Monthly Archives: January 2012
Two youths lynched in Sambalpur
On the eve of the festival of Pushpuni, a double murder rocked Sambalpur district on Monday. Two youths were lynched to death by the villagers of Kudhernisha, under Sambalpur’s Dhama police station limits, after they attacked two villagers in an inebriated condition. Police registered a case and detained eight persons of the village in this
Ajay Dash bags Falcon Open golf title
Ajay Dash emerged champion in the All-Odisha Falcon Open Golf Tournament, which concluded at the Bhubaneswar Golf Club (BGC) Course here on Sunday. Other winners included Rajeev Roy (best gross), Yun Woo Jung (17-23 handicap), Gopinath Sarangi (senior), Alka Taneja (ladies) and Nikhil Pratap (24+ handicap). Altogether 100 golfers from Sambalpur, Talcher, Paradip, Army, Railways
Rural polls: Filing of nominations begins
Hectic lobbying is on in different parties for tickets, even as filing of nomination papers for the three-tier panchayat polls got under way on Saturday. Candidates for the posts of ward members, sarpanch, panchayat samiti member and zilla parishad member were seen taking out processions to file nomination papers before their respective election officers in
Bandh against power plant hits services
The Kishore Nagar bandh called by the locals, protesting the proposed R Power Plant in the block, disrupted road and rail services on Friday. The agitators, under the banner of Jiban Jibika and Krushi Jami Surakhya Samiti, blocked the traffic on NH-55 at Bamur and paralysed several train services. Though the road blockade was lifted
Patience, key in world of showbiz
Only a handful of Odia artistes could make it big in Bollywood but their contribution behind the scene cannot be ignored, said renowned cine artiste Sadhu Meher. Odias mostly prefer to work as technicians and have excelled as photographers and editors, he added. Meher was in Sambalpur recently to inaugurate the Lok Mahotsav. In his
Heavy Rain Fall in Sambalpur
Heavy rain fall is going on today in Sambalpur since early morning . There were reports of rain accompanied by hail in the city. In the early morning at around 3 a.m. heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning hit the city. The rain causes large puddles to form and some streets are flooded.
Foreign flavour to desi beats
Dhanu Yatra got a new flavour this year with dance troupes from Russia and Japan putting up shows. But all them were dancing to desi beats of Dhol and Nishan much to the amazement of the people, who had gathered around the Rang Sabha for a glimpse of the yatra. “We were surprised when dancers
All-powerful Kansa dictates terms at Bargarh
It is during the world famous Dhanu Yatra that a religious aura engulfs Bargarh. Because the top officials of the district administration no longer hold the sway but Maharaja Kansa who dictates terms for long 11 days. The portly king perched on an elephant visits in the length and breadth of the town and gives
Factional feud may topple Congress
Factional feud in the Sundargarh District Congress Committee (SDCC) is all likely to cost the party dear in the February panchayat polls. Blame it on the Congress leadership’s failure to set the divided house in order even after OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik asked the party functionaries to bury the differences during his visit along with
Night restriction of train service extended till Jan 13
The night running of trains on Kharagpur-Tata section will continue to remain suspended between 10 pm and 5 am till January 13, railway sources said. As a result, 18477 Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express leaving Puri on and from January 7 to January 13 and 18478 Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express arriving Jharsuguda on and from January 7 to
WESCO indulge in illegal action with trespassers
An owner of house at Fatak, Sambalpur Asharani Mishra, was launched a complaint against electric hijackers. Asharani shocked to see that two illegal trespassers into her house were using electricity illegally .In a complaint to the SDO of the concerned electrical sub-division of WESCO, Asharani wanted immediate disconnection of the illegal line and corresponding actions
Mixed response to Maoist bandh in South Odisha
Malkangiri/Rayagada: The 48-hour statewide bandh call given by Maoists from today evoked mixed response in Maoist-prone areas of south Orissa. But no major incident of Maoist violence was reported from anywhere till afternoon. The Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) had cancelled all its bus services in Maoist-affected districts of south Orissa during the bandh
Former Bargarh MLA Jadumani Pradhan passes away
Former legislature of Bargarh Assembly Constituency Jadumani Pradhan expired in the Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar Wednesday night at the age of 67. He was ill since last one year. He survived two son and four daughters. He was elected legislature of Bargarh Constituency in 1971, 1980 and 1985. He was also Chairman of Bargarh Municipality.
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