Dharmendra Pradhan officially starts his campaigning
Dharmendra Pradhan officially starts his campaigning after visiting Dakeswari temple at Brahmanabila village under Chhendipada block in Angul district on Wednesday.
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
Odisha Cabinet approved Welspun Group’s projects at Sambalpur and Cuttuck
A plastics product manufacturing unit and DI pipe making unit at Nildungri, Sambalpur by the Welspun Group.
Sambalpur lad to represent India in global karting event
Aditya Patnaik bagged the first position and emerged as champion in the senior Max category in the National Karting Championship 2023, held at the Meco Kartopia Circuit in Bangalore.
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Odisha Health minister’s daughter and her friends shoot video at prohibited zone of Hirakud Dam
Odisha Health minister’s daughter and her friends shoot video at Prohibited Zone of Hirakud Dam. The controversial video of the Health Minister’s daughter hanging out with three Odia actress at the prohibited zone of Hirakund Dam, hence the video has been going viral on the internet. The purported video shows three Odia actress including Prakruti
Odisha high court forms SIT to investigate probe into Kunduli ‘rape’ case
The Odisha high court on Monday constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the investigation conducted by the state CID (crime branch) into the alleged Kunduli rape of 2017. While forming the SIT, the high court refused to order a CBI probe into the case. It said the SIT would comprise the
Early Morning Encounter in Sambalpur
Early morning in kuluthkani-Dhankauda Road, Encounter of notorious criminal Tridev Bag by a joint operation by Dhanupali Police and a special squad. Police also nabbed two of his associates at the same time, police found one minor from them. Earlier 2-3 days back in this kuluthkani Dhankauda Road, two men snatched a gold chain from
Odisha braces for flood as Hirakud dam readies to discharge floodwater
Officials in Bargarh have asked all educational institutions in the district to remain closed on Wednesday in view of heavy rainfall and flood threat. The flood warning came as Indian Meteorological Department on Tuesday sounded a red alert for the districts of Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur, Nuapada and Jharsuguda predicting extremely heavy rains. At
Gudvelipadar’s copper snake business in a slump
At one point in past decades, the artisans of Gudvelipadar in Boudh district earned handsomely from selling Silver Filigree. Later, when the demand for these ornaments came down, clever artisans started making ‘Copper Snakes’, and found their safety net around it. Over the years, Gudvelipadar has earned a name for itself for the copper snakes
ECoR conducted a trial of 2KM long train in Sambalpur Division
DMR Sambalpur called the 2KM long train as Python Rake, comprised 147 wagons, three guard vans and four engines. The first rake of 45 flat wagons, and the second and the third rakes of 51 wagons each, were loaded with containers bound for Visakhapatnam port. Two kilometres. That is the length of a new train
BJP Chief Amit Shah Visiting Sambalpur tomorrow
With the general elections a few months ahead and as BJP national president Amit Shah has set ‘Mission Odisha 120 seats’, he has been touring the State frequently and accordingly, his Sambalpur visit has been slated for tomorrow. While the Odisha unit BJP rank and file is in an upbeat mood, Congress and BJD today
Sambalpur’s new Collector & DM
Shubham Saxena joined as the new district Collector cum District Magistrate of Sambalpur. He is an IAS officer of 2013 batch and served in various capacities in the State.
Mission Green Mahanadi kicks off in Odisha
In a bid to rejuvenate Mahanadi, Tel and Ib rivers and increase recharge capacity by massive plantation, the State Government kicked off ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’ here on the occasion of World Environment Day on Tuesday.The mission, which was launched on the banks of Mahanadi, will be implemented jointly by the departments of Forest, Horticulture and
Minor rape survivor ends life in Sambalpur
A minor girl, who was allegedly gang-raped by six persons in Sambalpur’s Sasan police jurisdiction, committed suicide by hanging herself on Wednesday. The minor girl hanged herself in her room while other family members were away. She was gang-raped by six persons May 2. All the six accused in the case were arrested and languishing
Life imprisonment for killing DGM of Paomex Steels Ltd
District and Session Judge of Sambalpur gave life imprisonment to Kumar Bag in the charge of killing of DGM of a private company Paomex Steel at Titilagarh. 15 peoples are acquitted for lack of evidence. According to the prosecution on March 3, 2011 the disgruntled labourers set fire to the vehicle of the Paomex Steels
Wife killed in Sambalpur family court premises
A young man hacked to death his estranged wife and injured his mother-in-law and his sister-in-law’s three-year-old daughter with a sword on the premises of the family court here on Monday. The accused, Ramesh Kumbhar, 24, a resident of Sindurpank village in the district’s Maneswar block, tried to escape but was overpowered by people and
Hard core Maoist leader surrenders before Sambalpur police
Kanhu Dehurio, a top cadre Maoist leader and zonal secretary for Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundargarh(SDS) division on Friday surrendered before Sambalpur police. “Kunu was the zonal secretary for the SDS (Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundargarh) division and was engaging youths in Maoists activities. But being disgusted with the attitude of the senior Red rebel leaders he decided to surrender before the police,”
Tension in Sambalpur after double murder
Tension erupted in Sambalpur town after a youth was hacked to death in Thelakopada area early this morning. As per reports, the deceased, identified as Sujit Nag of Thelakopada was chased and allegedly hacked by a group led by one Pandava Mukhi near Laxmi Talkies Chhak in the wee hours. Although Nag was rushed to
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