Famous for its Sambalpuri Saree, the Sambalpur District is the western part of state of Odisha. The economy of Sambalpur District is basically dependent on agriculture and secondly no forests. Forests play an important role in the economy in terms of contribution to revenue, Domestic Product as well as dependence of people for livelihood. In the past Sambalpur has been a great centre of diamond trade. Kendu leaf (Diospyros Melanoxylon) is also produced in Sambalpur. Tendu leaf is one of the most important non–wood forest products of Sambalpur and is also called as green gold of Odisha. Only 15 kms north of Sambalpur, Hirakud Dam, the longest earthen dam of the world stands in its lone majesty across the great river Mahanadi. Maa Samalei is the presiding deity of Sambalpur. Sarsatia, a special kind of sweet dish is very famous and unique one.
As per reports, PM Modi will inaugurate the new campus of Sambalpur IIM on Saturday afternoon. CM Naveen is also said to be there. They are likely to share the dais too
PM Modi will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore during his visit to Odisha tomorrow (Saturday).
Preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sambalpur are in full swing. Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seba Bhawan on Thursday on the preparations for the PM’s visit on February 3.
Some women members of self-help groups (SHGs) in the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) area on Monday alleged that the administration has cheated them by not taking them on a trip to visit Parikrama Prakalpa in Puri.
Patnaik arrived at the Jamadarpalli airstrip in Sambalpur and reached the Samalei Temple at 12:30pm. He stayed in the temple for around 90 minutes during which he dedicated the project to the people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on February 3, informed Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP ) state unit president, Manmohan Samal on Thursday.
As per reports, Panda donated her two-storey house spread across 8 decimal of area at Bhutapada in the western Odisha town to the government women’s college in Sambalpur. Her home will be used as a hostel for boarders of the college.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) project on January 27.
The road communication in the block has gone from bad to worse, to the extent that the ambulances are finding it hard to reach many villages forcing the patients to be carried on stretchers for long distances.
The letter was recovered during the opening of hundi on Monday night. Written in red ink, the writer, suspected to be a girl, sought the blessing of the Goddess to unify with her boyfriend Kanha.
The Marwari Society in Cuttack observed deepotsav with religious fervour on Monday evening following the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.
On January 22 when the grand consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will take place, the residents of Sambalpur town will light 1,11,000 earthen lamps on the banks of Ayodhya pond in the Mahanadi River.
The exams for third semester undergraduates and postgraduates, which were scheduled for January 13, were rescheduled to January 24 following a letter from Zilla Parishad.
Infant girl Bijayini, who was miraculously rescued from a borewell at Laripalli under Rengali block, was discharged from VIMSAR, Burla on Thursday.
A person was killed and five others were injured after the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in had a head-on collision with a tractor at Giripali Chhak under Sasan Police limits in Sambalpur district on Tuesday.
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