Rayagada

BHUBANESWAR: A day after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast rainfall in several parts of Odisha this week, the State Government on Wednesday asked the Collectors to alert farmers and take necessary measures at mandis (procurement centres) to prevent damage to paddy. The Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management department has asked all the Collectors […]

Bhubaneswar: The Government of Odisha has approved three investment proposals worth Rs 17,833 crore which will create 6539 new jobs. This is part of the initiative to boost employment opportunities and expedite industrialisation in the state. The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today in the Conference […]

Bhubaneswar: The second round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 was launched across six districts of the state yesterday. The immunisation programme, which aims to achieve 90 percent vaccination coverage in children of less than 2 years across the state, has been taken up in Dhenkanal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Gajapati districts. Under the program, the […]

Rayagada: Although it is over a decade since Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation stone for Mahendratanaya irrigation project near Dambapur in Gajapati district, the project is yet to see the light of the day. The state government has been delaying construction work, while the Andhra Government has completed a project over the […]

Rayagada: Three minors were detained today on the charges of gangraping a teenager at Sanatandra village under Kalyansinghpur police limits of Rayagada district, said IIC Sukuma Hansda. According to a complaint filed by the 13-year-old girl’s family, on January 1 she was out attending nature’s call when she was allegedly kidnapped by the three accused (all […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension over demand for jobs by local villagers in the Baphlimali bauxite mines in the Kashipur block of Rayagada district, reached a flashpoint last Friday with police arresting 35 women and seven young children who are now lodged in Rayagada jail. The mines are being operated by Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of […]

Bhubaneswar: Life was thrown out of gear in Odisha during the 24-hour Bharat Bandh on Wednesday. The strike was called by central trade unions and supported by Congress and Left parties. Most trading establishments in the state remained closed and bus services were disrupted due to road blockades and picketing at many places. In the […]

Koraput Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka has written to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to extend the Lokmanya Tilak Express train till Rayagada. Citing reasons, Ulaka mentioned that the train after reaching Visakhapatnam from Mumbai at 11.10 am remains idle for around 12 hours before moving back to Mumbai at 11.30 pm. “The distance between […]

Bhubaneswar: Only 35 per cent of the work on Development of Coastal Circuit: Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara in Odisha under Swadesh Darshan scheme has been completed so far. The project has also missed the June 2019 deadline, informed Union  Tourism Minister Prahalad Singh Patel. In a letter to Congress MP from Odisha Saptagiri Sankar […]

Koraput: Much to the delight of students and authorities concerned, the tribal folk dance performed by students of Bhakurguda ashram of Rayagada district has found a place of pride in a music video titled ‘Wake Up’. It has been prepared by Unicef for children to mark the world body’s 70th anniversary in the country. Bhakurguda ashram is […]

Bhawanipatna: Dongria and Jharnia Kondhs, two of the primitive tribes living in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, will be celebrating their annual Niyamraja Parva aka Niyamgiri festival on the Niyamgiri hill under Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district from February 28 to March 1, a report said. The three-day festival will be celebrated with much fervour and gaiety […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Niti Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index 2019-20 showing a dip in sex ratio at birth, the Odisha government has recently brought all 30 districts under the Modi Government’s flagship scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP). As per the SDG- Index 2019-20 released recently, the sex ratio at birth in Odisha in […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rainfall warning by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Odisha government on Tuesday directed the Collectors to take necessary measures to protect the harvested paddy in their respective districts. In a letter, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradip Jena directed the Collectors to advise the farmers to shift their harvested paddy […]

Bhubaneswar: Suspecting foul play in death of Rayagada Zilla Parishad President Purushottam Gamango, Congress sought a high-level inquiry into the incident. Addressing a press conference at Gunupur, Congress legislator from Jeypore Tara Prasad Bahinipati demanded a fair probe either by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into death of […]

BHUBANESWAR: Worried over declining child sex ratio and rising crimes against women, State Government has decided to implement the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme of the Centre in all 30 districts. Launched in 2015, the scheme was implemented only in Nayagarh district. It will be extended to rest 29 districts as a tri-ministerial effort […]

BHUBANESWAR: Senior bureaucrats at the Odisha Knowledge Hub lecture series in the state secretariat BHUBANESWAR: The state government has allotted fresh districts to senior bureaucrats (secretary-level officers) to supervise development projects and welfare schemes for the January-March 2020 period. The objective of the move is to accelerate the pace of development at the grass-roots level […]

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Government has planned to introduce a set of new operational guidelines for organic farming in order to prevent use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and genetically modified organisms. The districts selected for organic farming are Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. An area of 250 hectare (ha) will […]

Rayagada: Opposing low quality road construction work, a group of armed Maoists ransacked and torched three vehicles engaged in the road construction work in Muniguda in Rayagada district Friday. According to locals, opposing the Saradapur-Thuapadi road construction work under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), at least 10-15 Maoists stormed the site and set ablaze […]

Rayagada: Utkal Alumina International Ltd (UAIL), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla group, launched ‘Papa Ki Pari’, an awareness programme against child marriage, Friday. The programme launched with the active assistance of the district social welfare department in Rayagada aims at highlighting the awful impact of marriage of underage girls and eradication of this practice in […]

BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said the Centre was planning to convert 75 hospitals in aspirational districts across the country into medical colleges in a phase-wise manner. Vardhan, who was here to unveil a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, said a target has been set to convert 49 hospitals, including […]

A man has coughed up a fine of Rs 25,000 after his minor son was caught by Regional Transport Office and police personnel driving a four-wheeler on Ring Road of Rayagada town. Notably, under the new Motor Vehicles Act, guardians or vehicle owners shall be held guilty in case a juvenile drives a vehicle more […]

Nabarangpur: Normal life was thrown out of gear as the 12-hours district bandh called by the congress in protest against alleged gangrape and murder case of 16-year-old-dalit girl in Gumandali village under the Kosagumuda block evoked a massive response on Thursday. Market, Schools, colleges, shops and other business establishments remained closed, Vehicular movement came to […]

Rayagada: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and six ASHA workers sustained injuries after the auto they were traveling in skidded off Kusum Ghat into a deep gorge near Kalyansinghpur area in Rayagada district on Tuesday. The deceased driver has been identified as Yudhistir Nayak. According to sources, the mishap occurred yesterday night neat Kusum Ghat […]

Rayagada: In a tragic incident, Rayagada Zilla Parishad President died in a road mishap hours after loosing legal battle in a local court to retain his post. Purushottam Gamango battled for life at a hospital following a road mishap and finally succumbed early on Wednesday. Gamango met with an accident while he was returning to […]

Bhubaneswar: While the Phase-II of immunisation programme under Mission Indradhanush has commenced in the State, the results of Phase-I showed that more 100 per cent immunisation coverage of children (up to two years of age) and expectant mothers have been achieved. This was known following an assessment by the Centre. The immunisation programme has been taken […]