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.
Sambalpur News
CAG raps Orissa over land buying for mega industries
Acquisition of nearly 5,000 acres of land for six major industrial players including Posco India and Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has turned out to be a sticky thorn in the flesh of the Orissa government. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its latest report (civil) for the year ended March 31, 2011
Former VC stirs up a hornet’s nest
Former vice-chancellor of Sambalpur University Arun Pujari’s allegations of plagiarism against teachers and students of the varsity have stirred up a hornet’s nest. Both the teachers and students are now up in arms against Pujari accusing him of doing little for the varsity’s development during his 2008-2011 stint. As it is Pujari was accused of
Italian’s abductors place new demands
The possible release of Maoist-abducted Italian Bosusco Paolo and Laxmipur legislator Jhina Hikaka got delayed with the rebels on Wednesday placing new demands for freeing the foreigner while not naming anybody to mediate on the BJD leader. “The state government has received some additional demands from the mediators appointed by the Maoists with regard to
Dry fish processing centre to be set up in Paradip at cost of Rs 10 cores
As local dry fish traders are producing unhygienic dry fish by preserving on chemical process so its consumption is dangerous to human health as a preservative used in dry fish is highly toxic. Realizing it, fishery department has planned to set up modern dry fish processing centre in Paradip to procure hygienic dry fish in
Strike by nurses for regular jobs hits healthcare in state
Healthcare services were partially affected in government hospitals, mainly in the three government-run medical colleges, on Tuesday with contractual nursing staff across the state going on mass leave. They congregated in Bhubaneswar and took out a protest rally demanding regular appointment. Sources said routine indoor services were affected in all three medical colleges though they
Ex-Jyoti Vihar VC alleges plagiarism in PhD thesis
Former Sambalpur University vice-chancellor Arun Pujari has accused varsity students of reproducing the same thesis for obtaining PhD batch after batch by making minor changes only. Enraged with the allegation of plagiarism, university teachers have taken up the matter with VC Bishnu Barik and resolved not to associate Pujari with any academic activities of the
Sambalpur sizzles at over 40 degree Celsius
With the temperature crossing the 40-degree-Celsius mark in March, normal life – over the last few days – has become unbearable here and the adjoining areas. The streets are empty in the afternoon as people prefer staying indoors to avoid the unbearable heat. Even as environmentalists warn of the drastic effects of climatic change, local
Odisha Government discusses ash disposal plans with NALCO
Appreciating the criticality of ash disposal from NALCO’s Captive Power Plant at Angul, Shri Debi Prasad Mishra, Minister of Forests & Environment, Govt. of Odisha, held a meeting with Shri B.L. Bagra, CMD, NALCO, on Monday evening. Shri Mishra appraised the plans prepared by NALCO and advised to evacuate maximum quantity of ash from its
New Sainik Schools in Sambalpur
At present, there are twenty four Sainik Schools under the Ministry of Defence in the country. Sainik Schools are established on receipt of a request from a State Government agreeing to provide land alongwith funds for the creation and maintenance of basic infrastructure, equipment and facilities besides scholarships for the cadets of the states. A
Climate change takes toll on Mahua collection
Surunoni Kunar is the richest woman in Khandijharan village under Paikmal block as she owns 21 Mahua trees. Last year she had collected about two quintals of flowers and this year too, she expects to earn good money. However, changing climatic conditions seem to have taken a toll on the flower collection. Mahua trees have
No Clue on MLA Hikaka
The released tourist Claudio Colangelo italin said the Maoists possibly took them hostage without knowing who they were. “They perhaps took us by chance,” he said. Sandeep Sahu, one of the journalists to whom the Maoists handed over Colangelo, said he had spoken to Paolo and he was fine. “We trekked 16 hours to reach
Maoists free one Italian hostage, no trace of MLA
The Maoists on Sunday released one of the two Italians they had abducted from the Kandhamal -Ganjam border in Orissa on March 14 Claudio Colangelo walked to safety with a group of journalists who had gone into the forest at the invitation of the insurgents. “I feel good. It’s finished. I am very happy. I
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