Tag: Rourkela

Rourkela: Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai made ground zero assessment on the progress of rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals displaced by the Rourkela Steel Plant. Sai held meetings with various tribal organisations and government officials and was briefed on the status of land evicted for the purpose of expansion, land […]

Rourkela: Tension prevailed in Rourkela town after the hoardings put up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the eve of Rath Yatra did not carry the photo of local MLA Dilip Ray. Supporters of the MLA expressed disappointment over this move of BJP and said absence of Ray from any party campaigns would send […]

Rourkela: Disgruntled over cancellation of four trains including Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Garib Rath Express from the steel city for an indefinite period from June 15, Rourkela Jagran Manch (RJM) on Saturday protested the decision and demanded the Ministry of Railways for rerunning the train services from Ranchi instead of Dhanbad. Members of RJM presented a memorandum to […]

Rourkela: Tension prevailed at the Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital here after some people ransacked the hospital alleging that the death of their patient was due to medical negligence. The family and relatives of the deceased destroyed property of the hospital and demanded investigation into the incident. As per reports, the patient of Birajapalli here […]

Rourkela: A seven-member team sent by the Centre reviewed infrastructure setup of the Ispat General Hospital (IGH), Rourkela, today to consider accordance of a ‘super speciality’ status to the hospital as demanded by local legislator Dilip Ray and chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced plans to upgrade the IGH, […]

Rourkela: The department of Cooperation has asked the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch to probe financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 29.57 crore in Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB), Rourkela branch between 2005 and 2015. Based on the report of a special audit, Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro, today, has also ordered […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has debarred the Rourkela-based Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital from admitting students for two academic years – 2017-18 and 2018-19. The two-year ban on the admissions is a blow to Hi-Tech Medical College, which was recently given conditional approval for the MBBS course for 2016-17 academic session. […]

Bhubaneswar: The proposed second bridge on river Brahmani near Rourkela finally received a green signal after Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari assured the Odisha government to begin work for the proposed project by the end of June. In response to a letter of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the union minister wrote to Odisha government stating […]

Rourkela: Dreaded Maoist Bhima alias Krushna Loha and his aide Phula Munda, a female cadre, surrendered before the Rourkela Police here today. While Bhima was carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh, Phula carried Rs 1 lakh reward. According to sources, Bhima was involved in a few police-Maoist exchanges of fire in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Boudh, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost the police department to handle growing cyber crimes, Odisha government today decided to open three cyber police stations, one each at Rourkela, Sambalpur and Berhampur. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also in-charge of the home department, approved a proposal in this regard and creation of 33 posts to […]

Rourkela: Tension prevailed on the premises of Rourkela Railway Station over an alleged rape attempt on a minor girl by two youths at the public toilet of the station today. As per reports, the 13-year-old girl, a resident of Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, had arrived at the station with her family. As per the complaint […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stone unturned to strengthen the party organisation in the State, its Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray today alleged dilly-dallying by his own party-led government at the Centre and accused it of showing apathetic attitude towards the Steel City. Ray alleged that Modi had promised construction […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of the Mahanadi water sharing dispute with Chhattisgarh, Odisha is likely to run into similar dispute with neighbouring Jharkhand, believes BJP MLA Dilip Ray. The senior BJP leader on Friday raised an alarm over shrinking water level of Brahmani river. In a Facebook post, Ray has attributed the significant drop […]

Sundargarh: Residents of Sundargarh town today blocked the Sambalpur-Rourkela road protesting shortage of LPG cylinders by placing empty gas tanks leading to disruption in vehicular movement. The protesters alleged, despite booking in advance and paying advance cash, the cylinders are not delivered to them on time. Even when the complainants approached the agency – Basant Gas Agency, […]

Rourkela: Police today arrested three persons including two siblings of deceased Amrita Singh, who was allegedly strangulated to death recently in a suspected case of honour killing in the city. The brother-in-law was also nabbed in the case. The trio was allegedly involved in the murder of Amrita. They had also reportedly burnt the body […]