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
Firing between Maoist and security personnel in forest, Sambalpur
On Thursday, firing between Maoist and security personnel in Gudguda forest, Sambalpur. This happened after a gap of 3 weeks in Jujumura block. Security personnel got information about the Maoists presence inside the Gudguda forest area between Tamparsingha and Marangbahal villages, Then on Thursday, a joint operation between CRPF and SOG was took place.
Special trains between Sambalpur and Yesvantpur
The East Coast Railway (ECOR) has advised to run a weekly express special trains between Sambalpur-Yesvantpur-Sambalpur for 13 more trips in each direction. Accordingly, train no 08301 Sambalpur-Yesvantpur weekly express special will depart from Sambalpur at 8.50 am on Wednesdays, commencing from April 2 and arrive at Yesvantpur on Thursdays ar 4.30 pm. In return,
Modi set to address rally in Odisha
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is set to address an election rally in Sambalpur in Odisha on Friday. This is the Gujarat chief minister’s second rally in the state since February. In his last rally in Bhubaneswar on February 11, Modi had questioned the governance model of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Maoists Trying to Reorganise: SP
On Thursday, Sambalpur SP Mr. Prateek Mohanty stated that, Maoists are trying to reorganize and regain their lost ground in the district. There were 30 to 35 Maoists in the group including 8 to 10 female cadres.
Ensure Smooth Functioning of Courts, Offices in W Odisha: HC
In what would come as a major relief to the people of Western Odisha, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Chief Secretary and the Director- General of Police to ensure smooth functioning of courts and offices in the region. The full bench of the court comprising Justice P Mohanty, Justice I Mohanty
‘Sala Budha’ is nominated for FIJI International Film Festival, 2014
Director Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s tale of an old man’s wit, Sala Budha is nominated for the competition category of FIJI International Film Festival. The movie participate in the competition with the movies of 11 different countries. The FIJI International Film Festival to be held in GOA by the coming month of June. ‘Sala Budha’ is a
3 taken into custody in chinmaya murder case
Three people were taken into custody by hirakud police in Chinmaya murder case. They seemed to be from one family. Chinmaya murder case is a love matter, police doubt. Police submit the charge sheet against the the culprits.
Sanitation Goes for a Toss in Sambalpur
With the model code of conduct coming into force in the State, the Municipality finds itself in a tight spot to resolve the sanitation woes faced by the denizens. With the recent development in election front, the Municipality cannot finalise the tenders which it had floated for outsourcing of cleaning work. The civic body had
No water, no vote: Nuapada villagers send loud message
About 900 villagers of Dhingiamunda in Nuapada district have threatened to refrain from voting in the coming Lok Sabha and assembly polls if drinking water does not reach their village by March 21. The villagers on Thursday met district collector Jaya Kumar V and put forth their grievances. “We have taken a unanimous decision not
One More Boat Capsizes, all 12 Rescued
Close on the heels of the boat tragedy at Hirakud that claimed 31 lives, another tragedy was averted when a country boat ferrying people from Sambalpur to Mundo Ghat across river Mahanadi capsized after being caught in a strong gale on Tuesday. However all the passengers had a narrow escape and were rescued. Ironically, the
Global grinding start-ups
ICR seeks out the locations of the new finish-grinding plants and proposed new grinding station projects around the world. Large projects coming on-stream this year include Saudi Cement’s new Jizan plant, Sephaku Cement’s 1.4Mta Delmas grinding unit in South Africa and UltraTech’s 1.6Mta expansion at Jharsuguda, India. The need to build grinding plants does not
Trains diverted on Kharagpur-Bhadrak section of SER
On account of traffic cum power block due to re-girdering of a rail bridge on Kharagpur-Bhadrak Section of South Eastern Railway (SER) from March 8 to 10 the following train services are diverted. In a release here today, South Central Railway said Train 22612 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central Weekly Express, departing New Jalpaiguri on March 7,
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