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
Poly bags back in use
The much hyped ban on use of polythene bags imposed by Sambalpur Municipality from January 1 has come a cropper. The Municipality in a bid to make the town clean and prevent use of non-biodegradable polythene had declared a blanket ban on use of polythene bags below 40 micron. Even as the civic body started
Big slump in number of IIT aspirants
Nearly 20,000 students appeared in the joint entrance examination (JEE) in the city on Sunday. However, the number of IIT aspirants in the state saw a decline from the previous years, official sources said. About 30,000 aspirants appeared from the state last year, he said. The Registrar of IIT-Bhubaneswar, Bata Kishore Ray, said, “The number
Huma’s religious bend
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a well-known structure the world over. But, have you ever heard of a leaning temple? Yes, we do have a unique temple with a leaning tower in Orissa. The place is the small village of Huma and the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, known as Vimaleshwara. At about
Workshop showcases Sambalpur city development plan
The Sambalpur Development Authority (SDA) on Thursday organised a workshop to show the comprehensive development plan chalked out for Greater Sambalpur. It has been prepared for the people that is likely to be around 5.75 lakh by 2030. The Gujarat Industrial and Technical Consultancy (GITCO) entrusted to prepare the plan for Sambalpur displayed it to
Twelve dacoits arrested
Twelve members of an inter-state dacoit gang involved in robbery of aluminium from trucks on highways in Odisha were arrested and materials and cash seized from them, police said today. Acting on complaints about hijacking of several aluminium laden trucks at various police stations in Sambalpur and adjoining districts, police swung into action and nabbed
Mahua Collectors left in lurch
Poor forest dwellers, mostly tribals, are facing a tough time with the shrinking green canopy and distress sale of Mahua flower has only hit them hard. In non-irrigated areas, people fall back on the forest produce for about six months in a year for sustenance. They engage in collection of non-timber forest produce (NTFP) which
Patient dies as ambulance hits truck
A patient going to Bhubaneswar for treatment died in a road accident on Thursday when the ambulance that was carrying him collided head on with a truck. The mishap took place at Bethgarh near Redhakhol in Sambalpur district. The ambulance driver was also killed. The truck driver and others accompanying the patient were seriously injured
Sikhs protest college barring boy with kripan
Tension prevailed for hours in Rourkela College on Thursday after college authorities debarred a Sikh student from appearing in the university examination for carrying his ‘kripan’, a traditional weapon carried by members of the Sikh community. Three other non-Sikh community students also did not appear in the examination, protesting the decision of the college authorities,
Block chairperson accused of faking caste
A public representative has managed to get elected to the block chairperson post by virtue of a fake caste certificate. The present Sambalpur Sadar tehsildar, Gyanaranjan Bhanjdeo, has allegedly issued a caste certificate to one Snehalata Behera who went on to become block chairperson of Nuagaon in Nayagarh district in the recently held PRI polls.
Diabetes footcare centre opens at Khurda DHH
With the diabetic foot complications assuming alarming proportions, thanks to lack of awareness and under diagnosis, the Kanungo Institute of Diabetes Specialities is all set to establish Diabetes Footcare Centres in the district headquarter hospitals (DHH) of the State to address such problems. The first of the centres became operational at the DHH, Khurda, on
Four arrested for murdering youth
Rourkela, Apr 3 (PTI) Four persons were arrested today in connection with murder of 25-year-old youth of Dharuadihi village in Sundargarh district, about 160 km from here, police sources said. All the four accused have confessed to killing of Mukesh Saa on February 29 due to some previous enemity. Police have seized two
Posco’s India project hits another hurdle
Once hailed as India’s largest foreign direct investment, Posco’s proposed steel refining project in the eastern Indian state of Orissa ran into another hurdle this week, as India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) accused the state government of misusing the law to acquire land for the Korean steel giant, as well as UK-based Vedanta Resources. The
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