Hirakud residents infected with Diarrhoea, 150 affected
CDMO says test reports suggest contamination due to faecal content in supply water, SDO of PHED denies claims While 28 of them got discharged after treatment, eight were admitted to Hirakud urban community
Open Fire in Jewelry Shop Sambalpur
Opened fire on the jeweler Sujit around 2:30PM to 3 PM in New Payal Jewellers at govindtola dhanupali police limit
Man Died because of delay treatment due to no road
An ill man died while they are walking to the hospital as there no road from his village
Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition
Irate residents of Padampur in Bargarh district, under the aegis of Jay Kishan Andolan, modified the signboard outside the sub-collector’s office on Monday, by removing the ‘sub’ to press for their demand
RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement to accord district status to Padampur in Odisha’s Bargarh district moved a step ahead as the process for identification of the site for setting up collector’s office
BDO Issued Notice on Illegal Boat Service in Hirakud
Sambalpur Sadar Sub-Collector Surendra Panda has issued a show cause notice to Dhankauda BDO Ashok Kumar Gartia over illegal operation of boats from Sonutikra ferry ghat along left dyke of Hirakud dam. The ghat was not put to auction last year. Members of Lions Club of Sambalpur had boarded the ill-fated boat at the Sonutikra
Boy robs own house
A boy allegedly robbed his house at Haragouripada in Sambalpur and concocted a loot story. The Class X student was arrested, along with a friend, on Friday. Sources said the student told police that three masked miscreants tied him up and looted Rs 2 lakh and gold ornaments on Monday. His parents were away to
Three new trains for Odisha
Three new trains were announced for Odisha in the interim railway budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The budget is for four months of the 2014-15 financial year prepared in view of the approaching general elections. The new trains to operate under East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction are Puri-Gandhidham weekly express, Gunupur-Visakhapatnam and
Death toll in Hirakud boat tragedy rises to 28
The death toll in the Hirakud Dam boat tragedy in Sambalpur district rose to 28 on Monday with the recovery of 17 more bodies, even as rescue operations continued for the second day to trace another five persons. “Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire brigade fished out 11 bodies by
22 Dead, 9 Missing as Boat Capsizes in Hirakud Reservoir
At least 22 people died and 9 others were reportedly missing after a country boat carrying picnickers from Sambalpur town capsized due to overloading in Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR) here on Sunday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Anita Singh (40), Seema Agrawal (38), Usha Agrawal (35), Santosh Kumari (50), Suchismita Jena (30), Harish
Odisha law minister to meet lawyers on stir today
A solution to lawyers’ agitation in western Odisha seemed imminent on Saturday after law minister Maheswar Mohanty on Friday invited them for a discussion. The agitating lawyers are demanding a high court bench in western parts of the state. The minister in a letter requested the Central Action Committee (CAC), spearheading the protest, to have
Air Pollution Rising in Jharsuguda
Increasing air pollution in the coal-rich district has led to increasing threat of accidents. The coal dust hinders the drivers’ vision leading to accidents. District police report stated that 249 accidents cases were reported in 2013. While 98 persons died, 133 were seriously injured. Jharsuguda has been placed at the eighth position among critically polluted
Acharya Looking for a Safe Seat?
With elections to Assembly only three months away, Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya seems to be in search of a safe seat and is likely to shift to Sambalpur. Though Acharya represents Rairakhol constituency, his frequent visits to the town and interest in its affairs have given rise to speculations in political circles here about the
Naveen on Inauguration Spree
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik went on a foundation stone laying and inauguration spree during his whirlwind tour of the district on Wednesday and flag off of City Bus Service in Sambalpur city. Naveen addressed a public meeting in Muslim dominated area of Women’s College, Sambalpur with an eye to bring minority community to the BJD
Bapu paid tribute at Mahatma Gandhi temple, sambalpur
Hundreds of people today visited the ‘Gandhi Temple’ here to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary. People offered flower and sang devotional songs in front of the bronze statue of the Father of the Nation in the 40-year-old temple, built by a Gandhian and a former MLA Abhimanyu Kumar
Municipality Opens Temporary vegetable market at gobindtola, sambalpur
In a bid to accommodate unorganised roadside vegetable vendors, Sambalpur Municipality has developed a temporary vegetable market at Gobindtola in Sambalpur town. Besides providing a common place to the vendors, the initiative will also ease vehicular traffic on the main roads which have been encroached by the vendors. Reports stated that 106 roadside vendors who
Villagers flee homes fearing elephants
Jumbo menace has forced people to leave their houses in the district. A herd of elephants have been running amok at Bamra block in Sambalpur district, along Sundargarh border, over the last couple of days. Forest officials said the herd has crossed over from Jharkhand and is creating havoc in bordering villages of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda
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