Tag: Jharsuguda

Nabarangpur: Since the enforcement of new Motor Vehicles Act, we have come across several incidents of hefty fines being imposed on motorists but recently, in a bizarre incident, a Nabarangpur resident was fined by Traffic police of another district. According to the complainant, Manas Ranjan Das, he never went to Jharsuguda but received a message […]

Raigarh: In a major development in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter in 2016, Chhattisgarh Police today revealed that former MLA and ex-BJD leader Anup Sai is the prime accused in the case and has confessed to the crime. In a press conference, Raigarh SP Santosh Kumar said that Anup had […]

Jharsuguda: Family members of arrested ex-MLA from Odisha Anup Sai today called off their protest after around 22 hours following a meeting with the district Collector. As per reports, Sai’s wife, son, daughter, brother and other family members had staged a protest in front of the Jharsuguda district collector office on Saturday. The family members […]

Jharsuguda: Two more persons of the six-member family who reportedly committed suicide by consuming phenyl in Lahandabud under BTM police limits in Jharsuguda district on Monday night, died while undergoing treatment at VIMSAR, Burla. The deceased woman identified as Puspabati Biswal (58) died late Wednesday night while her daughter Pinky (31) succumbed early today morning. […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Utkal Upvan, an eco-park being developed by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) as a tourist attraction in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district at a cost of Rs 14 crore. The foundation stone was laid remotely through video conference from New Delhi by the union home […]

Jharsuguda: Taking cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a minor boy by the founder of ‘Faith Outreach’ shelter home in Jharsuguda district, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed the Odisha government to inspect the child care institutions run by the NGO. NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo, in a letter to […]

Jharsuguda: Off she started her journey some two decades ago with an aim to secure the basic necessities of family. Life may have taken an ugly turn for Tanuja Bage in between but she can finally celebrate the moment because after fighting all odds she’s found herself exactly where she had started from. Once a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb the surging Covid-19 infection, the Jharsuguda district administration Friday ordered the closure of all street fast food shops for the next fifteen days. The district administration has decided to compensate the vendors with Rs 2,500 each for the financial losses incurred during the fortnight-long closure. Strong action will be […]

Jharsuguda: Even though the state government has been boasting of its popular schemes aimed at uplifting the poor, the fact remains that many needy are still deprived of those state largess. In yet another example of the pattern, an old man, identified as Jogendra Nikhunti, a resident of Pujaripalli village under Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, […]

Jharsuguda: Police on Saturday cracked the kidnapping case of Executive Engineer of Jharsuguda Rural Works Division, Manoranjan Pattnaik while arresting eight persons in connection with the incident. Based on the complaint of Patnaik on October 7, Jharsuguda police started an investigation into the case and apprehended eight persons. The accused have been identified as Siba […]

Jharsuguda: In a tragic incident, a couple was charred to death in Rampur village under Brajrajnagar police limits of Jharsuguda district on Friday. According to reports, the mishap took place in the couple’s house from a coal stove. #FirstInformation: Couple charred to death in Brajrajnagar area of Jharsuguda after fire breaks out from a coal […]

Jharsuguda: Two women suffered serious injuries after one’s house caught fire at Stationpada under Brajrajnagar block in this district on Tuesday. The injured have been identified as Priya Ghosh and Nisha Patra. Both of them have been admitted to the Ispat General Hospital (IGH), Rourkela in critical condition. According to reports, Priya’s house caught fire […]

Jeypore/Rourkela: Even though Odisha government is maintaining as many as 20 airstrips for regional air connectivity purposes, operation of flight services is yet to materialise in all the airstrips except Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda. Thanks to official apathy, two such airstrips – Jeypore and Rourkela have remained non-functional despite a well prepared runway, air traffic control […]

Jharsuguda: An employee of the Odisha Forest Development Corporation Ltd (OFDC) in Jharsuguda died on Tuesday following alleged work pressure and mental harassment by higher authorities. According to sources, Basudev Pal, the sub-divisional manager of OFDC collapsed during his duty hours today. He was immediately rushed to the district headquarters hospital of Jharsuguda where doctors […]

Jharsuguda/ Malkangiri: In December last year, the body of Debnarayan Panda, Personal Assistant to the then Malkangiri Collector Manish Agarwal was found in Satiguda dam in the district. Following his death, Panda’s wife Banaja made a direct accusation against the Collector, stating that her husband died due to the severe mental torture meted out by […]