A 25-year-old farmer has committed suicide allegedly because of crop loss at Belbahali in Bargarh district. The death of the farmer, Keshab Chhatar, on Wednesday night came within a week of a similar incident at another village in the same district. Villagers said Keshab was spotted in a critical condition after he consumed pesticide late

Putting to rest all controversies over the re-appointment of the incumbent vice chancellor for a three-years term, Governor M C Bhandare on Thursday appointed Bishnu Charan Barik the new vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University. Barik, an ex-pupil of the university, is currently professor of sociology at the Swami Ramananda Teerth Marathawada University in Nanded (Maharashtra). “No

Sambalpur police have come under a cloud for allegedly arresting a 19-year-old boy on false charges of helping Maoist activities. The teen, Rohit Chhuria alias Mithun, was arrested with two others from Jujomora police station area on charges of being involved in the ARSS crusher arson incident on October 25. Mithun’s father Indra Chhuria said,

Balangir police hauled up over 85 quintals of PDS rice during a raid conducted by a special squad on Monday evening. Two persons, including a rice mill owner, were arrested for hoarding the PDS rice in their premises without valid authority. Police identified the accused as Nepal Samal of Saintala and Anil Agrawal, owner of

Naxal poster founded at Rengali Tehsil Office of the District. Which create sensation in the region this type of incident happen first time in the region it also spread fear among the people in the region. This poster of threatening is stuck by Odisha labretion Tigers (OLT). Rengali police seized this poster & started investigation

Bhushan Power & Steel Company (BPSL) located at Thelkoli, Rengali of Sambalpur district was ordered to shut down partially by the Pollution Control Board & sealed 5 units of it on September 2011. But within a short time period the Pollution control Board has removed its ban & allow the BPSL, Thelkoli to restarts its’

Armed Maoist rebels on Tuesday raided a camp of an infrastructure company in Jujomura police station area of Orissa’s Sambalpur district and set fire to several vehicles used in road construction work, official said. Inspector in charge of the local police station P.K.Das said about 15-20 guerillas attacked the camp of ARSS Infrastructure Ltd at

BHUBANESWAR: The anti-Maoist operation in Orissa got a boost with the Centre providing logistics, including a helicopter and funds worth Rs 112 crore, for setting up fully fortified police stations in Naxal-affected regions of the state, official sources said today. “We have already got a 24-seater MI-172 Pawan Hans helicopter for anti-Maoist operation. The state

A senior officer of the mass education department has been accused of molesting girls of 7th standard during his inspection to a school in Jharsuguda district. The incident took place in Gandghora Upgraded ME School in Brajarajnagar police station area on Wednesday. According to the victims, the accused officer, Srikanta Paikrai, deputy director of the mass

Three days after Cuttack Police arrested two gun runners, three inmates of Biju Patnaik Open Air Ashram were transferred to Special Jail, Jharpada for creating trouble and instigating the fellow prisoners. According to official version, the three Susant Das, Bimbadhar Mallick and Budheswar Mahakud were protesting arrest of Hara Prasad Sahu, one of the two

BHUBANESWAR/ BALANGIR: Even as a dawn-to-dusk bandh was observed in Sonepur district in protest against the proposed Sindol hydroelectric facility, the state government on Wednesday said it would organize public hearing in the project area. “Public hearing would be held in the project area to take the views of the local people,” said energy minister