Sambalpur News
Train to Bhawanipatna Flagged Off
A new passenger train between Sambalpur and Bhawanipatna was flagged off from here on Sunday. The train was flagged off by Sambalpur Lok Sabha member Nagendra Pradhan in the presence of local MLA, Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi and Ajay Pratap Singh, Divisional Railway Manager of Sambalpur division. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan expressed happiness over introduction
Jaundice:17 death, CM likely to visit Sambalpur
Jaundice continues to affect Sambalpur with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Sunday. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and chief secretary G C Pati are likely to visit the western Odisha city on December 24, government sources said. Raju Swain of Fishery Bandh of Sambalpur and Atmaram Surujal of Anlapalli village under Dhamma panchayat
NCDC expert team arrives in Sambalpur
A two-member expert team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi has arrived in Sambalpur and has visited the district headquarters hospital to review the situation arising out of the rising number of jaundice cases in the town and its adjoining areas. The disease has claimed 15 lives in Sambalpur town and
PPTT was inagurated on sunday to free the service road
The people of Sambalpur can heave a sigh of relief from Monday when a private pay and park truck terminus (PPTT) will be opened. With the facility coming up, the trucks will no more be allowed to park on the service roads, said president of Sambalpur Truck Owners’ Association (STOA) Deben Pati while inaugurating the
Flood Shelters in Sambalpur Town Soon
After the incessant rain inundated Sambalpur town almost paralysing normal life for several days in August, the administration has decided to take up preventive measures. It plans to complete the pumping stations and flood shelters to be funded by the State Government on a war-footing. The Government has approved installation of three pumping stations to
Odisha to set up open university at Sambalpur
In an apparent bid to pacify the ongoing agitation demanding establishment of an IIM in western Odisha, the state government on Saturday announced setting up an open university at Sambalpur. The announcement in this regard was made by Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi in the assembly on Saturday. “The proposed open university at Sambalpur will
Jaundice grips Sambalpur, water samples to be sent to Pune
With jaundice spreading in Sambalpur, Odisha’s health department will send water samples to National Institute of Virology in Pune for laboratory test. Chief District Medical Officer(CDMO), Jagatkrushna Samantray said Around 20 jaundice cases are being reported in the district headquarter hospital daily and 5 to 7 jaundice patients are taking admission in the hospital daily.
Seashore Chief’s Key Aide Got Neta-Babu Eat Out of His Hand
From general secretary of the students’ union of Sambalpur’s GM (Autonomous) College to a conduit between Seashore Group of Companies chief Prashant Dash and the political leaders as well as bureaucrats in the State Capital, Subhankar Nayak really came a “long way.” He initially dabbled in supply of sand and stone chips in Sambalpur after
Husband burns wife alive in sambalpur
Today morning neighbours found a woman is burning near Anandnagar, kuluthkani, sambalpur. Neighbours came after listening the noise made by the burning woman due to pain. Neighbours contacted her husband but he said, He is the one who burnt his wife and walk out from there. woman’s parent and her sister rushed to the place
Six arrested for sexual assault on minor in Sambalpur
Police arrested six persons on charges of alleged sexual assault of a minor girl and circulation of obscene MMS and visuals in Sambalpur, police said. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father at the Mahila police station here, police made the arrests on Saturday. ASP S K Panigrahi said while six persons have
Nation first Solar Power Plant of 2MW capacity by MCL
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a CPSE and subsidiary of Coal India Limited, (on Monday October 13, 2014) dedicated to the nation its first Solar Power Plant of 2MW capacity at its headquarters complex Anand Vihar here in Odisha. Mr S K Srivastava, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India, formally commissioned the project in
Disabled get loans for small units
The district administration has started facilitating loans for disabled youths to help them set up their own business. In the first phase, 274 men and woman from all nine blocks of the district got loans. Earlier, the administration conducted a survey of disabled youths and provided training to the selected 274 at a centre in
Selection of vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University
Governor and chancellor of universities S C Jamir has called three professors for an interaction on October 10 to select one of them as the next vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University. Incumbent Bishnu Barik’s term ends November 9. Chancellor’s office sources said the three – Satyaban Jena (Utkal University), CR Tripathy (Veer Surendra Sai University of
History-Sheeter “Raju” killed in police encounter
A notorious criminal was shot dead in a shootout with the police on the outskirts of Sambalpur city on Thursday 2nd October 2014. The history-sheeter, identified as Raju Saha, was killed in an exchange of fire near Dengasaragi village under the Ainthapalli police station, Sambalpur SP Akhileswar Singh said. After getting information that some criminals