Students helps in extinguish forest fire in Sambalpur

Students helps in extinguish forest fire in Sambalpur

A group of plus II students helps in extinguish forest fire in super vision of their lecturer. As this incident happened behind the higher secondary school at Batagaon under Nakatideula forest range

Nor’wester rain damages standing crops in Odisha

Nor’wester rain damages standing crops in Odisha

Nor’wester rain coupled with high-velocity wind on Monday wreaked havoc on standing crops in districts of Rayagada, Kalahandi and Bhadrak.

Late Odisha Health Minister Naba Das’ daughter duped of Rs 1.5 lakh

Late Odisha Health Minister Naba Das’ daughter duped of Rs 1.5 lakh

Dipali Das, daughter of late Naba Kisore Das, has become the latest victim of cyber fraud with Rs 1.5 lakh debited from her bank account without her knowledge on a single day.

Fake Facebook account of Sambalpur SP created

Fake Facebook account of Sambalpur SP created

A fake Facebook account has been created in the name of Sambalpur SP said reliable reports on Thursday.

Gopal Das dismissed by Jharasuguda SP

Gopal Das dismissed by Jharasuguda SP

Yesterday 30th January 2023, Jharsuguda SP Rahul Jain suspended ASI Gopal Krishna Das from service by exercising power vested under Article 311 of the constitution of India.

 

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Odisha’s second Covid-19 testing Lab at Sambalpur

The Odisha Government is planning to set up Odisha’s second Covid-19 testing Lab at Sambalpur to ease the burden on the state only other facility at Bhubaneswar. The state government is working out the modalities of setting up a Biosafety Levels 2(BSl2) laboratory at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (ViMSAR), a

UDAN flights from Jharsuguda from February 2018

The Odisha government will start regional flight operations from Jharsuguda airport under Centre’s UDAN scheme in the first week of February 2018, officials said today. Chief Secretary A P Padhi informed the reporters after discussing the matter at a state-level coordination and monitoring committee meeting at Secretariat. “The flight from Jharsuguda is scheduled to take

Odisha govt keen to bring tribal districts on par with developed districts

Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday that the State government is keen to bring tribal districts on par with other developed districts in Odisha. Addressing a gathering at Bhangabari in Bhawanipatna, Patnaik said the government is sincerely working for the development of the back ward regions and deprived class in the State. “We

SMC planned new parks in city

Sambalpur municipal corporation has planned to develop five new parks in the city. The State Government has sanctioned Rs.1.03 crore for this development. Municipal Engineer of SMC Basanta Padhy said the parks are being developed at Gobindtola, in front of the office of Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Sambalpur, Sriram Vihar at Burla, near Jagannath

Jharsuguda-Barpali rail line by June 2016

Optimistic of completion of the first phase of crucial Jharsuguda-Barpali railway line by June, 2016, the centre on Thursday said it had not rejected Odisha government’s application seeking Chhendipada coal blocks for the state PSUs. “I am happy to inform that Jharsuguda-Barpali rail line which is one of the three major railway lines for evacuation

Odisha government plans to introduce “agriculture” as compulsory subject

The Odisha government is contemplating to introduce agriculture as compulsory subject from primary school to university in the state soon in order to encourage students for cultivation. This was stated by Odisha’s agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy here on 25th February 2015. Thrust will also be given for extensive use of Bio fertilizer and on soil

HC issues notice to govt on jaundice outbreak

The Odisha High Court Monday issued notice to the state government asking it to furnish details showing as to what steps have been taken in due course to check the jaundice menace in Sambalpur district. Taking up a PIL in this regard, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Amitava Roy issued the notice asking

Water Rights activist Ranjan Panda faults Odisha Govt for suppplying water from Hirakud Reservoir to Industries

Water Rights activist Ranjan Panda faults Odisha Govt for supplying water from Hirakud Reservoir is toIndustries. The way they have shut down the power plant while continuing to supply water to industries is illegal, alleges Ranjan Panda, Convenor of Water Initiatives Odisha. “Hirakud dam was originally constructed for flood control. Irrigation and power generation were

Second zoo in the state, near Sambalpur

The Odisha Government is planning to request the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to expedite setting up of a second ZOO in the state at Sambalpur. “We are planning to move the CZA for the proposed second zoo only after we get a concrete proposal. It will be done after finalizing the proposed site and study the