Sambalpur News
Companies look to tap demand in tier II & III cities
With the growth slowing down in tier I cities, consumer facing industries such as branded furniture, ceramic tiles, bath fittings and durables, which are directly impacted by prospects of the housing sector, are chalking out expansion plans in tier II towns which continue to grow at a steady pace. At a time when sectors like
Getting Plus II seat in Odisha’s govt premier colleges set to be tougher
Securing a seat in the premier government colleges of the state, particularly in the science stream, will be tougher this year with students securing higher marks on average in the HSC exam. “There will be stiff competition this time since the average marks secured is much higher than last year. Besides, the consistent success rate
Conventional PG courses back in demand at Sambalpur University
Conventional postgraduate courses in Sambalpur University received an unusually high number of applications this year compared to previous years. Self-financed and professional courses, however, continued to evoke poor response. The physics department with 32 seats received the highest 430 applications, compared to 258 in 2011 and 227 in 2010. Similarly, for 28 seats of chemistry
20 junior footballers leave for TFA camp
Altogether 20 junior footballer of the State left from here on Sunday to join Tata Football Academy (TFA) at Jamshedpur for a fifteen day training camp. National players Bijay Kumar and Md Kaushar would conduct the camp at TFA. Before leaving for the camp the players were participated in a six day long practice camp bhubaneswar
Five Person killed in train mishaps in western Odisha
Five persons were run over by trains at level crossings in three different locations in western Odisha on Friday and Saturday. Three persons, Jitendra Bag (20), Bhakta Kalo (22) and Upendra Khadia, (25) from Balanda village of Pandari panchayat in Jharsuguda district’s Belpahar police station area were hit by the Azad Hind Express at Belpahar
East Coast Railway effects major change in train timing from 1st July
The timings of twenty one numbers of trains have been changed and differed from the earlier scheduled time at different stations in East Coast Railway jurisdiction WITH EFFECT FROM 1st July 2012. 01.22811 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 11.20hrs instead of it’s existing scheduled departure at 11.30hrs. This train will arrive Cuttack
Senior Cong leader resigns from party
Senior Congress leader Pramod Rath resigned from the party on Wednesday but with allegations against the party high hats. Briefing the media regarding the reason behind his resignation, Rath said the Congress party in Sambalpur was functioning in a totally undemocratic way. He further alleged, “Naba Das, the MLA of Jharsuguda, is interfering in the
Unregistered child care homes under govt scanner
Unregistered child care homes have come under the state government’s scanner after trafficking of 37 children, including 36 from the state, came to light in two Christian institutions in Tamil Nadu recently. One of the trafficked children was found to be from Jharkhand. The women and child development department has asked the child welfare committees
Elephant population rises to 1930 in Odisha
Despite death of 149 elephants, mostly due to poaching and electrocution during last two years in Odisha, the population of pachyderms has increased to 1930 from 1886 in 2010. “The elephant population in the state is 1930 which comprises 334 tuskers, 1087 females, 46 of unknown sex and 463 calves,” State Forest and Environment Minister
Sambalpur councilor Anita Nayak resigned from the Congress
Anita Nayak, a councilor in Sambalpur, resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, a day after Kalpana Sahu, a rebel BJP candidate, was elected chairperson of the local municipality. Election for chairperson of the Sambalpur municipality was necessitated after Reena Trivedi was ousted from the post following a no-confidence vote against her in May. Nayak resigned
Samblapur teen rakesh is the lone player from Odisha to represent the country
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has selected a 14-year-old boy from Sambalpur to be part of the national junior (under 15) team that will play a tournament in Madrid next month. Sources said Rakesh Oram is the lone player from Odisha to represent the country. Rakesh lives in the Sambalpur sports hostel, run by
Sambalpur municipality gets new chairperson
Kalpana Sahu of the rebel BJP group was elected unopposed as chairperson of Sambalpur municipality on Tuesday. She was the only candidate to have filed the nomination papers for the post and had the support of the Congress. Sahu was instrumental in the ouster of former chairperson Reena Trivedi of the BJP in February 2012.
Odisha-based MCL bags Performance Excellence Award
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a leading coal producer in the country and subsidiary of ‘Maharatna’ Coal India Limited, has been conferred on the ‘Performance Excellence Award’ by the Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE). The award was received by A K Singh, Director (Technical/Project & Planning) and B N Jha, CGM, MCL, Lakhanpur Area, during