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Earning Grows With Bamboo Ornaments For Tribal College Students In Odisha’s Rayagada
Rayagada: Bamboo craft has created a sense of self-independence among 20 college-going girls in a tribal-dominated area in Rayagada district.
The girls from Chandili village in Kolanara…
Ganja Seized While Being Smuggled To Rajasthan In Odisha’s Rayagada
Rayagada: Police seized 7.8 quintal of ganja while the contraband was being loaded in a truck to be smuggled to Ajmer in Rajasthan on Sunday.
On a tip-off, police raided a place at…
BJP Accuses Odisha Govt of Apathy Over Banshadhara Project In Rayagada District
Rayagada: The BJP's state unit has demanded that the Odisha government must immediately start constructing a barrage over Banshadhara river at Panidangara in Rayagada district.
The demand…
Odisha’s Rayagada Scripts Success In COVID Combat; Registers 3% TPR
Rayagada: The unlock measures in Rayagada have yielded positive results in the last 14 days with the district witnessing a decline in test positivity rate (TPR), case fatality rate, bed…
‘Lau Tumba’ Décor From Odisha’s Tribal Heartland Travels Across The World
Rayagada: Once tribal people carved ‘Lau Tumba’ (dry bottle gourd) to make containers, mostly to carry food and water and to store seeds.
They also made traditional instruments by using…
Dhokra Artists Need Govt Support To Save The Art From Dying
Rayagada has scores of artisans and craftspersons, who are toiling hard to meet both ends meet. COVID-19 has dealt a further severe blow to them in one-and-a-half years.
With daily…
Odisha: Heavy Rains Lash Rayagada, Waterlog Several Areas
Rayagada: As South-west Monsoon covered most parts of Odisha, Rayagada too received relief from the extreme heat as heavy rain lashed different parts of the district for the last two days.…
Odisha Man Creates Artificial Forest By Planting Hundreds Of Trees
Rayagada: A 70-year-old man has become an inspiration for others by planting hundreds of tress and creating an artificial forest at Muniguda in Rayagada district.
Meet Budhhia Sethi, who…
Villagers Desert Homes Due To Vaccine Fear In Odisha’s Rayagada
Rayagada: The fear of vaccination has reportedly forced around 500 residents of a village in Rayagada district to desert their homes.
The incident was reported from Champakana in Kolanara…
70 Prisoners, 5 Jail Staff Test COVID Positive In Odisha’s Rayagada
Rayagada: At least 70 prisoners and five staff at Gunupur sub-jail in Rayagada district have tested positive for COVID-19.
The jail superintendent, Kamakshya Prasad Pati, told this to the…