News from Sundargarh

Sundargarh district occupies a prominent position in the mineral map of Odisha and is rich in iron ore, limestone, and manganese. True to its name, this beautiful District of Sundargarh with about 43 percent of its total area under forest cover and numerous colorful tribes dotting its landscape and with abundant mining potential is bounded by Ranchi District of Jharkhand on the North; Raigarh District of Chhatisgarh on the west .Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district of Odisha. Steel Plant, Fertilizer Plant, Cement factory, Ferro Vanadium Plant, Machine building factory, Glass and china clay factory and Spinning mills are some of the major industries of this District. The Steel Plant of Rourkela in this District has the first government sector plant built with foreign collaboration and was the first in India to use LD oxygen technology.

Bonai Forest dept office
Odisha sees two elephant deaths due to electrocution in 24 hours

While a female jumbo died at Ulusura reserve forest under Jarada range in Sundargarh district, another tusker succumbed after coming in contact with a live wire fence laid for poaching wild boar in Binika, earlier on Tuesday.

2 dead, 4 critical as poclain crashes into SUV in Sundargarh coal mine
2 dead, 4 critical as poclain crashes into SUV in Sundargarh coal mine

The deceased have been identified as Jagdish Oram and Umakant Patel. While Oram used to work as a shift-in-charge, Patel was a machine operator in the mines.

Job Fraud
Job fraud: Scamsters dupe aspirants by promising jobs in Sundargarh Medical College

As per allegations, several aspirants have fallen prey to the fake job racket in which the scamsters promised them jobs in Sundargarh Government Medical College.

Young BJD leader found hanging in Sundargarh
Young BJD leader found hanging in Sundargarh, suicide over love affairs suspected 

The deceased has been identified as Dhiraj Prasad. He was the Sundargarh town president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

Koida BDO
Odisha lady BDO accuses father and brother of assault, files police complaint

In her complaint, the BDO alleged that her father and brother entered her official residence and thrashed her and an assistant engineer.

2 dead, 5 critical as bus hits hyva truck in Odisha
2 dead, 5 critical as bus hits hyva truck in Odisha

The injured persons were immediately rescued and rushed to Rourkela government hospital.

CPI (M) observes Koida bandh
Demand for transfer of woman BDO grows louder, CPI (M) observes Koida bandh

The agitating members blocked roads at important junctions affecting the vehicular movement in the city. While the business establishments and other institutions remain closed, emergency services including education institutes and movement of buses were exempted from the bandh.

Student dies after falling into hot dal in Odisha school
Student dies after falling into hot dal in Odisha school

The student was first rushed to Koida Community Health Centre (CHC) and later shifted to Ispat General Hospital (IGH) after his health condition deteriorated. However, he succumbed to his injuries last night.

Govt Land Sold Off By Land Mafia
Acres of Odisha govt land ‘sold off’ by land mafia in Sundargarh

The government land located at ward number 7 behind the block office have been subjected to forgery and allegedly sold off. The incident came to the fore after the locals submitted a written complaint in this regard to the Tehsildar.

Leopard strays into human settlement in Sundargarh
Leopard strays into human settlement in Sundargarh, unleashes terror among villagers

According to sources, some villagers spotted the wild animal while it was roaming in the backyard of a house in the village.

Dhaba owner shot dead over suspected past enmity
Dhaba owner shot dead over suspected past enmity, another critical

The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Chatamba, owner of the roadside eatery. The injured was identified as Ram Purti.

Wrong challan
Odisha scooter rider gets challan of Rs 1000 for not wearing seat belt!

As per reports, the owner has been fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing seat belts. “Recently, I received an SMS mentioning that my scooter has been issued a challan for some violation. When I checked the details, I found that I have been fined Rs 1000 for not wearing seat belt,” informed Kar.

A huge quantity of rice was found buried
Amid free rice politics, huge stock of foodgrains found buried on panchayat premises in Sundargarh

Some of the villagers put a question mark on the intention behind burying such a huge quantity of rice when poor people are not getting the food grains.

Teacher Writing On School Wall
Without blackboard, this Odisha School uses walls to teach students

A school in Sundargarh’s Koida block is grappling without a blackboard. Instead, the school has made classroom walls make-shift blackboards to impart education to its students.

Missing since Jan 4, block vice chairperson rescued in Odisha
Missing since Jan 4, block vice chairperson rescued in Odisha

The police are on the job to ascertain whether she was abducted or went there on her own. 

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