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
Record 380 mm rainfall creates havoc in Sambalpur
Torrential rain measuring a whopping 380 mm literally drowned the western Odisha city of Sambalpur on Sunday , rendering 4000 people homeless and affecting 25,000 others. The phenomenal downpour that appeared to be a cloudburst of sorts, resulted in the submergence of all roads in the city, which was virtually floating on a vast sheet
‘Odishi Fresh’ vegetable outlets in Sambalpur soon
Sambalpur will get ‘Odishi Fresh’, vegetable outlets soon to be developed on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Sambalpur district collector, Balwant Singh today said that 12 vegetable outlets would be opened. “The horticulture department will implement the proposal,” said Singh. “The 12 vegetable outlets will be opened in Sambalpur, Burla and Hirakud. The outlets will
Central Council Stops Admission to Sambalpur Homeopathy College
Bad days are ahead for the Medical College of Homeopathy and Research in Sambalpur. Even as the State is facing acute shortage of doctors, the Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) has directed Odisha Government not to allow students to take admission into the Bachelor of Homeopathy Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) course of the college. The
Fish Markets Set for A Major Facelift
In a bid to provide hygienic and organised market facility to fish traders, the district administration is all set to develop six state-of-art fish markets in Sambalpur, Burla and Hirakud. These markets would not only provide better trading facility but also remove the make-shift shops on drains and road-side presently used by the fish vendors.
Mishap occurred in Redhakhol – Naktideul road
Another road mishap occurred, as the Bolero(OR 02BA 0963) hit the road side tree somewhere in Redhakhol – Naktideul road near chahatapada in sambalpur district. Three person were killed in this mishap and the driver ( named as Dhiren Sahu) was under treatment at VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla. They were all teachers of
Sambalpuri Song and Dance
Sambalpur, Aug. 8 2005: An Orissan tribal dance has evolved to gain popularity throughout the world, although it has yet to be accepted as a profession. Besides a vibrant culture, dance and music are also the other glorious aspects of Orissan art form. Sambalpuri dance ‘ may be it Dalkhai or Rasrkeli ‘ comprises one
Shop burgled of items worth 50K
Jharsuguda : Some unidentified miscreants, today had broke into Utkal Variety Store situated opposite to Gujarati M.E. School and burgled items worth Rs. 50,000 in the wee hours of Monday. As per the police officials, the burglars had first made a hole from the back side of the wall and entered inside the shop and
Power Struggle May Cost BJD Dear in Sambalpur Civic Polls
Even as the district BJD camp is upbeat about its candidates victory in Sambalpur, Rairakhol and Rengali Assembly segments besides the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat, power struggle within the unit is likely to have a bearing on the upcoming civic body polls. The development, political observers feel, may spell doom for BJD in the district
Documentary Film on Assamese Poet Bezbaruah
Programme Production Centre (North East), DoorDarshan, Guwahati is filming a documentary here on renowned Assamese poet Laxminath Bezbaruah who spent substantial part of his life in Sambalpur. The documentary is being filmed as part of 150th birth anniversary of the eminent poet to be observed this year. Informing this, Debendra Nath Tamuli, who is filing
Sambalpur University entrance on
The entrance examination for admission to postgraduate courses of Sambalpur University, which begun on June 23, will conclude on July 1. “The entrance examination for self-financing courses will continue till July 5,” said chairman of the PG council of Sambalpur University, Prasanna Kumar Tripathy. “The admission process will begin after July 5. The result of
Sambalpur Farmers Paid More than MSP for Paddy
Even as farmers across the State are struggling to get minimum support price (MSP) for their paddy, their Sambalpur counterparts this time got more than the MSP. Rabi paddy procurement in the district was recently concluded and farmers received Rs 10 to Rs 45 more than the MSP of Rs 1310 per quintal of paddy.
IIM Sambalpur