Odisha Govt removes eight Expert Members of WODC
The Odisha Government made changes to the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) by withdrawing the nomination of eight Expert Members for the council.
SU Student Rescued in Blood-Soaked Condition Near Metakani Temple
A final year library science female student of Sambalpur University was brutally attacked on Wednesday. Authorities rescued her with multiple stab wounds blood-soaked condition near Metakani Temple on the VIP road from
Amin suspended for misbehaving with Zilla Parishad member
An amin was suspended for misbehaving with zilla parishad member at Rairakhol
OMFED to be upgraded: New plants to come up in Sambalpur, Ganjam and Balasore
OMFED is going to be upgraded. The Federation is going to open new plants in Sambalpur, Ganjam and Balasore. And for this the DPR preparation work has already started. Dairy farmers will
Mother and Daughter Burnt Alive As Fire Breaks Out In Sambalpur
A woman and her daughter were burnt alive as a fire broke out at on the upper floor of a residential building in Maneswar Hatpada under Sadar police limits in Sambalpur district
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Couple arrested for torturing tribal maidservant
Police on Saturday raided the house of a couple at Belpahar, Jharsuguda to arrest them on charges of sexually harassing their tribal maid servant, who is a minor. The couple, however, managed to give police the slip. The accused, Mukul Singh, an employee of Belpahar-based TRL Krosaki Refractory Limited, and his wife, Archana, from Bihar,
Plus 2 (+2) Exam from 3rd March, 2014
Plus 2 (+2) exam will be started from the 3rd march, 2014 for the academic year 2012-13. For the seek of coming general election, it is decided to finish all the examinations before the election. Students can be enrolled for this examination using the online portal given by the council, available in their colleges. College will
West Odisha ryots seek pro-farmer policy
Thousands of farmers under the banner of Sambalpur Zilla Krushak Surakhya Sangathan turned up at the ‘Chetawani Samabesh’ here in protest against State Government’s indifference towards them on Wednesday. They came in a rally to the Town Hall ground where a public meeting was held. The farmers accused the Government of taking them for a
‘Maoist’ threat in parcel
The Koraput sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) on Tuesday received a parcel through speed post, which contained a Maoist letter written in Odia, two bullets and a detonator. The letter accused SDJM Debasish Panda of harassing people by rejecting their bail pleas. “Leave the place immediately or you will be punished at the Praja Court,” the
OSPCB confirms crop loss for HIL emission
Damage of crop in the peripheral villages of Hindalco Industries Limited (HIL) at Hirakud due to fluoride emission from the plant has been confirmed by Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). Regional Officer of OSPCB Hemendra Nath Nayak told this paper that analysis of foliage and water samples collected from farmland on October 17 revealed
PCR-based police system for Sambalpur in the offing
Sambalpur town will soon have Police Control Room (PCR) based police system and PCR vans and motorcycles will patrol the town. Sambalpur SP Prateek Mohanty said besides increasing the visibility of the police, it will also help contain crime. The motorcycles will be on the move and will reach the spot of criminal act or
State govt readies for civic elections in western Odisha
With the lawyers’ strike withdrawn, the state government has started preparations for holding elections in all urban bodies in western Odisha in November-December. But Sambalpur and Rourkela being tipped to become corporations are likely to be left out of the list, official sources said here. The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday intimated the government
Lawyers tread a cautious path
Going by the past experience, lawyers agitating for permanent High Court bench are treading a cautious path. A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal to set up two benches, lawyers of 33 bar associations in Sambalpur region decided to suspend the agitation. At its meeting in Boudh on
Sambalpur gets corporation status
In a bid to soften the agitation over the demand for a permanent bench of the High Court in Western Odisha districts, the State Government on Tuesday decided to accord corporation status to Sambalpur municipality. The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The major city of Western
Sambalpur corporation gambit a lollypop
Even as a joyous mood prevailed in Sambalpur over up-grade of the municipality to a corporation, a section of intellectuals here feel that it was merely a “lollypop” as the greater issue of permanent bench of High Court is yet to be sorted out. A section of the political circles here pointed out that the
City bus project a dud in Sambalpur
The much-hyped city bus service that was scheduled to be launched before Dussehra has run into road block with the tender floated by Western Odisha Urban Transport Service Limited (WOUTSL) failing to attract any partner to run the buses on PPP mode. Informing this, Chief Executive Officer of Sambalpur Municipality Annirudha Pradhan, who is also
Sambalpur University puts off convocation for lawyers’ strike
Sambalpur University has postponed its convocation scheduled to be held on September 25 till further notice. “Due to unavoidable circumstances, the 26th Convocation of Sambalpur University scheduled to be held on September 25, 2013, is postponed until further notification. The inconvenience caused is highly regretted,” PRO and political science lecturer Rajat Kujur said on Saturday.
Police grope in dark about loots
Police are still clueless about two loot incidents that took place on Wednesday. Unidentified miscreants had looted Rs 6 lakh at two different places here. Police have mounted a manhunt but the miscreants are still at large. Miscreants had looted retired government servant Seshadev Panda of Rs 1 lakh. He was returning home, withdrawing the
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