Centre wants fresh data on six towns
The Centre has asked the state government to update the existing database of six towns in Orissa, which was earlier developed by the Survey of India under the Central-sponsored National Urban Information System (NUIS) scheme. Though the database for Cuttack, Balasore, Baripada, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Berhampur was created a few years ago, the towns have
Sambalpur university shelves plan to privatize exams
Sambalpur University has dropped its plan to outsource its examination process to a private company. The move was being considered as a major step to bring in transparency and reforms in the examinations using technology. “We will not involve any private party in the examinations. As of now the proposal is shelved,” varsity registrar S
Woman, child ‘burnt’ in Bargarh
A 26-year-old woman and her one-and-half-year-old daughter were allegedly burnt alive at Melchhamunda in Bargarh district on Thursday evening. The woman’s father alleged that she was murdered by her in-laws, who rubbished the charges and claimed it to be a case of suicide. Police said the woman, Babitarani Debta, died while being taken to VSS
Sambalpuri Saree
Sambalpuri Saree is a traditional handwoven Ikkat sari or saree (locally called shadhi) wherein the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving, produced in the Bargarh, Sonepur, Sambalpur and nearby districts of Odisha. Saree being a traditional female garment in the Indian Subcontinent.[1], a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine metres
Hepatitis E claims 10 lives in Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR: Hepatitis E virus has claimed 10 lives in the last one week triggering panic in Sambalpur town. The deceased include two pregnant women. Medicine Specialist Kabir Das Purohit said it develops into a severe liver disease in some cases. He said while 90 per cent of the patients recover, it may lead to complications
Second Zoo in Orissa to come up near Sambalpur
A zoo will be set up at Laxmi Dunguri, a place in between Burla and Sambalpur town in Western Orissa, Minister for Forest Debi Prasad Mishra said. This would be the second zoo in the state after Nandankanan, Mr Mishra said, adding the proposal for setting up of the zoo at Laxmi Dunguri was passed
Sason-Rengali double railway line commissioned
Sambalpur: The double railway line between Sason and Rengali was on Saturday commissioned for goods and passenger trains after its completion. Commissioner of Railway Safety, South Eastern Circle, Kolkata, Sudarson Nayak inspected the new line accompanied by other senior railway officers, including VK Bahamani (Chief Administrative Officer), AV Siva Prasad (DRM), DP Lal (Chief Engineer
Favouritism alleged in selection of lecturer
An applicant for post of a lecturer in history Department of Sambalpur University here on Saturday alleged that all norms were thrown to wind in selection of candidate. Ratnakar Mohapatra, who was alleged to have been ignored for the post despite possessing all qualifications, urged Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare to institute an inquiry into the
No psychiatrist to treat patients in jail
Five psychiatric patients will be shifted from the district jail here to Sambalpur jail as there is a change in their behaviour, according to jail Superintendent Bramhananda Sahoo. As 24 such patients are staying among 641 other inmates in the jail, it becomes difficult to attend them for the lack of any psychiatrist neither in
Sambalpur DD Kendra wins two national awards
Doordarshan Kendra, Sambalpur has won laurels by bagging two annual national awards at the just concluded annual award presentation ceremony of the national broadcaster – Doordarshan – in New Delhi. According to the Kendra’s executive producer P.L.Das, two documentaries produced by the Kendra – Paschimataal and Pakshira Nida claimed the awards. “ Paschimataal is a
VSS Medical College
Veer Surendra Sai Medical College (VSSMC) is a premier Government run Medical College & Hospital in the Indian state of Orissa. Established in 1959, it is one of the oldest institutes of Orissa for imparting highly specialized medical education in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. VSS, as it is popularly known, is recognized, regulated
Rivals shoot goon in Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR: A murder convict, Dinabandhu Jena, was critically injured here on Thursday night when he was shot at by one Rajesh Sahu in what police claimed as gang rivalry. Dinabandhu has been admitted to VSS Medical College Hospital with a bullet still stuck in his leg. This is the second firing incident in just a
Balangir at a glance
After the setup of Balangir town, the dowager Rani Amrut Kumari built the temple of Gopalji, the earliest temple of the town and caused to be excavated a large tank which was named Pratap Sagar after her husband Maharaja Surpratap Deo. During the rule of Maharaja Dalganjan Singh another defunct tank was re-excavated and was
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000. Raipur is the biggest city and the capital of the state. Chhattisgarh is the 10th-largest state in India with an area of 52,199 sq mi (135,190 km2). By population it ranks as the