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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Six tribal children run away from hostel, rescued
Six primary class tribal students managed to run away from a Bhubaneswar-based residential school after they were allgedly disallowed to meet their parents, police said today. However, the students were rescued by the GRP at Khetrajpur railway station here, they said. “The children said they ran away from the hostel as they were not allowed
40 landmines recovered in Jharkhand
Police recovered 40 landmines and destroyed two Maoist bunkers-cum-training centres in Jharkhand’s Garwah district on Wednesday, an official said. According to the official, an anti-Maoist operation was on for a week in Sania jungle, which borders areas of Latehar and Garwah district. Police recovered five hand grenades, two pistols, one rifle and fuse wires from
Dhruv showed promise, but…
Dhruv Pandove, all of 18 years, had been playing first class cricket for five years. Considered an exceptionally gifted batsman, this prodigy from Punjab had caught the attention of the cricketing fraternity, not just in the North. On that fateful night in 1992, Dhruv was travelling home. He was adamant on continuing the journey which
Cut-off villagers threaten poll boycott
As a last resort to pressurise the State Government to act on their demands, villagers in the cut-off region on the other side of the Chitrakonda reservoir have threatened to boycott panchayat polls. In a meeting held at Gurusetu near Panasput, 30,000 tribals of 151 villages under six gram panchayats of Kudmulgumma block have reportedly
Panchayat polls: In the race for quick bucks
Despite the hype surrounding the three-tier panchayat polls with development being the buzz word in the district, the ground realities paint a sorry picture of the elected representatives. Many of them have been tainted with cases ranging from financial to criminal. Former Sarpanch of Tabla gram panchayat, Sanyasini Badhai was sentenced on Tuesday to two
Dead saplings: History may repeat for BJD
The growing protests against the death of paddy saplings in the Hirakud Command Area are likely to cast a shadow on the poll prospects of the BJD. Though the BJD has made fresh inroads into the Congress bastion in Sambalpur district forcing it to go back-foot, the farmers issue may well help Congress retain the
Now, Pipili agitators bay for Naveen’s ouster
Notwithstanding Pradip Maharathy’s resignation from the cabinet following the storm over the Pipili gang-rape incident, social organizations and political parties said they would continue with their “save women” agitation. They said Maharathy quitting as the agriculture minister was an “eyewash” and demanded chief minister Naveen Patnaik to resign owning moral responsibility for all that happened
Road accident claims three lives in Sambalpur
Three youths in the age group of 22-28 years were killed when the motorbike in which they were travelling in dashed against a standing truck at Rampela toll gate near here, the police said today. The deceased were identified as Rajesh Patel, Pankaj Nayak and Ramakanta Mahakud. While Patel and Nayak died on the spot
Upgradation of Puri stations on track
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is in the process of preparing a 30-year master plan for the entire Bhubaneswar – Cuttack region to make it among the best in the country, General Manager of East Coast Railway Indra Ghosh has said. Addressing the Republic Day function, he said plans are approved for upgrading the existing facilities
Task force formed to make Odisha slum free
With the objective to make the State slum-free, the State Government has constituted Odisha Slum Development Task Force under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik. According to official sources, OSDTF would help in resource mobilisation through multilateral and bilateral funding agencies and promotion of convergence by removing interdepartmental and interagency bottlenecks. In the
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