Tag: Rourkela

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1 dead, 2 missing in separate drowning incidents in Odisha

Rourkela: A student died while two other persons went missing in separate drowning incidents today in Odisha’s Rourkela and Balasore. A class XII student of Guru Nanak Public School drowned in Koel River at Baikuntha ghat in Rourkela while taking bath in with his two friends today. The deceased has been identified as Debidutta Sahu. […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Illegal coal transportation racket busted in Rourkela; 3 persons held

Rourkela: Brahmani Tarang police today busted a racket involved in illegal transportation of coal and seized four trucks with over 60 tonne coal. According to sources, the seized coal was from a sponge iron factory at Kalunga Industrial Estate in Rourkela. Acting on a tip off, police had conducted a raid on the factory and […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Odisha woman runners-up at Mrs India competition

  Rourkela: Shivangi Saraf from Rourkela has bagged the runners-up trophy in the recently concluded Mrs India competition organized by India Innovation in New Delhi. Shivangi who arrived at the Rourkela railway station today was given a grand welcome by representatives of various institutions. Shivangi said that she managed to win the runners-up title because […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Infant dies after vaccination; probe initiated

Rourkela: An infant, who was administered a dose DPT vaccine on Wednesday, died within a few hours of the shot, her family alleged. The three-month-old daughter of one Saroj Sahu was administered the vaccine at their house in Malgodown area under Uditnagar police limits by an Anganwadi worker. Three hours later, the baby died, the […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Legal Metrology official under Vigilance scanner

Rourkela: Vigilance sleuths today conducted simultaneous raids on the office and houses of Assistant Controller of Legal Metrology, Rourkela Bidyadhar Biswal on charges of amassing property disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a complaint, a team of 25 officials of the anti-corruption wing including three DSPs conducted the raids at 5 places, […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Miscreants loot Rs 7.8L from toll plaza employee in Rourkela

Rourkela: In a broad daylight heist, three armed miscreants looted Rs 7.80 lakh from a toll plaza employee at gun point near Jhagarpur here today. As per sources, the employee was on his way to a bank to deposit the money when three bike-borne miscreants intercepted him. One of them brandished a gun while another […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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UDAN scheme: Rourkela to get air connectivity soon

Rourkela: Steel City Rourkela will soon be featured on the aviation map of India as the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for utilization of airstrips at its three facilities, including Rourkela under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) -UDAN. The two other […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Normalcy affected in Odisha due to 'Bharat Bandh'

Rourkela/Malkangiri: Vehicular traffic was affected in several places of the State including Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur and tribal-dominated districts as Dalit organisations have been observing the ‘Bharat Bandh’ protesting dilution of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions. Buses have also remained off-roads in Biramitrapur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi and Bolangir. Besides, shops and markets were […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Biju Expressway: Protests over toll collection continues

Sambalpur: The protests over the collection of toll taxes on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway has intensified with locals staging road blockade near Pradhanpali village in Sambalpur district on Sunday. The locals have demanded toll exemption for the vehicles bearing registration number of Sambalpur. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on both sides of the road […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Disrespect towards the dead: Body carried on trolley for 8 hrs

Rourkela: In yet another instance of disrespect towards the dead, a labourer’s body was carried on a trolley rickshaw for eight hours here on Thursday as the kin of the deceased was not allowed to perform the last rites at any cremation ground since he was not able to afford the cost. As per reports, […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Husband files complaint after wife marries another man

Rourkela: A man today lodged a complaint at Raghunathpalli Police Station in Rourkela alleging his wife of cheating and getting married to another man while he was away from his home. Such a shocking incident has been reported from Civil Township area of Rourkela. According to sources, one Mananjay Choubey of Bondamunda area had married […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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A drunken brawl & marriage later, man ends up in custody!

Rourkela: As the fiasco of his drunken brawl with in-laws had just subsided and he got married to the same girl, the groom Sankar Panda found himself embroiled in yet another eddy of trouble. He was arrested by Tangarapalli police for allegedly marrying a second time without divorcing his first wife. Panda was booked after […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Bride calls off marriage with drunken groom

Rourkela: A girl cancelled her marriage after her fiancé turned up along with ‘baratis’ drunk and allegedly misbehaved and thrashed her family members on wedding day. Such a bizarre incident was reported in steel city Rourkela on Sunday. According to reports, the groom and his friends had reportedly arrived for the wedding drunk. The groom […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Woman beaten to death on suspicion of witchcraft

Rourkela: It seems that the practice of branding women as ‘witches’ and torturing them continues unabated in remote areas in Odisha. This was again evident after a 52-year-old woman was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of practising witchcraft at Latakhandi village under Kuanarmunda police limits in Sundergarh district late on Friday night. […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Several injured in group clashes across Odisha

Bhubaneswar: While people were busy celebrating the festival of colours, nearly five persons were injured in three separate group clashes across Odisha today. In Cuttack, three persons were injured in firing during a clash between two groups in Gopalpur under Sadar police limits. The injured were identified as Sushant Rout, Kalindi Rout and Samir Rout, […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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