Tag: Steel City

The Head of the Department (HoD) of Mining Engineering department, Himanshu Bhushan Sahu said the air pollution experienced these days in the city is primarily due to vehicular and industrial pollution. “Bio-mass burning and forest fire have also their share of contribution towards the deteriorating air quality,” maintained Sahu. 

Rourkela: Setting a new trend, women have been made partners in launching the Pink Autorickshaws in the Steel City Rourkela here on Thursday. As many as 21 women have been roped in to start the much awaited Pink Auto system to provide a safe and secure journey for the girls in the city. The Pink […]

Rourkela: Tension prevailed in Rourkela town after the hoardings put up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the eve of Rath Yatra did not carry the photo of local MLA Dilip Ray. Supporters of the MLA expressed disappointment over this move of BJP and said absence of Ray from any party campaigns would send […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stone unturned to strengthen the party organisation in the State, its Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray today alleged dilly-dallying by his own party-led government at the Centre and accused it of showing apathetic attitude towards the Steel City. Ray alleged that Modi had promised construction […]

Rourkela: In a bizarre incident, two minor boys allegedly sexually assaulted a 4-year-old baby at Sector 6 area in the steel city, police said today. The two accused, who are being interrogated by Sector 6 police, committed the crime a week ago at a market complex in the city. They were able to take the […]

Rourkela: A youth, who was shot at by three unidentified miscreants last night by some unidentified miscreants, succumbed to his injuries at the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in the late night hours. Reports said three miscreants came on a bike and opened fire at Ashish Agrawal from behind in front of City Super Bazaar under […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Former union minister, Dilip Ray had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also his membership of the state assembly from Rourkela a few months ago apparently angry over the non-fulfilment of the two promises Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had made to the people of Odisha’s steel city during the 2014 […]

Rourkela: With an objective to resolve the issue of water scarcity during summer season in Rourkela, the Forest department officials have started a new project in the Steel City by preserving rainwater. As per official sources, a hill watershed project in Durgapur hill has been taken up at a cost of Rs 4 crore to […]

Rourkela: Despite all big talks, Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), the biggest government-run hospital in the Steel City seems to have miserably failed in fulfilling its promises to provide good quality healthcare services to the people of the industrial town and other nearby regions. Patients and their attendants coming to the hospital allege that it is […]