Orissa High Court Grants ?5 Lakhs Compensation To +3 Student Wrongly Declared As ‘Fail’ By Sambalpur University In 1999
The Orissa High Court has ordered Sambalpur University to pay five-lakh rupees compensation to a student who was erroneously declared as ‘fail’ in his +3 examinations held in 1999.While highlighting the delicate
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
Man Died because of delay treatment due to no road
An ill man died while they are walking to the hospital as there no road from his village
Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition
Irate residents of Padampur in Bargarh district, under the aegis of Jay Kishan Andolan, modified the signboard outside the sub-collector’s office on Monday, by removing the ‘sub’ to press for their demand
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A colourful celebration of Sambalpuri folk culture
The concluding evening of the Rangabati Festival in Bhubaneswar saw a colourful celebration of Sambalpuri folk culture. Singer Jitendriya Haripal stole the show performing to “Rangabati”. That apart, many foot-tapping Samblpuri folk songs were also presented with instruments like dhol, nisan, mahuri, tasa, tamka and jhanj keeping the beat. Dancers from UKIA, a folk-dance academy
Several long distance trains are running on diverted routes
In the wake of South Eastern Railway (SER) imposing a mega block on the movement of trains between Jaleswar-Amarda Road railway station owing to the ongoing repair work of a bridge, passengers travelling long distance are facing problems as trains are running along diverted routes for the time being. Several long distance trains including New
Internal conflict beginning of BJD’s end: Jagdish Tytler
AICC member in-charge of Odisha Jagdish Tytler on Friday predicted that the Congress would come to power in the state in 2014 assembly elections. He, however, admitted that the party had failed to highlight the centre-sponsored schemes among the people of the state. The Congress leader was attending a meeting of Congress workers and party
Odisha Government cannot afford to feed a peon
Claiming that the Congress led UPA government at the Centre had funded about Rs 2 lakh crore under different schemes to the BJD government in Odisha, AICC General Secretary Jagdish Tytler today said he would soon bring out a booklet in this regard. “The Government of India have funded Rs 2 lakh crore for implementation
200 crore to topple the Naveen Pattnaik government
Sambalpur vigilance team raided Hotel Radhika Regency here on Monday evening in the wake of allegations by Keonjhar MLA Subarna Naik that some BJD leaders and mineral traders had met there on May 26 to raise Rs 200 crore to topple the Naveen Pattnaik government. The raid came hours after chief minister Naveen Patnaik dismissed Sarada
Pyarimohan is sambalpur’s Dayanidhi Meher
While sharp resentment against Member of Parliament Pyarimohan Mahapatra has been brewing up all over the State, here in a Press release, former member of BJD State committee Sailesh Chandra Dani has compared him with Dayanidhi Meher of Sambalpur who was instrumental in getting Vir Surendra Sai arrested by the then British Government. “It is
Heat-wave to continue for another 48 hrs in State
Sizzling temperatures coupled with hot winds continued making life miserable for people in the entire State. As many as 25 persons succumbed to sunstroke and extreme weather conditions. However the alleged death due to sun stroke has touched 105. Due to continued heat-wave conditions, the interior areas covering western parts of the State, are experiencing
Averted a Train accident in Dhutra, jharsuguda
A major train accident was averted on a diverted train Bangalore – Ghuwahati (12509) when a tree fell on the high tension wire which caused this train to stop for 2 hours. This train was coming from Bangalore via Vishakhapatnam. This incident occurred inbetween Dhutra – Jharsuguda Railway station. This Train was heading towards Ghuwahati
Jaiswal confident, says MCL can achieve target
Expressing satisfaction with the performance of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal asked the company authorities to produce more to meet the growing needs of the nation. “Notwithstanding the bottlenecks, both Coal India Limited (CIL) and MCL will not only reach the annual target of 464 MT and 117 MT respectively but will
Petro price strike brings Odisha to a standstill
Life came to a standstill across Odisha on Thursday following a bandh called by the ruling BJD and non-Congress parties in protest against the recent hike in petrol price. BJD, BJP, Left and other parties hit the streets with placards and slogans against the UPA for failing to contain fuel prices. Several political leaders courted
Rail tracks melt in heat
Rail service was completely disrupted on the Sambalpur-Angul route for more than four hours on Wednesday after the tracks reportedly melted near Jujomora railway station in extreme heat. Train service was resumed at 2.30 pm only after replacement of the tracks. Several trains running on the route were delayed by several hours causing severe difficulties
Rain relief for sweltering city
With rising mercury wrecking havoc in most parts of Odisha, a sudden spell of rain accompanied by gusty wind brought mild respite to residents of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Monday. People were caught unaware when the gusty wind swept many areas around 5pm. Traffic was badly hit in Bapuji Nagar area after an electric pole
Meteorology projects in schools a non-starter
Meteorological instrument worth lakhs of rupees are lying defunct in different schools across the state, thanks to the indifference and apathy of the state government. In a bid to collect real time data of different regions, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has installed various observatories in 530 schools in all the districts of
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