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
Mahanadi Coalfields blames Nalco for coal shortage
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd – a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd – today accused Nalco of not lifting coal allotted to the company. The Sambalpur-based miner felt that Nalco was solely responsible for the coal shortage at its captive generation facilities. The Bhubaneswar-headquartered aluminium major allegedly held MCL responsible for not supplying adequate coal,
Business honcho mum on ash pond breach
On a day when hundreds of farmers staged protest in Sambalpur seeking action against Hindalco, a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group, for its alleged negligence resulting in breaking away of its ash pond at Hirakud damaging around 100 acres of standing paddy crop, group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla avoided the media in Bhubaneswar on
Heavy showers throw life out of gear in Odisha
Life continued to be affected in several parts of western and southern Odisha on Friday following incessant rainfall. The situation will only get worse with the weatherman predicting heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours across the state due to a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. Many pockets in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts
The Seven Major Chakras
The word chakra is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning wheel. If we were able to see the chakras (as many psychics, in fact, do) we would observe a wheel of energy continuously revolving or rotating. Clairvoyants perceive chakras as colorful wheels or flowers with a hub in the center. The chakras begin at the
Odisha’s 15 police personnel awarded President’s police medals
15 police personnel from the state have been awarded police medals on the occasion of the Independence Day this year. From President’s Police Medals for Gallantry have been awarded to Pradeep Kapur, Additional Director General Of Police , HRPC, Cuttack. Police Medals for Meritorious Service have been awarded to 12 Odisha Poilce personnel. They are
Union Bank targets Rs 10,000 cr business in Odisha this fiscal
Regional Head of the Union Bank Sachindra Kishore Agarwal today said that the bank having transaction worth Rs 8700 crore including deposits and advance in the State, has a business target of Rs 10,000 crore in the current fiscal. Speaking on the occasion of the shifting of bank’s main branch from Janpath area to Ashok
Reshuffle in IAS cadres, 11 officers assigned with new responsibility
Odisha Government has effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Monday. The state government has assigned with new responsibility to 11 IAS officers. IAS D Prasanth Kumar Reddy appointed as new PD DRDA Bolangir, IAS Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya appointed as new PD DRDA Sundargarh, IAS V Jaya Kumar appointed as new PD DRDA Sambalpur, IAS N
Fashion designer Manish Arora feels Indian couture is just bridal wear
Perhaps Manish Arora hasn’t been watching recent fashion in India too closely. Otherwise, he’d have noticed how high-end designers have veered away from an older pattern of creating conventional bridal lehengas, to presenting a wide variety of outfits on the ramps. From serious khadi sarees to daring off-shoulder gowns, flirty baby-doll dresses – even a
Call to preserve Bezbaroa’s Odisha house
Assam Governor JB Patnaik has stressed the need for preserving the residence of Lakshminath Bezbaroa at Sambalpur in Orissa as a cultural centre where research of Oriya and Assamese literature can take place. Patnaik recently visited the office of the Revenue Inspector located at Nelson Mandela Chowk, Sambalpur, which was the home of Sahityarathi Bezbaroa
Meher among stalwarts who saved Odia
The students of Odisha at the preliminary stage tend to forget their mother tongue Odia since most of the parents now prefer English medium schools. This is no doubt a challenge for the State as well as the entire Odia community. Hence, everyone must contribute to strengthen Odia language and Odisha, said Assam Governor Janaki
New railway station inaugurated at Bhawanipatna
The new railway station of Bhawanipatna under Sambalpur division under East Coast Railway was inaugurated and 18438 Bhawanipatna-Bhubaneswar Link Express flagged off from here on Saturday evening dated 11- 08-2012. Lok Sabha member and former railway minister Bhakta Charan Das flagged off the train. According to East Coast Railway, the 18437 Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna Link Express will leave
Station inaugurated, express train flagged off
The railway station at Bhawanipatna in Sambalpur division of East Coast Railways was inaugurated and 18438 Bhawanipatna-Rayagada- Bhubaneswar Link Express train was flagged off from here today. The daily express train, flagged off by Lok Sabha member and former minister of state for Railways Bhakta Charan Das, will link Raygada, Vijayanagaram and Berhampur to reach
Wild life adventures in Mahanadi
As part of promotion of adventure sports, tourism and developing self confidence among the rustic youth, especially girls, as many as 24 trainees, including nine girls, have embarked on an expedition under the guidance of the National Adventure Foundation director in the Mahanadi. The voyage was kicked off on August 2 at Sambalpur, which will
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