Mineral rich District, Jharsuguda is one of the most industrially developed District of Odisha. Jharsuguda District was established on 1st January, 1994. Earlier it was a part of Sambalpur District. It was created by amalgamation of the erstwhile Jamindars of Rampur, Kolabira, Padampur and Kudabaga. Major portion of the land area covering hilly region has a radish stony soil. The economy of the Jharsuguda District can be judged through its natural resources. The District is rich in minerals like coals, quartzite and fire clay. Several industrial units like Vendanta Alumina, Bhusan Steel and Power, TATA Refractories are operating in the District that contributes to the economic growth of the District. There are also some major forest products like Kendu leaves, wood, rice and leather that also contribute significantly to the economy of Jharsuguda District.
Odisha on Saturday witnessed a concerning figure in the single-day covid cases with 11, 805 more people testing positive for the contagious disease in last 24 hours taking the cumulative virus infection count to 6,00,492.
Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday informed that he has directed Mahanadi Coalfields Limited to set up a total of 550 hospital beds allied with other crucial medicare infrastructure in 4 districts of Odisha to cater to the government’s need in the fight against Covid pandemic.
Odisha again crossed 10, 000 mark in single-day Covid spike with 10, 649 people testing positive for the contagious disease in last 24 hours. The fresh cases took the State's cumulative count to 57, 6297.
In a bid to address the oxygen crisis at hospitals especially during the time of Covid pandemic, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has geared up to set up seven medical oxygen plants in Odisha.
The number of daily Covid -19 positive cases continues to drop for the fourth consecutive day in Odisha. The State reported 9,793 fresh cases with 18 fatalities in last 24 hours.
Odisha continues to witness a dip in number of Covid 19 cases for last three days. The number of daily infections which stood at 10,635 yesterday has come down to 10,031 today. The total caseload has mounted to 54, 4873 following today’s figures.
A woman was allegedly gang raped by two youths inside an abandoned room near the government bus stand under Government Railway Police (GRP) limits in Jharsuguda.
Jharsuguda: Odisha government on Wednesday suspended Jharsuguda district Collector Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan for scrapping licence of a liquor shop by defying a Orissa High Court’s ruling. ADM Pradip Sahu has now taken over as the additional charge of the new district Collector in place of the suspended Pradhan. Sources said, Sahu will remain as the […]
Jharsuguda: Good news for domestic flyers from Odisha as soon two more flight services will be rolled out from Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. Informing about the development after chairing a meeting of the Regional Air Connectivity in Bhubaneswar, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said, “Jharsuguda Airport has five flight services at present. Two more […]
Jharsuguda: At a time when allegations of the healthcare system in Odisha being in a shambles are making headlines, a viral video purportedly showing nurses giving injection and saline drips to a dead man in a hospital that too, in the home district of the State Health Minister Naba Das has raised serious concerns. As […]
Rourkela: A class 5 student allegedly died after being administered wrong vaccine in Rourkela last night. As per report, Sumanjit Pradhan, a class 5 student studying in Mahima Vidya Mandir, in the Steel City fell ill after he was allegedly administered an anganwadi-supplied Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine in his school. He was immediately rushed to Ispat […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is yet to sit on the high table of prosperous states in the country, notwithstanding the claims made over bringing in faster reduction of poverty rate in country in the 2018-19 Odisha Economic Survey. What is shocking is the stare still figures among the top-5 states having the largest poorest people in the […]
Jharsuguda: A day after an OTV report showing ordeal of some monkeys struggling for their lives while being stranded on a High Tension (HT) electricity transmission tower at Tumermunda in Jharsuguda, the forest department successfully managed to rescue four of the six monkeys from the spot. As per reports, a tribe of monkeys were spotted […]
Jharsuguda: At least five persons, including three women, were arrested on the charges of killing a couple at Rampur village under Brajarajnagar Police limits in Jharsuguda. As per reports, the accused allegedly killed the couple over past enmity. They also allegedly tried to eliminate evidence by burning the bodies. Meanwhile, the police have reportedly seized […]
Jharsuguda: Tension prevailed in Jharsuguda on Tuesday after residents from Katikela village staged a dharna in front of the main gate of the Vedanta Plant demanding compensation for the alleged breach of the ash pond. The villagers alleged that tonnes of ash slurry flow into Bheden river and the nearby paddy fields. The breach is […]
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