India’s Largest Hockey Stadium in Rourkela: CM
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced to organize the prestigious "FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup 2023" and the construction of a new Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. The stadium, which can
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Life affected in Western Odisha bandh
Normal life was affected in Western Odisha today during a 12-hour bandh called by lawyers in the region demanding arrest and transfer of Sambalpur district Collector for her alleged highhandedness. Shops, markets, schools, colleges, offices and banks remained closed in major towns of Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bolangir and other districts in the region during the
Transport Nagar in neutral mode
The proposed Transport Nagar at Beldihia, about 10 km from the city, is moving at a snail’s pace. While the spade work for the project began five years ago, it may take another two years for its completion. Sources said given the traffic pressure in the thickly populated residential areas due to bulk commercial activities,
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,
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
Curtains come down on Rourkela drama festival
A four-day theatre festival, organized on the occasion of World Theatre Day, ended here on Friday. Three theatre groups from the state and one from Kolkata participated in the festival and enthralled thousands of viewers. The festival was organized by Samparka, a leading theatre organization of the state in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Center
Task force formed to make Odisha slum free
With the objective to make the State slum-free, the State Government has constituted Odisha Slum Development Task Force under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik. According to official sources, OSDTF would help in resource mobilisation through multilateral and bilateral funding agencies and promotion of convergence by removing interdepartmental and interagency bottlenecks. In the
Pollution board takes steam out of Rourkela steel
Rourkela Steel Plant closed down one of its sinter units and a boiler in the captive power plant (CPP) on Monday after the state pollution board refused to allow them to function any more. According to RSP sources, the closure will cut down its steel production by about 40%. The plant produces at least 7,000
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