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
RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement to accord district status to Padampur in Odisha’s Bargarh district moved a step ahead as the process for identification of the site for setting up collector’s office
Airtel launches 3G roaming services in Odisha
Bharti Airtel Monday said that it will offer high-speed 3G roaming services to its 8.5 million customers in Odisha. Airtel 3G will be available to customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Keonjhar, Jajpur Road, Jajpur Town and Paradip. Customers across these cities can now use 3G mobile broadband and enjoy buffer-free video streaming, high
Lukewarm Response to Open University in sambalpur
The State Government’s announcement to open an Open University in Sambalpur has evoked lukewarm response in the district. Terming it as a small consolation for the people of Sambalpur in particular and Western Odisha in general, economist and academician Dilip Panda said the Government should first correct the prevailing weaknesses and lacunae in the educational
Kalam urges students to set their goal
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise… Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers, Kalam said at the 150th anniversary function of Chandrasekhar Behera Zila School here.
Odisha to set up open university at Sambalpur
In an apparent bid to pacify the ongoing agitation demanding establishment of an IIM in western Odisha, the state government on Saturday announced setting up an open university at Sambalpur. The announcement in this regard was made by Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi in the assembly on Saturday. “The proposed open university at Sambalpur will
Jaundice grips Sambalpur, water samples to be sent to Pune
With jaundice spreading in Sambalpur, Odisha’s health department will send water samples to National Institute of Virology in Pune for laboratory test. Chief District Medical Officer(CDMO), Jagatkrushna Samantray said Around 20 jaundice cases are being reported in the district headquarter hospital daily and 5 to 7 jaundice patients are taking admission in the hospital daily.
Seashore Chief’s Key Aide Got Neta-Babu Eat Out of His Hand
From general secretary of the students’ union of Sambalpur’s GM (Autonomous) College to a conduit between Seashore Group of Companies chief Prashant Dash and the political leaders as well as bureaucrats in the State Capital, Subhankar Nayak really came a “long way.” He initially dabbled in supply of sand and stone chips in Sambalpur after
Husband burns wife alive in sambalpur
Today morning neighbours found a woman is burning near Anandnagar, kuluthkani, sambalpur. Neighbours came after listening the noise made by the burning woman due to pain. Neighbours contacted her husband but he said, He is the one who burnt his wife and walk out from there. woman’s parent and her sister rushed to the place
Centre, a helping hand in road projects
Of the 559 km Biju Expressway, launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in August, the State Government will construct only 258 km, while the rest will be laid by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Besides, most of the funds provided for construction of the Expressway have been drawn from the Central Government schemes
Air Odisha plans flight service to Angul, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, and Jeypore
A regional airline has proposed to start flight service to small and industrial towns of Jharsuguda, Angul, Rourkela and Jeypore within Odisha. “Air Odisha Aviation Pvt Ltd has expressed its interest to operate flights from Bhubaneswar to different parts of the state such as Jharsuguda, Angul, Rourkela and Jeypore from this month,” Sharad Kumar, director
Women’s Inter District Football Match in Bargarh
Jharsuguda and Sambalpur posted massive win in the inaugural match of the 13th Senior Women Inter District Football Championship for PC Behera Trophy-2014 in Bargarh. In the first match at Sohela, Jharsuguda outplayed Jajpur by 9-1 goals. For Jharsuguda, Satyabati Khadia scored five goals and Purnima Kujjur scored two goals while Kalabati Kachhap and Sunita
Six arrested for sexual assault on minor in Sambalpur
Police arrested six persons on charges of alleged sexual assault of a minor girl and circulation of obscene MMS and visuals in Sambalpur, police said. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father at the Mahila police station here, police made the arrests on Saturday. ASP S K Panigrahi said while six persons have
C.R. Tripathy new VC of Sambalpur University
Governor and chancellor of universities S C Jamir on Wednesday appointed Chitta Ranjan Tripathy as the new vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University. Tripathy is serving as professor in the department of computer science and engineering at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla. He will take over from the second week of November after the
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