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.
BJP’s renewed conviction to give a tough fight to the BJD in Odisha was evident after party president, JP Nadda arrived again in Odisha for a two-day visit.
With the Chhattisgarh government releasing the Mahanadi river’s water through the five gates of Kalma barrage, the river ghats like Saradha Ghat and Sukhasola ghats of the river in Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district that had been lying parched for long witnessed flowing of knee-deep water on Thursday morning.
While the vacations have been extended for a day more, the timings have also been revised in these two districts.
This was evident in Brajarajnagar under Jharsuguda district where a power outage marred a public programme attended by ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA, Alka Mohanty on Sunday evening.
The accused has been charged under Sections 307, 302 and 27 (1) of the Arms Act.
It was the third day of their visit and they visited OPGC’s Ib Thermal Power House and the proposed Ib dam project site at Sundargarh.
Launching a scathing attack on Cuttack Barabati MLA Mohammed Moquim and senior leader Chiranjib Biswal for their anti-party remarks, the Jharsuguda unit of the party held the duo responsible for the poor performance in the bypoll.
Taking the rise in temperature into consideration, the MeT office has issued yellow warning for heatwave for Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Sonepur districts today.
“It had been a dream of my father to build a new Jharsuguda. And I will fulfill my father’s dreams, by following the guidance of the Chief Minister,” said newly-elected Jharsuguda MLA Dipali Das.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency seat after its candidate Dipali Das trounced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tankadhar Tripathy by a huge margin of 48,619 votes. The results of the Jharsuguda bypoll were announced on Saturday.
Counting of votes for the Jharsuguda Assembly Constituency bypoll began at 8 AM today. The votes are being counted on 14 tables and the counting will be
While a total of nine candidates are in the fray, it is a triangular contest between the BJP, the BJD, and the Congress. The three parties are hopeful of winning the bypoll.
Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Dilip Mallick said, “Exactly like the Dhamnagar bypoll, the voters were relatively silent during Jharsuguda bypoll. The voting percentage is also on the higher side, indicating the results to go against the incumbent and in favour of the BJP.”
Mahananda was initially posted at OSAP sixth battalion in Cuttack and was suspended a year ago for his unruly behaviour.
As per reports, names of around 50 voters from ward no.17, who were supposed to cast votes in booth no 72, were found to be deleted.
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