Tag: Burla

Burla: A doctor of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla was today caught red-handed while working at a private nursing home during his duty hours in Sambalpur. According to sources, the accused doctor in question was performing ultra sound at Rohini Diagnostic in Burla during his duty hours when he […]

Bhawanipatna: Family of a detained youth, relatives and locals staged a dharna in front of Kegaon police station in Kalahandi district today, demanding his safe release, after an alleged suicide attempt by him on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Dhananjaya Bag, a resident of Mahaling had been detained by police for interrogation on Sunday, suspecting […]

Bhubaneswar: Coal India Limited (CIL) chairman Sutirtha Bhattacharya said time has come for the state-run unit to explore feasible diversification plans to enter into the renewable energy sector to become more competitive in the market. “We have to be more competitive in the energy market while opportunities of diversification have to be explored, said Bhattacharya […]

Burla: Disturbing and insensitive to presence of other patients around, a dead body of an under-trial prisoner (UTP) has been allowed to lie on the bed inside the ICU ward of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Vimsar) in Burla since yesterday. According to sources, the deceased identified as Subash Patel died […]

Sambalpur: Protesting the transfer order of 14 doctors of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), BJP’s Burla Nagar Unit has given a 12-hour bandh call today. The bandh call comes on the heels of a government notification ordering transfer of the doctors to Berhampur, Baripada and Koraput. “BJP is not eyeing […]

Bolangir: A youth was critically hurt in a firing incident at a liquor shop in Gandhinagar Pada here today afternoon. The injured youth was identified as Santosh Sahu, a salesman of the liquor shop. He has sustained bullet injuries on his stomach. Sahu was earlier rushed to District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Bolangir and later shifted […]

Sambalpur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla of Sambalpur district today. Along with this he laid the foundation stones of Academic Block, Hostel and Amphitheatre of the university. Similarly, Patnaik also inaugurated E-learning centre. After that he attended the Golden Jubilee celebration […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee ceremony of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla during his visit to Sambalpur today. Later in the day Patnaik will attend the Golden Jubilee ceremony of Sambalpur University. After returning from Burla the Chief Minister will attend the distribution of assistive aids […]

Bargarh: A farmer of Bargarh district died while undergoing treatment at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Khainu Bagarti of Kenpalli village in the district. Sources said the farmer committed suicide by consuming poison on Sunday due to severe crop loss and […]

Sambalpur: In a bizarre incident, a youth was beaten to death by some irate locals at Gengutipalli chhak in Sambalpur district on Thursday as the former killed an elderly person of the village. According to sources, the youth identified as Tinchu Munda, who had recently been released from jail, had attacked one Munuku Oram in […]

Burla/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Engineer of Upper Mahanadi basin has informed the Water Resources department 33% less water had entered the Hirakud Dam built on Mahanadi river in last December as compared to the average flow in past ten years. The Chief Engineer report further stated 0.123 million acre feet water of Mahanadi river entered the […]

Bolangir: The Town Police today detained six persons for allegedly thrashing an auto-rickshaw driver who succumbed to his injuries at Veer Surendra Sai Medical College and Hospital (VIMSAR) in Burla late on Wednesday night. Informing the media today, IIC of Town Police Station Prashant Patnaik said the deceased, identified as Chaitanya Suna was on the […]

Sambalpur: Taking note of slack security in Hirakud Dam, the Odisha government has asked the dam authorities to identify location in the dam site area for installation of CCTV cameras and watch towers. In a letter to The Chief Engineer and Basin Manager, Upper Mahanadi Basin, Burla on August 27 this year, additional secretary HK […]

Burla: The Hirakud dam at Burla in Sambalpur district is now out of danger, according to the preliminary report of the underwater survey conducted recently. This was informed by Hirakud dam chief engineer Harmohan Pradhan today. He said the report received from the Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS) on August 22 shows that […]

The first floodwaters of Mahanadi released by the Hirakud Dam authorities on Friday last, reached the Naraj barrage this morning