul/Rayagada: The owner and a worker of a brick kiln were electrocuted to death after coming in contact with an underground electricity wire at Haripur village under Talcher Police limits of Angul district today. According to sources, the owner of the brick kiln Ananta Charan Sahu was digging up the earth when his crowbar came […]

Rayagada: The farmers of Sindhipanga village under Bisam Cuttack block of Rayagada have found an ingenious and inexpensive way of constructing wells to meet their water requirements. The farmers here are now constructing wells using bamboo instead of concrete. The bamboo wells are constructed using iron rods, dry bamboo pieces, GI pipes and a little […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s decision to close down around 1000 schools with student strength of less than 10 has stirred a controversy with the move not going down well with parents and educationists. The government plans to shift these students to nearby schools. Arrangements will be made for escorts and payment of transport […]

Koraput: A few days after three railway employees were killed after Samaleshwari Express train hit a tower car in Rayagada district, the train was halted in Jeypore today following some technical glitches. As per reports, the train was heading towards Howrah from Jagdalpur, and was stopped between Kotpad and Kusumi area of Koraput district. Later, […]