Monthly Archives: January 2012
Missing siblings found in Ranchi
Three children of Station Pada in Sason here have been rescued from Ranchi. Childline, Ranchi handed them back to their counterparts in the district on Wednesday night. The siblings have been identified as Muskan Chardia (10), Sanatan Chardia (6) and Suraj Chardia (5). The children had accompanied their parents and three sisters to Rengali in
Fights for Zilla Parishad in Sambalpur
It is all set to be a triangular fight involving the Congress, BJP and the BJD in the ensuing Panchyat election for 19 Zilla Parishad seats in the district. Though in power, the Congress will find it hard to retain control with heavyweights like Prasanna Acharya and Rohit Pujari of the BJD and Jayanarayan Mishra
Odia shooter hits bull’s eye
A 17-year-old Odia girl has bagged the silver medal in the 12th Asian Shooting Championship being held at Doha, Qatar. Shriyanka Sadangi won the medal in 10-m air rifle in women’s junior team and also secured the fifth rank in the final competition. With this she becomes the first Odia girl to do so. In
Fresh Maoist posters warn people against voting
In fresh posters, the Maoists have asked people to refrain from voting during the panchayat polls. The outfit has denied extending support to candidates in the fray and anyone claiming so would be tried in Jan Adalat. These posters were found in front of gram panchayat offices in Amanara, Kendubahara, Bharuanmunda, Chulabhat and Dharambandh in
Visaka Ind starts production at Sambalpur unit
Visaka Industries has been in the process of setting up a unit for manufacture of Asbestos cement sheets at Parmanpur, Maneswar, Sambalpur district of Orissa. Further, the company has commenced commercial production in this unit from Jan. 1, 2012. The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till Jan. 17, 2012, rising
Pollution board takes steam out of Rourkela steel
Rourkela Steel Plant closed down one of its sinter units and a boiler in the captive power plant (CPP) on Monday after the state pollution board refused to allow them to function any more. According to RSP sources, the closure will cut down its steel production by about 40%. The plant produces at least 7,000
No contenders yet for 318 Sambalpur posts
Not a single nomination paper for as many as 318 ward member posts has been filed yet in Sambalpur district though the three-tier panchayat polls are just round the corner. Official sources denied that fear of Maoists is keeping candidates at bay, instead blaming the reservation system for the lacuna. “Due to reservation system in
Preetam to lead State junior football team
S Preetam K Singh will lead Odisha in the 48th Junior National Football Championship, which is scheduled to be held at Siliguri in West Bengal from January 19 to 29. Football Association of Odisha announced a 20-member state team including nine from Cuttack, six from Sambalpur, three from Balasore and one each from Khurda and
Ailing elephant dies sans medical aid
The medical team from Nandankanan reached a little late. The night before, the ailing elephant which was found in Khunapali village forest with an injury on its back and profusely bleeding from trunk had died. Retired Senior Veterinary Surgeon Dr. P K Ray who led the team to the village on Monday morning admitted that
Cong workers seek CM’s ouster
Congress activists in Ganjam district on Monday burnt the effigies of chief minister Naveen Patnaik and agriculture minister Pradip Maharathy, demanding their resignation in the wake of the gang rape incident at Pipili in Puri district. The protesters also demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. A similar protest was organized by Youth Congress activists
Government to clip dengu wings
The Government has decided to adopt inter-sectoral collaboration for prevention of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the State. The issue was discussed at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik here recently. Last year, 1,800 dengue cases were detected in the State of which 33 had died. It was decided
Freedom from hankering, lamentation and fear
The grace of the Lord is abhaya, free from fearfulness. The benediction of the Lord is never to be lost. It is simply to be enjoyed. One simply gains and enjoys gaining. Bhagavad-gita also confirms this: when one achieves the grace of the Lord, the result is that all distresses are destroyed. When situated in
Crow death shadow spreads to Sambalpur
Bird flu panic spread to Sambalpur with the city and its adjoining areas witnessing the mysterious phenomenon of crows dropping dead on Saturday. “We are really scared after we found three dead crows in our locality. We immediately intimated the authority about it,” said Radhey Shyam Verma, a resident of Nayapara area in Sambalpur. Crow
Madhuri Mehta is selected in Indian women’s cricket team
Madhuri Mehta is selected in 20 member lists of Indian Women’s cricket team. She will soon to tour West Indies with Indian Team. The National Women’s Selection Committee announced a twenty players name at the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, Indore on Saturday for the India’s tour of the West Indies, in February-March 2012. Madhuri hails from Balangir district,
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