Monthly Archives: May 2012
Sambalpur Municipality chairperson looses no-trust motion
The chairperson of Sambalpur municipality of BJP lost in the no-confidence motion today. Nineteen councillors of the 29-member Samabalpur Municipality had moved the no confidence motion against the chairperson of Sambalpur municipality, Reena Trivedi. Following the motion, the administration had fixed May 7 as the day for voting. The chairperson Reena Trivedi had moved the
Mercury crosses 44 degrees in Sambalpur
A heat wave has gripped several parts of Odisha with the district headquarter town of Sambalpur Monday recording 44.1 degrees Celsius, the day’s highest in the state, an official said. While two other places, Sonepur and Titilagarh, recorded 44 degrees Celsius each, at least ten other places recorded between 40 and 43 degrees, a
Elephant menace seems to have returned to haunt villagers
Elephant menace seems to have returned to haunt villagers of forested pockets under Sundargarh forest division in Sundargarh district. Sources said villagers are fearing for life in the wake of marauding elephants claiming lives and damaging thatched houses. Villagers under the Ujjalpur forest range are, in particular, a panicked lot after a tusker on Thursday
UTP Amonsh Nag claimed that some inmates tried to kill him
UTP Amonsh Nag (28) of Kesinga in Kalahandi, housed in Sambalpur Circle jail, who allegedly attempted to end life by self-immolation, has claimed that some inmates tried to kill him. The incident had occurred on Friday. Nag was rushed to VSS Medical with 90 per cent burn injuries. Jail authorities said he had set himself
Tale of two mothers behind bars
The bond between a mother and a child is inseparable. Two jailed women from Keonjhar, who are bringing up their kids inside the district jail, have proved it again. Nitima Munda of Bareigoda village in Harichandanpur police station area and Tulasi Karua of Sadar police station area now have only one goal in life –
Karnataka, UP post win in Santosh Trophy
In a one-sided inaugural pre-quarterfinal match, Karnataka thrashed Nagaland by 5-0 goals in the 66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. Ngurneilal of Karnataka started the party in the 30th minute. After the change of sides, Gopi P doubled the lead in the 55th minute, just after ten minutes
Judge probing Kandhamal riots and Former Judge Sarat Chandra Mohapatra Passes Away
Retired Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra, who was the one-man judicial commission inquiring into the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and the subsequent ethno-communal riots in Kandhamal in 2008, passed away on Saturday. He was 79. His wife Indira had predeceased him in 2002. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. Though probe into
A hardcore woman Maoist Rebati Nayak captured in Sambalpur
A hardcore woman Maoist cadre, Rebati Nayak of Narsinghatalia in Riamal police station area, with at least 18 non-bailable warrants pending against her involving charges like murder, was captured by the police during a joint combing operation by the police in a forest in Naktideula on Saturday. Rebati was involved with the CPI-Maoist since 2003
Civic body chiefs fate hangs in balance
Uncertainty looms large over the fate of Sambalpur Municipal Council even after the High Court on Friday vacated the stay on the writ petition filed by chairperson Rina Trivedi. She had obtained a stay from the court to reserve the outcome of the no-confidence motion against her held on May 7. Although the case was
An UTP attempted self-immolation at the Sambalpur jail on friday
An UTP(Under Trial Prisoner) attempted self-immolation at the Sambalpur Circle Jail on Friday. A native of Kesinga in Kalahandi, Amosh Nag (28) has sustained 90 per cent burn injuries. On Friday morning, he doused himself with kerosene and had set himself on fire. He was rushed to the Jail Hospital by the staff and later
The state government plans houses at Rs 3 lakh for poor
The state government is planning to build houses in urban areas for the economically weaker sections (EWS). These flats will be available at Rs 3 lakh, if the project sees the light of day. Sources said the government has mooted a proposal for affordable housing under which the EWS beneficiaries and BPL card holders will
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