Two Maoists surrender before police in Odisha

Rayagada (Odisha), May 8 (PTI) A hardcore Maoist allegedly involved in the abduction of ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka and wanted in several murder cases, was arrested in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said today.Acting on a tip-off, a police team ...

The Supreme Court has stalled Vedanta Groups bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha till gram sabhas of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts give clearance to it. The apex court directed the gram sabhas of the two districts to decide within three ...

A tractor carrying wedding revellers met with an accident in Rayagada on Friday killing 21 persons and injuring over 40. All the victims were tribals. The mishap took place around 5 pm at Anchalbadi Ghat Road, about 25 km from Rayagada town, under ...

2013-05-12 Report by;Amulya Nisanka,Odishabarta RAYAGADA:Rayagada police carried out a raid on the local branch office of Rose Valley finance Group and seized cash 2lakhs,two Computer systems and valuable documents. The raid was conducted after police got ...

The Bhubaneswar Division of State Vigilance cracked down on a Junior Engineer of Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) for possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. Properties amounting to over ` 1.14 crore was ...

The proposal for inclusion of Khurda, Cuttack, Ganjam, Sambalpur and Rayagada is under the active consideration of the Centre even as the programme has begun to enter fully functional stages in the five districts | EPS The National Programme for ...

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of 23 people, who were killed in the...

Report by Kishore Dash, Rayagada: In a tragic road accident, at least 23 persons were killed and 40 others injured when a tractor carrying them turned turtle in a hilly area of Odi...