OMFED to be upgraded: New plants to come up in Sambalpur, Ganjam and Balasore
OMFED is going to be upgraded. The Federation is going to open new plants in Sambalpur, Ganjam and Balasore. And for this the DPR preparation work has already started. Dairy farmers will
Mother and Daughter Burnt Alive As Fire Breaks Out In Sambalpur
A woman and her daughter were burnt alive as a fire broke out at on the upper floor of a residential building in Maneswar Hatpada under Sadar police limits in Sambalpur district
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
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Medicine stores raided
Even as youths are fast becoming addicted to habit forming drugs, a special drug squad led by Sambalpur Drug Inspector has been formed to raid various medicine stores across the town. The squad along with police and Excise officials has been conducting raids since Tuesday evening and so far collected 18 samples which will be
Coal India gets into solar power
Coal India officials will do something unprecedented today – they will brainstorm with a select group of prospective bidders to decide on the technology to be used for setting up solar power plants. For once, mines won’t be on the agenda. In a surprising diversification move, Coal India has decided to set up solar power
Girl burned alive for stealing fruits
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly burnt alive in Deogarh’s Balinali village on Thursday. Police have detained two women in this connection and are investigating the matter. The victim was identified as Rinki Behera. Sources said Rinki along with her three friends had stolen some pomegranate from a nearby farm on Wednesday. Their family members had
More officials land in police net for money laundering
Deputy general manager of Andhra Pradesh-based para-banking company Wellfare Buildings and Estates Private Limited RS Madhav Rao was arrested by Dhanupali police on Tuesday. Rao was in charge of operations in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. Police have also seized documents related to investments from his possession. The company
The Assam Government to acquire Bezbaroa’s Odisha house
The Assam Government is going to acquire the Sambalpur (Odisha) residence of Lakshminath Bezbaroa, the doyen of Assamese literature, for converting it into a memorial. Presiding over a meeting held in this connection at Raj Bhawan yesterday, Governor JB Patnaik underscored the need to convert the Sambalpur residence of Bezbaroa into a memorial, and directed
Lighter of pyres
Personal tragedies forced her to go against age-old customs and take up the cudgels at a local crematorium. Meet Shanti Behera from Odisha’s Sambalpur There is nothing extraordinary about the way she looks. Yet Shanti Behera, 52, a resident of Sambalpur, is unique. For the last decade she has been running the local crematorium. According
Maoists torch cellphone towers
Maoists blew up two mobile towers of a private telecom operator in the Gandhamardhan mountain range on Monday night. The tower were in Bargarh’s Purena village and Balangir’s Rengali village. Police could reach the spot only on Tuesday due to security concerns. SDPO (Padmapur) Parul Gupta said “Last night incident is a desperate attempt by
Sambalpur University conduct online admission
Sambalpur University (SU) has decided to conduct online admission for post graduate courses for 2013-14. SU Post Graduate Council chairman Shukadeb Naik said after admission dates are announced, students can log onto the varsity website. They can download the prospectus and submit the application online and upload their photo at the designated place. If a
woman paid supari to kill a woman in sambalpur
Police have arrested three persons including a woman in connection with murder of an unmarried woman and forwarded them to court on Friday. The victim was identified as Gulapi Bhue (35) of Talab village under Sasan police limits. Reports said Gulapi had gone to the village tank on April 12 evening. On her way back,
Farmers’ body slams govt policy
Sambalpur Zilla Krushaka Surakhya Sangathan (SZKSS) has come down heavily on the state government’s paddy procurement policy and said it would lead to more farmer suicides in the state. The sangathan reacted sharply to the statement of food supplies minister P K Deb, who reportedly said the government was not being able to procure paddy
Cops record statements in BJP MLA assault case
A day after registered a case against Sambalpur MLA Jayanrayan Mishra over the assault case, statements of DSP Josabanta Senapati and other cops were recorded by Dhanupali police. Efforts are underway to collect video footage to ascertain the cause resulting in the ugly spat. Sources said though police had initially decided to underplay the entire
Sambalpur’s ring road still remains a pipedream
It has been over one and half decade that the Ring Road in Sambalpur has been lying incomplete. In the wake of frequent floods, when idea of the Ring Road along river Mahanadi flowing by Sambalpur town was conceived by the then Irrigation Minister Basanta Biswal, it was welcomed by all. Besides protecting the town
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