Tag: Rourkela

Rourkela: The Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) inaugurated eight days back in Rourkela by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik still lacks basic infrastructure facilities. There are no beds for patients and there are only two doctors in the hospital in place of eight. While the doctors have to depend on torch light on their mobile to […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for regional flyers! The Odisha government is all set to launch flight services to Jharsuguda by end of November under the ambitious UDAN scheme. Informing this after a review meeting, Odisha Chief Secretary AP Padhi said the air connectivity to other cities like Rourkela, Jeypore and Utkela (Kalahandi) may take more time. […]

Rourkela: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today laid foundation stones for two Government ITIs in Kutra of Sundergarh district, among various other development projects. Patnaik also laid a foundation stone for a stadium in Kutra besides inaugurating a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar and an e-library in Rourkela. “I am very glad to be in Rourkela […]

Rourkela: In a tragic incident on the eve of Diwali, one person was killed and 45 cracker shops were gutted when a fire broke out at a market in Rourkela late last night. The cracker shops located near Power House Road caught fire at around 2.35 am and were burnt into ashes within few minutes. Apart from […]

Jatni: Following allegations of irregularities in the under-construction Jatni flyover, a 10-member team of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela today conducted a spot visit and begun its probe into the charges. Sources said the team led by Mahavir Panda, the Head Of the Department (HOD) of Civil Engineering of the institute will examine […]

Rourkela: Chhend police claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the double murder of Istar Lenka and her niece Madhusmita Sahu and nabbed Istar’s second husband Braja Sundar Sahu in connection with the case. As per reports, Braja, who lived in Istar’s house, had killed the duo on September 26 night over property dispute and […]

Rourkela: The police today arrested six more members of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) here taking the arrest toll to 13 in last two days. A special team of Kuanrmunda police in Sundergarh district arrested them. An ex-army man is also among the arrested extremists, Sundergarh SP Pinak Mishra said. “Based on the interrogation […]

Rourkela: A woman and her 16-year-old niece were found dead in mysterious conditions in a locked house at Kalinga Vihar in Chhend Colony here today. The deceased were identified as Istar Lenka and her niece Madhusmita Sahu. Grievous injuries were found on their heads, said police sources. Sources said the door of the house was […]

Bhubaneswar: Three new Cyber Crime Police Stations were set up at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela, said a notification issued by the State government today. As per the notification issued by the Home department, the cyber crime police station at Berhampur will have 10 police limits and Sambalpur will have nine while police stations in four […]

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Hard work and dedication finally paid off for Manisha Khuntia who excelled in the coveted Indian Economic Service (IES) examination, the result of which was announced today. Manisha who hails from Rourkela and pursued higher studies in Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, has secured 3rd rank among 15 successful candidates in the […]

Sundargarh: At least 15 persons were injured, three of them critically, in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck. The accident took place on Saturday morning when the ill-fated Rourkela bound bus from Bonai, collided with a truck at Biritola on NH-143. According to reports, the mishap occurred allegedly due to rash and […]

Rourkela: Posing for a selfie with an elephant turned fatal for a youth after he was trampled by the pachyderm at Mandiakudar under Rajgangpur police limits. According to sources the deceased youth identified as Ashok Bharati was taking a close-up photo near a herd of elephant in Mandiakudar when one of the jumbos suddenly chased […]

Rourkela:  In a heinous crime, two minor sisters were raped all night after being abducted by two taxi drivers from sector-6 in Rourkela yesterday. According to reports, the survivors—a Class 10 and another a Class 7 student were kidnapped by two taxi drivers from near their house last evening. Both the girls were going to […]

Rourkela: A couple was arrested in Rourkela for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 17 lakh on Wednesday. The arrested couple, Damayanti Sahu and Soumya Kanta Sahu of Naharakanta in Bhubaneswar used to target innocent people on the pretext of facilitating loans for them from microfinance companies and cheat them in fraudulent manners. Both used to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Cooperation department has introduced new guidelines to check prevailing corruption in the department due to alleged misuse of position by some senior level officials. The department has agreed on the lapses in supervision, monitoring and inspection of cooperative societies and non detection of financial irregularities. The Rs 4.35 crore loan fraud of Large […]