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
Odisha to set up 20 Highway motels
The state government has undertaken a project to set up motels along National Highways, State Highways and other roads connecting major tourist destinations. The decision to this effect has been taken up by chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Considering the problems faced by the travellers along the highways, the project has been taken up as per
Sambalpur varisty ties up with US University
The Sambalpur University (SU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with College of Charleston, US for academic activities. The memorandum of understanding includes exchange of teachers and students, joint research, cultural exchange and conferring of joint degrees, among other. In a specially organised function for the purpose in the Department of Anthropology, Vice-Chancellor of
Anthropology Students Travel to India for Field Research
Is childhood really that different in another culture? College of Charleston students and professor Christine Finnan will spend the month of July in India to explore this topic as part of an upper-level anthropology course. As both a teacher education and anthropology professor, Finnan brings students a unique perspective in this course.The group will travel
Red Ribbon Express chugs into Mancheswar railway station
The Red Ribbon Express exhibition train, which is on a whirlwind tour of the country to spread HIV/AIDS awareness, attracted a huge crowd at Mancheswar railway station of the city on Tuesday. Attending a function organized to mark the arrival of the train at the state capital, health minister Prasanna Acharya said concerted efforts are
100 acres land, Rs 5 crore for Sainik School at Sambalpur
The Odisha government has decided to expedite the process for setting up another Sainik School in the state at Sambalpur. In order to expedite the project, school and mass education minster Pratap Jena reviewed the progress with the officials of Sainik School here today. Around 100 acres of land has been demarcated for setting up
16% less rainfall in 24 districts
The delayed and weak monsoon this year has raised a sense of concern and despair among the farmers in the State. The rainfall on average has been 16 per cent below normal in the State and 24 districts have received deficient rainfall, putting farm activities to doldrums. Though the southwest monsoon that reached Odisha on
Odisha SEZ policy in limbo due to objection to tax doles
Odisha’s proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy, aimed at attracting investors in non-metallurgical sectors has hit the wall of uncertainty. Though the draft of the policy was framed two years back, it has hardly moved ahead. Sources said, the finance department was not keen on doling out tax sops and incentives in line with the
Anti-malaria fight: Government to revive defunct zonal offices
In its bid to prevent malaria and dengue, the state government has decided to revive the defunct zonal malaria offices (ZMOs) in the state and re-name them as zonal vector borne disease (VBD) offices soon. Currently, the ZMOs at Cuttack, Sambalpur and Berhampur are lying non-operational. While the posts of ZMOs were withdrawn, posts of
Dam water rule may be revised
The state government is considering revising the rule curve (a set of guidelines) to regulate water in the Hirakud dam, official sources said on Saturday. A technical committee, constituted in the wake of alleged mismanagement of Hirakud reservoir waters leading to massive flood in the Mahanadi river in September 2011, has recommended to the state
Companies look to tap demand in tier II & III cities
With the growth slowing down in tier I cities, consumer facing industries such as branded furniture, ceramic tiles, bath fittings and durables, which are directly impacted by prospects of the housing sector, are chalking out expansion plans in tier II towns which continue to grow at a steady pace. At a time when sectors like
Getting Plus II seat in Odisha’s govt premier colleges set to be tougher
Securing a seat in the premier government colleges of the state, particularly in the science stream, will be tougher this year with students securing higher marks on average in the HSC exam. “There will be stiff competition this time since the average marks secured is much higher than last year. Besides, the consistent success rate
Conventional PG courses back in demand at Sambalpur University
Conventional postgraduate courses in Sambalpur University received an unusually high number of applications this year compared to previous years. Self-financed and professional courses, however, continued to evoke poor response. The physics department with 32 seats received the highest 430 applications, compared to 258 in 2011 and 227 in 2010. Similarly, for 28 seats of chemistry
20 junior footballers leave for TFA camp
Altogether 20 junior footballer of the State left from here on Sunday to join Tata Football Academy (TFA) at Jamshedpur for a fifteen day training camp. National players Bijay Kumar and Md Kaushar would conduct the camp at TFA. Before leaving for the camp the players were participated in a six day long practice camp bhubaneswar
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