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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Tale of two mothers behind bars
The bond between a mother and a child is inseparable. Two jailed women from Keonjhar, who are bringing up their kids inside the district jail, have proved it again. Nitima Munda of Bareigoda village in Harichandanpur police station area and Tulasi Karua of Sadar police station area now have only one goal in life –
Karnataka, UP post win in Santosh Trophy
In a one-sided inaugural pre-quarterfinal match, Karnataka thrashed Nagaland by 5-0 goals in the 66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. Ngurneilal of Karnataka started the party in the 30th minute. After the change of sides, Gopi P doubled the lead in the 55th minute, just after ten minutes
Judge probing Kandhamal riots and Former Judge Sarat Chandra Mohapatra Passes Away
Retired Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra, who was the one-man judicial commission inquiring into the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and the subsequent ethno-communal riots in Kandhamal in 2008, passed away on Saturday. He was 79. His wife Indira had predeceased him in 2002. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. Though probe into
A hardcore woman Maoist Rebati Nayak captured in Sambalpur
A hardcore woman Maoist cadre, Rebati Nayak of Narsinghatalia in Riamal police station area, with at least 18 non-bailable warrants pending against her involving charges like murder, was captured by the police during a joint combing operation by the police in a forest in Naktideula on Saturday. Rebati was involved with the CPI-Maoist since 2003
Civic body chiefs fate hangs in balance
Uncertainty looms large over the fate of Sambalpur Municipal Council even after the High Court on Friday vacated the stay on the writ petition filed by chairperson Rina Trivedi. She had obtained a stay from the court to reserve the outcome of the no-confidence motion against her held on May 7. Although the case was
An UTP attempted self-immolation at the Sambalpur jail on friday
An UTP(Under Trial Prisoner) attempted self-immolation at the Sambalpur Circle Jail on Friday. A native of Kesinga in Kalahandi, Amosh Nag (28) has sustained 90 per cent burn injuries. On Friday morning, he doused himself with kerosene and had set himself on fire. He was rushed to the Jail Hospital by the staff and later
The state government plans houses at Rs 3 lakh for poor
The state government is planning to build houses in urban areas for the economically weaker sections (EWS). These flats will be available at Rs 3 lakh, if the project sees the light of day. Sources said the government has mooted a proposal for affordable housing under which the EWS beneficiaries and BPL card holders will
End of the long 17 days battle between collector and lawyer
The conflict between the Sambalpur lawyers and collector Mrinalini Darswal finally reached a solution on Friday as the collector expressed her sorrow at the April 23 incident and the lawyers agreed to resume work. The lawyers and the collector met at the RDC’s office on Friday after all court work remained suspended in the district
State commission for women chief moots meet to end lawyers’ agitation
The State Commission for Women chairperson, Jyoti Panigrahi, on Thursday recommended the state government to convene a meeting to resolve the deadlock in wake of the lawyers’ dispute with Sambalpur district collector Mrinalini Darswal. In her five-page report to chief minister Naveen Patnaik on the collector-lawyers standoff, Panigrahi asked the government to convene a meeting
Sambalpur collector, agitating lawyers resolve dispute
The intense dispute between the district collector of Sambalpur and the agitating lawyers ended in a peaceful note today with both sides reacing an agreement. “The meeting ended in a cordial atmosphere with both the parties resolving difference between them,” Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), northen division, K C Barik said. According to the agreement, the
Centre plans 34 ITIs in Maoist hubs to woo back jobless youth
In its effort to reach out to unemployed youth in the red zone, the Centre will for the first time fund the setting up of industrial training institutes (ITI) and skill development centres (SDC) in 34 districts of nine Naxal-affected States. These ITIs and at least 68 SDCs, two in each district, have been planned
Odisha Football Association set host santosh trophy
Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is all set to host the prestigious 66th Edition of the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at four different venues of the state from May 11. Altogether 34 teams including 32 state teams, Services and Indian Railways would take part in the tournament. The preparatory work of the four
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