Sambalpur News
Rats nibble at dead farmer in hospital
Even in death, farmer Banmali Bhue had no escape from sufferance. After he consumed poison and succumbed in a hospital, his body was mauled by rats in the mortuary much to the revulsion of the tragedy-struck family. Bhue (55) of village Bisalkhinda under Sason Police Limits took pesticide on Wednesday. He was rushed to district
Displaced visit Hirakud
A newly married Alekh Sahu was forced to leave his village Khajurdihi and whipped by police when he resisted forcible eviction. That was 56 years back when Sahu, now 74, along with hundreds of other villagers was evicted from Khajurdihi to make way for the Hirakud dam. On the occasion of 56th Foundation Day of
10 years of rigorous imprisonment
Five persons were sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the much-hyped university gangrape case, by a fast track court in Sambalpur on Friday. A first year MCA student of Sambalpur University was raped by three different groups at three places on the night of February 23, 2008. Ten persons had been arrested and
AAI officials visit Jharsuguda
Officials of the State Government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday visited the Jharsuguda airport to look into land acquisition for the airport. The State Government has recently decided to develop the Jharsuguda airport as the second full-fledged airport in the State. The existing airport has around 815 acres of land and another
Green Card holders left in lurch
For 50-year-old Indumati Sahu of Amripada area here it was a fight against the conservative ideas to gift her children a meaningful life, one that the Government promises for the Green Card holders. Standing up against the pressures put on her to beget more children, she has a son and a daughter, Indumati underwent tubectomy
Fourth day, 30 people filled the nomination in Jharsuguda district
On fourth day of filing of nominations for upcoming panchayat elections 30 candidates filled their nomination. Now the total 80 candidates filled their nomination papers till now. Which includes 18 candidates for the post of sarpanch, 18 candidates for the post of Samiti sadashya & 44 candidates for the post of ward member filled their
Jharsuguda district BJD blamed Congress for political criminalization
Jharsuguda district Biju Janta Dal has demanded State Election commissioner & District Administration to take drastic measures against the congress MLA & his supporters in upcoming panchayat elections.BJD spokes person said that in upcoming panchayat elections local Congress MLA & his people will definitely use felony and muscle power as they did in the last
Ajay Dash bags Falcon Open golf title
Ajay Dash emerged champion in the All-Odisha Falcon Open Golf Tournament, which concluded at the Bhubaneswar Golf Club (BGC) Course here on Sunday. Other winners included Rajeev Roy (best gross), Yun Woo Jung (17-23 handicap), Gopinath Sarangi (senior), Alka Taneja (ladies) and Nikhil Pratap (24+ handicap). Altogether 100 golfers from Sambalpur, Talcher, Paradip, Army, Railways
Bandh against power plant hits services
The Kishore Nagar bandh called by the locals, protesting the proposed R Power Plant in the block, disrupted road and rail services on Friday. The agitators, under the banner of Jiban Jibika and Krushi Jami Surakhya Samiti, blocked the traffic on NH-55 at Bamur and paralysed several train services. Though the road blockade was lifted
Patience, key in world of showbiz
Only a handful of Odia artistes could make it big in Bollywood but their contribution behind the scene cannot be ignored, said renowned cine artiste Sadhu Meher. Odias mostly prefer to work as technicians and have excelled as photographers and editors, he added. Meher was in Sambalpur recently to inaugurate the Lok Mahotsav. In his
Foreign flavour to desi beats
Dhanu Yatra got a new flavour this year with dance troupes from Russia and Japan putting up shows. But all them were dancing to desi beats of Dhol and Nishan much to the amazement of the people, who had gathered around the Rang Sabha for a glimpse of the yatra. “We were surprised when dancers
Factional feud may topple Congress
Factional feud in the Sundargarh District Congress Committee (SDCC) is all likely to cost the party dear in the February panchayat polls. Blame it on the Congress leadership’s failure to set the divided house in order even after OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik asked the party functionaries to bury the differences during his visit along with
4 Maoists arrested in Sambalpur
Sambalpur Police arrested four suspected Maoists, including a hardcore armed cadre Ranbir Jharna alias Mangal from Budharaja area of the town on Monday.