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Five bodies found on railway tracks, police suspect mass suicide
Mutilated bodies of music teacher Dharanidhar Panda, his wife Sangeeta Panda and their three daughters, in the age group of 13-20, were spotted by driver of a train at Sarala junction near Sambalpur town. Inspector of Sambalpur Government Railway Police G Dungdung said preliminary investigation indicates it’s a case of mass suicide. “We recovered five
Sambalpur RIs threaten pen down strike
Odisha State Revenue Field Officers’ Association, on Sunday, threatened a pen down strike at all the Revenue Inspector offices in Sambalpur district protesting delay in arresting the woman lawyer who allegedly thrashed a female Revenue Inspector in Sambalpur on September 14. The association said, Revenue Inspector Sushree Geetanjali Panigrahi, had lodged a complaint with Sambalpur
Three minors burnt alive in Ranikhenda
In a tragic incidence, three children, including a brother and sister were burnt alive after a fire broke out due to a LPG cylinder leak in a house at Ranikhenda village under Sasan police limits in Sambalpur district on Wednesday. The Son and daughter of Narottam Jagat, residing as a tenant in the house, along
One killed, 50 hurt as bus overturns
IN a fatal accident, one person died and several others were injured when a passenger bus fell down a bridge in Kalahandi district on Wednesday. The incident took place near Thuamul Rampur. Identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The overcrowded bus was on its way from Bhawanipatna to Gopinathpur and near Thuamul
Gana Dharna at Sambalpur in support of Director VSSIMSR
The stand off between the PG students and the VSS Institute of Medical Science and Research (VSSIMSAR ) continued for the fourth day today as both sides remained adamant on their stand. While the students demanded the removal of the Director A Pujari, the Director wanted the students to beg apology for assaulting the students
When Odisha Met Paris: Sambalpuri Dancers Enthrall At The Eiffel Tower
After Bhangra in Brazil, we saw another beautiful amalgamation of two very different cultures. This time, it was Odisha’s traditional dance forms in France. To celebrate the Odisha Dance Week in Paris, internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer Saswat Joshi performed Odisha’s Sambalpuri folk dance in front of Eiffel Tower along with other artistes on May 26.
Fire breaks out at SBI branch in Sambalpur University
A fire broke out at Jyoti Vihar branch of State Bank of India (SBI) located on the premises of Sambalpur University at Burla due to short circuit on Sunday. There three computers, five air-conditioners, fans, cash counter and furniture of the banks have been destroyed. However, cash and jewellery stored in the bank are safe.
67 model villages to be developed in Sambalpur
THE district administration has decided to develop 67 model villages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in nine blocks. Informing this, Coordinator of MGNREGS, Sambalpur, Sobhit Kumar Bishi said 67 junior engineers working in nine blocks of the district have been entrusted with the task to identify revenue villages in their jurisdiction.
BJP seeks details on fate of medical college in Kalahandi
With no progress of the proposed medical college at Bhangabari near Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters town of Kalahandi District, the BJP on Thursday sought to know the fate of the institute from the State government. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of the medical college at a grand ceremony in November, 2016. He
IIM-Sambalpur holds first convocation
Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur on Thursday conducted its first convocation. SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya told students do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. Bhattacharya is also the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of IIM-Sambalpur. Addressing the convocation, she said reputation of an institution is shaped by the manner in which its students behave