New passenger train between Sambalpur and Koraput have been flagged off by  Amarnath Pradhan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) in presence of Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, Divisional Railway Manager, Sambalpur at Sambalpur Railway Station today. This train will leave Sambalpur at 10.00 hrs.and will arrive at Koraput at 00.45 hrs.. In the return journey,

Sundergarh district in the state’s western belt posted the highest growth of 17.9 % followed by industrial hub Jharsuguda that enter a average growth of 10.9 %. The same trend is more or less reflected in per capita incomes of districts with Angul wresting the top slot at Rs 20,500 followed by Jharsuguda Rs 19,800

For housewife Rudrarani Pradhan of Budharaja, the Union Budget has failed to bring any cheer. The tax on gold has been hiked making gold even more dearer and out of the reach of common man. Cost Accountant Yangya Narayan Pradhan said exemption limit on income tax should have been raised to at least Rs 2.5

Surveys for three new railway lines have been announced in the 2012-13 railway budget. The lines for which surveys have been announced are, Raipur-Bargarh via Aarang, Tumgaon, Jhalap and Sairapali, Ambikapur-Jharsuguda to connect with Delhi main line and Ambikapur-Jharsuguda via Batuali, Sitapur, Pathalgaon and Kotba.  Proposals for two new lines, Raipur-Jharsuguda and Rayagada-Gopalpur have been

Train journeys between Chennai and Bangalore could become even more comfortable and luxurious soon with the railways proposing to launch an air-conditioned double-decker daily service connecting the two major south Indian cities. Announcing this in the railway budget on Wednesday, Minister for Railways Dinesh Trivedi informed the House that several new trains would be introduced

While there is clearly no bonanza for Tamil Nadu in the Railway Budget for 2012-13 presented by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament on Wednesday, the proposals for 14 trains across categories, including eight express trains, extension of nine trains, 18 additional suburban services for Chennai and four railway electrification projects should provide some cheer

High drama unfolded outside the office of the District Rural Development Agency after the newly-elected ZP president Sobhagini Naik of the BJD was bundled into a vehicle along with other ZP members and driven to an undisclosed destination. It has reportedly been done keeping in mind the upcoming vice-president election. Naik defeated Anita Singh of

Venting his discontent against the Railway Budget for 2012-13 for its failure to address Orissa’s priorities and concerns, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the Centre’s allocation of Rs 714 crore for the state as ‘grossly insufficient’. Patnaik trained his guns on the Centre for raising passenger fares, a move, he said, would adversely affect the

Maghu Khadia worked in development projects under MGNREGA for 90 days and was paid Rs 11,250. Bala Ping worked for six days and paid Rs 70 as wages. Baldev Bagh toiled for nine days for ` 950 and Sara Bhukta who worked for six days was paid Rs 638. The muster roll for 2011-12 in

The Sakshar Bharat Yatra which symbolizes the light of literacy and attempt to aware & educate the community at the starting point and will spread across the state, step by step, ultimately reaching out to thousands of villages and millions of homes and hearts. This Sakshar Bharat Yatra is conceived as central symbol connecting the

At least 190 candidates appearing in Physics paper of Plus Two Examination were booked for malpractice on Saturday. The flying squads of the CHSE found at least 21 students cheating at JBNM College in Sundargarh, highest for any centre for the day. In Central Zone, at least 74 candidates were booked for malpractice, followed by

After virtually remaining under house arrest for about a fortnight, the newly-elected Panchayat Samiti members were allowed to move out and make purchases for their families before returning home on Saturday. The PS members holed in various small lodges here, were seen boarding vehicles along with their political bosses and local leaders and middlemen after