Employees’ union seeks revival of defunct Bargarh Cooperative Sugar Mill

Employees’ union seeks revival of defunct Bargarh Cooperative Sugar Mill

The demand for revival of the defunct Bargarh Cooperative Sugar Mill has gained fresh momentum with the employees’ union submitting a memorandum to Cooperation and Handlooms Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta, seeking establishment

Snehangini Chhuria as BJD candidate in Nuapada By-Election

Snehangini Chhuria as BJD candidate in Nuapada By-Election

BJD on Wednesday announced former minister and president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) Snehangini Chhuria as the party’s candidate for by-election to Nuapada Assembly constituency.

Odisha Govt removes eight Expert Members of WODC

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

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

Amin suspended for misbehaving with Zilla Parishad member

An amin was suspended for misbehaving with zilla parishad member at Rairakhol

 

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Cong workers seek CM’s ouster

Congress activists in Ganjam district on Monday burnt the effigies of chief minister Naveen Patnaik and agriculture minister Pradip Maharathy, demanding their resignation in the wake of the gang rape incident at Pipili in Puri district. The protesters also demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. A similar protest was organized by Youth Congress activists

Government to clip dengu wings

The Government has decided to adopt inter-sectoral collaboration for prevention of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the State. The issue was discussed at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik here recently. Last year, 1,800 dengue cases were detected in the State of which 33 had died. It was decided

Crow death shadow spreads to Sambalpur

Bird flu panic spread to Sambalpur with the city and its adjoining areas witnessing the mysterious phenomenon of crows dropping dead on Saturday. “We are really scared after we found three dead crows in our locality. We immediately intimated the authority about it,” said Radhey Shyam Verma, a resident of Nayapara area in Sambalpur. Crow

Madhuri Mehta is selected in Indian women’s cricket team

Madhuri Mehta is selected in  20 member lists of Indian Women’s cricket team. She will soon to tour West Indies with Indian Team. The National Women’s Selection Committee announced a twenty players name at the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, Indore on Saturday for the India’s tour of the West Indies, in February-March 2012. Madhuri hails from Balangir district,

Innovative practice boon for sugarcane farmers

Farmers cultivating sugarcane under a new method Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) in Nayagarh, Ganjam and Bargarh shared their experience about the method in a recently concluded State level workshop organised by NIRMAN and AgSri. The SSI method was introduced by NIRMAN. Naba Kishor Das (48), a farmer of Khairapati, said that he earned Rs 5,200

Rats nibble at dead farmer in hospital

Even in death, farmer Banmali Bhue had no escape from sufferance. After he consumed poison and succumbed in a hospital, his body was mauled by rats in the mortuary much to the revulsion of the tragedy-struck family. Bhue (55) of village Bisalkhinda under Sason Police Limits took pesticide on Wednesday. He was rushed to district

Displaced visit Hirakud

A newly married Alekh Sahu was forced to leave his village Khajurdihi and whipped by police when he resisted forcible eviction. That was 56 years back when Sahu, now 74, along with hundreds of other villagers was evicted from Khajurdihi to make way for the Hirakud dam. On the occasion of 56th Foundation Day of

10 years of rigorous imprisonment

Five persons were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the much-hyped university gangrape case, by a fast track court in Sambalpur on Friday. A first year MCA student of Sambalpur University was raped by three different groups at three places on the night of February 23, 2008. Ten persons had been arrested and

AAI officials visit Jharsuguda

Officials of the State Government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday visited the Jharsuguda airport to look into land acquisition for the airport. The State Government has recently decided to develop the Jharsuguda airport as the second full-fledged airport in the State. The existing airport has around 815 acres of land and another

Green Card holders left in lurch

For 50-year-old Indumati Sahu of Amripada area here it was a fight against the conservative ideas to gift her children a meaningful life, one that the Government promises for the Green Card holders. Standing up against the pressures put on her to beget more children, she has a son and a daughter, Indumati underwent tubectomy

BJD, BJP aspirants join Congress

With the filing of nominations coming to an end on Thursday, polling offices in western Odisha saw last minute rush by the candidates to file their papers. Denial of party nomination saw surfacing of many rebels. The last day also saw the district BJD suffer a major setback. Phanindra Patnaik, district nominee of State Health

Fourth day, 30 people filled the nomination in Jharsuguda district

On fourth day of filing of nominations for upcoming panchayat elections 30 candidates filled their nomination. Now the total 80 candidates filled their nomination papers till now. Which includes 18 candidates for the post of sarpanch, 18 candidates for the post of Samiti sadashya & 44 candidates for the post of ward member filled their

Jharsuguda district BJD blamed Congress for political criminalization

Jharsuguda district Biju Janta Dal has demanded State Election commissioner & District Administration to take drastic measures against the congress MLA & his supporters in upcoming panchayat elections.BJD spokes person said that in upcoming panchayat elections local Congress MLA & his people will definitely use felony and muscle power as they did in the last

Big three yet to finalize nominees for rural polls

The ruling BJD and Opposition Congress and BJP are giving finishing touches to their nominees’ list for the zilla parishad polls, even as candidates filed their nomination papers across the state for the second day. January 12 is the last date for filing of nominations. BJD insiders said party bosses had almost finalized their nominees