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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Odisha slaps Rs 1306 cr fine on MCL for illegal coal mining
The state government has asked the Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), to pay a fine of Rs 1,306 crore for mining coal without environment clearance in the Ib valley area. It said, MCL had resorted to illegal extraction of coal in the absence of statutory clearances and therefore, is
State Government cautions people on heat wave
The Odisha government cautioned public to avoid venturing out of their houses between 11 am to 3 pm due to intense heat wave as the death toll in sunstroke mounted to 19, official sources said. Heat wave condition may prevail in some parts of interior Odisha during the next 24 hours, a Met office release
Meteorological observatories lying idle in 530 schools
Calamity-prone Odisha has missed out on a golden opportunity to tackle natural disasters by not generating real-time data in 500-plus schools where meteorological observatories are virtually lying idle. Even though natural disasters have been taking a heavy toll on lives and property every year, the State Government is showing no interest to put the observatories
Lord Shiva-Parbati, the newly wedded couple visit the city to bless the devotees
After the sacred marriage ceremony of lord Shiva-Parbati, the newly wedded couple have paid a visit to the city to bless the devotees. The couple after tying their knot returned to the temple and on the midnight started their visit to the city with other deities. In a well decorated Chariot the godly couple created
Odisha CHSE +2 result will be published on 30th may
Odisha CHSE board +2 result will be published on 30th may. The education minister will anounce the CHSE Board +2 results in a press meeting on 30th may at sachivalaya premises according to Nihar Patnaik, president of odisha CHSE Board. After the anouncement of the results at 9:30 am, the results booklet will available at
Heatwave in State unrelenting; Sambalpur at 46.7o Celsius
As most parts of the State continued to be in the grip of unrelenting and worsening heat wave for the last three weeks allegedly taking a toll of 81 persons, the State Government on Saturday asked the district authorities to intensify the awareness drive to avoid health hazards. Severe heat wave conditions continued to prevail
Sital Sasthi festival bridges Brahmanical divide
This year the Sital Sasthi festival has brought together two sections of Brahmins, who have been at loggerheads since decades. All these years the Aranyak and Utkaliya groups have been organizing their independent yatras. The Aranyaks originating from Uttar Pradesh live in Sambalpur’s Jhaduapara, while the Utkaliyas (Odia) Brahmins from Puri live in Nandapara. There
Girls outshine boys in Sambalpur University exams
Girls have outshone boys with better marks in the plus three (BA/BSC/BCOM) final year examinations of the Sambalpur University in Odisha. Girls had topped the university in 16 subjects as against three by the boys in the examinations results of which were declared on Friday. The pass percentage in commerce with honours was highest at
No respite for Sambalpur from climbing mercury
The mercury refused to climb down in Sambalpur as this western Odisha town sizzled on Friday afternoon with the temperature hitting the season’s highest of 46.7 degree Celsius. The town has been experiencing extreme hot weather for the past four to five days with the temperature hovering above 45 degree Celsius. It recorded 45.5 degree
Western Odisha boils at 45 degree plus
Sambalpur in western Odisha on Thursday recorded the day’s highest of 46 degree Celsius in the state. There were six others places in western and interior parts of the state which sizzled at 45 degree Celsius or above. Those places are Hirakud (45.7 deg Celsius), Titlagarh (45.6 degree Celsius), Balangir (45.5 degree Celsius), Jharsuguda (45.4
Shitala Sasthi 2012 – Sitala Shashti Yatra 2012 in sambalpur
Sheetala Sasthi, or Shitala Shasti, is the marriage function of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati observed in Sambalpur. In 2012, the date of Shitala Sasthi is May 27. The festival begins on the Jyeshta Shukla Panchami day. The most famous Shitala Sasthi yatra (Sital Shasthi Jatra) is held at Sambalpur in Orissa. Symbolically, Lord Shiva
Petrol Price Hike: Opposition trade charges as public protests
Protests and demonstrations across the country on Thursday appeared to place the Manmohan Singh Government on the back foot over its decision to hike petrol prices by over Rs.7 a litre. In Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) organized a motorcycle rally and staged protests in front of petrol
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