Dharmendra Pradhan officially starts his campaigning
Dharmendra Pradhan officially starts his campaigning after visiting Dakeswari temple at Brahmanabila village under Chhendipada block in Angul district on Wednesday.
Hirakud residents infected with Diarrhoea, 150 affected
CDMO says test reports suggest contamination due to faecal content in supply water, SDO of PHED denies claims While 28 of them got discharged after treatment, eight were admitted to Hirakud urban community
Open Fire in Jewelry Shop Sambalpur
Opened fire on the jeweler Sujit around 2:30PM to 3 PM in New Payal Jewellers at govindtola dhanupali police limit
Odisha Cabinet approved Welspun Group’s projects at Sambalpur and Cuttuck
A plastics product manufacturing unit and DI pipe making unit at Nildungri, Sambalpur by the Welspun Group.
Sambalpur lad to represent India in global karting event
Aditya Patnaik bagged the first position and emerged as champion in the senior Max category in the National Karting Championship 2023, held at the Meco Kartopia Circuit in Bangalore.
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NCDS team in Sambalpur to study leakage in Hirakud dam
A four-member team of the National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) arrived here to study the leakage in the powerhouse gallery of Hirakud dam in Odisha. According to sources, the team comprising Er AD Mohile, chairman, NCDS, member Suresh Chandra, PK Mohanty, chief engineer, Odisha Dam Safety, and deputy director Er AK Das, will visit
Kedarnath Loss Still Haunts Rathis
A year has passed since Rathi family of Khetrajpur here lost its 17 members in the Kedarnath tragedy that rocked the country on June 17, 2013. But the nightmare of the calamity that took thousands of lives continues to haunt the bereaved family. Recounting the horror, Pramod Rathi said his mother Pushpa Rathi, then 63
School Properties up for Grabs in Sambalpur
Surprising it may sound, but the shops constructed by Budharaja High School here with an aim to generate funds for overall development are up for grabs for a paltry monthly rent of `100 and `150. Though the State Government has taken over the school, the situation has failed to improve with the Collector, who is
Truth reveals behind the chinmaya murder case, 3 Nabbed for murder
Three persons were on Wednesday arrested by Sambalpur police for their alleged involvement in the murder of one Chinmaya Naik (25) of Gandhinagar in Hirakud town on February 28. The three are Rabi Pradhan(45), Shankar Sahu (43) and Bira Das (35). Chinmaya’s body was found at Alind Chowk under Hirakud police limits on March 1.
Admn Imposes Blanket Ban on Vulgar Dances During Sital Sasthi Carnival
Sambalpur police has decided to impose a blanket ban on vulgar dances during the three-day Sital Sasthi festival which will be celebrated here from 2nd June. Taking note of strong reactions to ‘public display of obscenity’ in the procession during Sital Sasthi celebration, police administration here has come up with strictures not to allow vulgar
editor of ‘Aaj ki Jandharaa’ killed in road accident
A well known journalist and editor of daily Hindi newspaper ‘Aaj ki Jandharaa’ Devendra kar and his family members were killed and five others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and hit a road site tree at Badrama ghati jujumura sambalpur in morning. Kar was returning to Raipur with his family after a
Four-laning of NH-6 Completed, Service Roads Still Incomplete
Piecemeal development of the four-laning work of National Highway 6 at Sambalpur-Bargarh-Luharachatti stretch along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border has turned the road into a death trap. Though service roads have been provided alongside the highway, the delay in completion of the construction work and illegal parking of vehicles on the lanes has put lives of many at
Traditional Water Bodies Dry up in Modern Growth Impact
A dry summer stares at Sambalpur with traditional water harvesting structures going dry. While these structures have in the past been a boon to Sambalpur, things have worsened in the absence of maintenance. Known as Kata, Muda and Bandh in local parlance, these water tanks were maintained by members of Kulta community who are traditionally
Civic Body Apathy Leaves Sen Park in A Shambles
One of the oldest recreational hubs of Sambalpur Town, Sen Park lies in a shambles, thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of the Municipality. Spreading over three acres of land, the park has turned into a hunting ground of anti-socials as lack of maintenance on the part of the civic body is keeping people away from
Forest Dept Wakes up to Evict Ramgarh
The Forest department has woken up again to the problem of encroachment of Budharaja Reserve Forest (RF), the only green patch inside the town located here at the heart of Sambalpur town. Once spread over 113 acres, the Reserve Forest has reduced to 75 acres now. The visit of the then Forest Conservator Rajeev Kumar
6 died in road mishap in Sambalpur district
Six persons including four school children died and eight other sustained serious injury when a van carrying them collided head on with a truck in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said. The incident took place at Tikilipara chhak under the Jamankira police station of Sambalpur district. The mishap occurred at around 11 am when the school
Firing between Maoist and security personnel in forest, Sambalpur
On Thursday, firing between Maoist and security personnel in Gudguda forest, Sambalpur. This happened after a gap of 3 weeks in Jujumura block. Security personnel got information about the Maoists presence inside the Gudguda forest area between Tamparsingha and Marangbahal villages, Then on Thursday, a joint operation between CRPF and SOG was took place.
Special trains between Sambalpur and Yesvantpur
The East Coast Railway (ECOR) has advised to run a weekly express special trains between Sambalpur-Yesvantpur-Sambalpur for 13 more trips in each direction. Accordingly, train no 08301 Sambalpur-Yesvantpur weekly express special will depart from Sambalpur at 8.50 am on Wednesdays, commencing from April 2 and arrive at Yesvantpur on Thursdays ar 4.30 pm. In return,
Modi set to address rally in Odisha
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is set to address an election rally in Sambalpur in Odisha on Friday. This is the Gujarat chief minister’s second rally in the state since February. In his last rally in Bhubaneswar on February 11, Modi had questioned the governance model of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
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