Tag: Rourkela

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 […]

Rourkela:  In a daring dacoity, armed miscreants looted gold ornaments and other valuables worth Rs two lakh from the house of a garments trader at Basanti Nagar area of Rourkela on Saturday. As per reports, taking advantage of the absence of the house owner Naresh Sinha, robbers armed with weapons looted the valuables by taking […]

Rourkela: A woman has been allegedly murdered by her parents in a suspected case of honor killing in Rourkela. The victim was identified as Amruta. The victim’s husband Nasim Khan on Thursday alleged that Amruta’s parents have killed her and discreetly cremated her body without informing him. According to reports, both Nasim and Amruta had […]

Bhubaneswar: Stating the charges framed by the Special CBI court against him in the Brahmadihi coal block allotment case today as an outcome of political vendetta by the Congress-led UPA government, Rourkela BJP legislator Dilip Ray stated he has complete faith in the country’s legal system and urged for a speedy trial in the court. […]

Bhubaneswar: Four educational institutions from Odisha have made it to the top 100 list of institutes announced by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). According to the ministry’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for higher educational institutions in India, in overall ranking; Sikha ‘O’ Anusandhan University in the State capital has secured 33rd rank […]

Bhubaneswar: Flight service from Odisha to several small cities will be made operational soon. The Civil Aviation Ministry held a discussion with several airlines companies in this regard on Thursday. The airline companies chosen for the service under the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme are Air Deccan and Air Odisha Private Limited. The […]