Tag: Rourkela

Bhubaneswar: Amid mudslinging between State and Centre over construction of the second bridge on Brahmani River near Rourkela, the NHAI authorities today held discussions with Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the Secretariat and assured to start the project soon after getting necessary approvals from State. “We have discussed all projects including some under Bharatmala scheme. […]

Rourkela: Two girls from Sundergarh district were allegedly sold to a broker in Saudi Arabia for Rs 25 lakh after being blackmailed with a sex video by a middleman, who is reportedly a cousin of one of the victims. The two women, however, managed to escape with the help of the Indian Embassy and later […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In reply to the letter of Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari which stated that delay in forest clearance was the reason for non-commencement of construction of second bridge over Brahmani River, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said no such clearance is necessary for the construction as the proposed site is non-forest in […]

Rourkela: The Rourkela Additional District and Sessions Judge Court today awarded a jail term of 20 years each to five persons after convicting them in a rape case that took place near Pitamahal Dam in November 2016. The court also ordered the five accused to pay a fine of Rs 20,000 each. Ajay Kumar Pradhan, […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Replying to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on construction of second bridge over river Brahmani in Rourkela, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said delay in granting statutory approval from Odisha Government including forest clearance and land acquisition has led to non- commencement of project on Birmitrapur-Barkote section of NH-143. In a letter […]

Rourkela: In a major breakthrough, Rourkela police on Tuesday arrested 9 persons including two juveniles for their alleged involvement in the loot of Rs 25 lakh from a State Bank of India (SBI) cash van. Addressing a press conference, SP, Kabita Jalan informed that two employees of the Cash Management Solutions entrusted with the job […]

Barbil: Owner of Pooja Sponge Iron Kabit Agarwal was arrested today by Barbil police over alleged non-payment of dues to the tune of Rs 75 lakh to SN Mohanty Mines. The industrialist was held from his residence in Rourkela  last midnight on basis of a FIR filed by owner of SN Mohanty Mines. As per […]

Rourkela: Unidentified miscreants looted Rs 25 lakh on gunpoint from a cash van near Sorada under Bisra police limits in Rourkela yesterday. According to reports, four bike borne miscreants looted the cash after intercepting the cash van of State Bank of India (SBI) and terrorizing the staff on gunpoint. The incident occurred at around 9 […]

Rourkela: Adding airwaves to its already vast repertoire of media and entertainment ventures, Odisha Television Network has launched its radio station ‘Radiodisha 98.3 FM’ in Rourkela today. Odisha Television Network which owns television channels OTV, Tarang, Prarthana, Tarang Music and Alankar under its umbrella has marked its presence in airwaves thorough Radiodisha 98.3 FM. Initially […]

Rourkela: A day after a labourer sustained critical burn injuries in a mishap at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), another fire mishap broke out in the steel melting shop (SMS-II) on the plant premises today after hot liquid metal spilled out of a ladle. According to sources, nearly 150 metric tonne of hot liquid spilled in […]

Rourkela:  Tension prevailed at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) after a labourer sustained critical burn injuries in a mishap on the plant premises on Saturday. According to reports, a ladle containing around 150 tonne hot liquid metal snapped off a crane and fell on the labourer identified as Sahil Kumar Purti. The incident occurred when Sahil […]

Rourkela: In an unfortunate incident, a 12-year old boy lost both his legs after he slipped off a train at Rourkela railway station on Wednesday. The boy, identified as Anil Benua was reportedly doing odd jobs including bottle picking and sweeping inside trains. According to sources, this morning while getting down from the Jammu-Tai Express […]

Rourkela: A 10-year-old student of Gurukul Vedik Ashram at Vedavyas here on Wednesday brought sexual harassment allegations against a teacher and three other hostel inmates. The incident came to light after the student revealed his ordeal to his mother who later filed a complaint with the Brahmani Tarang Police. As per the complaint, the minor […]

Rourkela: Busting an inter-state gang of bike robbers, Rourkela Plant site police arrested seven gang members and recovered 21 motorcycles here on Monday. As per reports, the gang included members from Odisha and Jharkhand which mainly operated in Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Jharsuguda districts. The stolen bikes were later sold to rural people in Jharkhand […]

Rourkela: The Swachh Bharat campaign says your home is not complete without a toilet. But a man has turned his toilet as his home in Rourkela after failing to get assistance from administration for the repairs of his dilapidated house. According to reports, Chotu Routia has turned a Swachh Bharat toilet as his home after […]