Tag: Paradip

Konark: In a tragic incident, three were killed and 40 injured when a bus going towards Paradip from Astaranga overturned into a canal near Jiunti Chhak here this morning. Driver and another staff of the bus ‘HariOm’ were among the three persons who died on the accident spot. The injured passengers were rushed to the […]

Cuttack: Even as the Orissa High Court granted conditional bail to industrialist Mahima Mishra today in connection with the murder of Seaways Shipping General Manager Mahendra Swain, he will be remaining in jail as hearing on his bail plea in Cuttack Press Chhak bomb blast is reserved for tomorrow. While granting bail in Mahendra Swain […]

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal/Paradip: At least four persons were killed and three others, including a three-year-old girl sustained injuries in three separate road accidents in Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal and Paradip today. An elderly man of Patapur Nimapara in Puri district, who had come to see his ailing grandson undergoing treatment at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, was killed when […]

Bhubaneswar: The much awaited talks between the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Odisha government, to resolve the VAT issue, reportedly failed to reach a consensus in New Delhi on Monday, as the officials attending the meeting sought more time to discuss on it. “No decision could be taken at the meeting. We discussed on […]

Choudwar: Congress leader and top class contractor Bapi Sarkhel, who had remained behind bars for the last five months in connection with the murder of Seaways Shipping general manager Mahendra Swain in Paradip, today alleged that BJD vice-president and minister Damodar Rout is the main conspirator behind his arrest. “My prime political opponent Damodar Rout […]

Cuttack: After remaining around five months in jail, Congress leader and top class contractor Bapi Sarkhel has finally been granted conditional bail by the Orissa High Court, today, in the Seaways Shipping GM Mahendra Swain’s murder case. The court granted him the bail against two bailers and surety of Rs 1 lakh each while directing […]

Paradip: After a brief lull, miscreants have bounced back to steal oil from the pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) again allegedly by damaging the pipes at Neheru Bangala road near the port town today. Following the rupture, oil made its way to the nearby Kaudia creek and fields besides spilling over to the water […]

Paradip: Go-ahead signal for carrying out revenue-yielding scrap import operation has been accorded to Paradip port in Jagatsinghpur district. Import of scraps would generate additional revenue for Odisha’s lone major port. An official communication from the union shipping ministry in this regard has been received by us. Scrap import activity would be undertaken shortly, an […]

Paradip: The Odisha government and the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) have reached out negotiated settlement putting to an end the 23-year-long dispute over water cess. “The Long pending water charges issue with the state government has been resolved. Points of differences regarding an outstanding sum amounting to Rs 60 crore regarding the water cess have […]

Unwittingly or intentionally, Minister Damodar Rout often gets stuck up in the foot-in-mouth syndrome. If not always, the septuagenarian-veteran in the field, is frequently in news for speaking his mind, even if that makes him vulnerable to flaks. On Wednesday, reacting to Agriculture Minister’s statement on CM Naveen Patnaik  considering waiving off farm loan, Rout […]

Bhubaneswar/Paradip: With Paradip fast emerging as a major petro-chemical hub, the state government has begun an environment impact assessment of areas lying close to the industrial zone in a bid to attempt to sustain ambient surroundings. The government has laid emphasis on environment control measures as Paradip is fast striding towards massive industrialisation. With the […]

Paradip: Tragedy struck at the posh officers’ club of Paradip Port Trust after a 12 -year-old girl met watery grave at the swimming poll of the club. The victim has been identified as Aparna Priyadarsahi, a class six student of a local school. Ironically the mishap took place when she was learning swimming in the […]

Jagatsinghpur: Once it was lush-green with luxuriant tree cover depicting an idyllic ambience. The thick forest with standing mangrove and casuarina cover was virtually a paradise for those evincing interest in eco-tourism. But that has become a thing of the past. The breathtaking greenery has disappeared from wetland spots in the periphery of Noliasahi, Gadakujang […]

Paradip: A sprawling three-storey building with elegant designing backed up by plenty of open space dots the outskirts of Paradip Seaport Township. There is every reason for a casual visitor to mistake it to be an engineering college imparting B. Tech courses. The closure of this college for summer vacation may strike one’s minds at […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s most protracted resistance movement against any industrial venture may have come to an end for all practical purpose with South Korean steelmakers calling it quits. But for those who had plunged into the anti-posco movement, trouble is far from over. Fear of ‘arrest’ and ‘languishing in jail’ hovers around them like Damocles sword. […]