Vigilance Department in a  raid recoverd approximately Rs. 64,16,861 assets of both immovable and movable from a V.L.W.-cum-Panchayat Executive Officer,of Jhalangbira Gram Panchayat, under Kuarmunda Block of   Sundargarh district. On the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets by      Trilochan Seth, presently working as V.L.W.-cum-Panchayat Executive Officer,of Jhalangbira Gram Panchayat, in Sundargarh district his

Industrialisation has brought with it drastic changes in the economic condition of the people in every village of Sambalpur district. The repercussions of development are acutely being felt. The purchasing power has led to an increase in the number of vehicles which in turn results in accidents due to reckless driving. Maximum accidents are reported

More than thousand students were booked for malpractices as they were resorting to unfair means during the matriculation examinations, which resumed for the Regular students across the State on Tuesday after a layoff of almost a month. The students were writing the English paper on the day. Till 6 pm, we have received information that

More than five years after Centre sanctioned four Doppler radar stations for the State, not a single one has come up. The Ministry of Science and Technology sanctioned the four stations, including one at Paradip, in 2006. The other three are to be set up at Balasore, Gopalpur and Sambalpur.  A review on the progress

Religious trip turned fatal for 21 members of three families after a coal-laden truck rammed the MUV in which they were travelling at Gurupali Chhak under Rengali police limits on State Highway 10, on Monday night. The accident left 10 persons dead while two among the injured, Mohammad Idu (35) and Sheikh Razak (18),? have

Odisha Govt has intensified its efforts to install four Doppler Weather Reading Stations in Odisha. Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik has taken a review of the progress done in the matter in a high level meeting held in secretariat conference hall today. Discussions in the meeting reveal that four such radar stations will be installed

Factionalism in the Maoists groups and a fading leadership has had the police rethinking their combat strategy Bosusco Paolo may have returned home, but he continues to make headlines in Odisha. Paolo, who the Odisha Zonal Maoists group had abducted and released few days later, has told intelligence officers that Maoist leader Sabayasachi Panda’s influence

At least 10 people, including two women, were killed and eight others injured when a jeep collided with a truck in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said on Tuesday. The jeep carrying 18 persons was returning to Belpahar and Kanika areas from Hirakud late on Monday night when the mishap struck at Gurupali on Sambalpur-Rourkela State

The Utkal Alumina project, a 1.5 million tonne per annum (mtpa) alumina refinery plant being set up by AV Birla owned Hindalco Industries at Kashipur in south Odisha’s Rayagada district, is set to go into production by December this year. “Around 85 per cent of the construction work for the Rs 7,500-crore project has already

The Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) of East Coast Railway Engineers’ Association (ECoREA) has expressed its displeasure over the delay in fulfilment of demands by the Railway Board. The Committee has unanimously decided to meet Railways Minister Mukul Roy in this regard. The ZEC meeting was held at Vizianagaram on Sunday where office-bearers of zonal headquarters,

Bhubaneswar police have identified the men behind the attack on BPO employee Namita Padhi at Mancheswar on Friday, though they are yet to establish the cause of the firing. “We have got vital clues from the nine detainees and would crack the case within a day or two. The culprits have been identified,” Bhubaneswar DCP

Resentment is brewing among hapless tribals in this part of the State against security personnel. Facing arrest after being branded as Maoists, these tribals are now raising voice against the alleged excesses. This became evident earlier this week when hundreds of tribals in the periphery of Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary gheraoed the Collectorate demanding relocation. The

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development has expressed displeasure over the delay in completion of works under the MGNREGS. Analysis of district-wise data revealed that only 10 per cent of the total projects, taken up under MGNREGS in the State, was completed during 2011-12 financial year as against 25.37 per cent in the 2010-11.