Tag: Rourkela

Startling revelations, including plans to execute bomb blasts and kill police officials, were made by the four SIMI operatives arrested from Rourkela recently, during their interrogation

Bhubaneswar: The police on Thursday began investigation into the suspected links of five SIMI members with Talibans based in Afghanistan. Highly placed sources said, a special team of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) interrogated the SIMI operatives to ascertain their suspected money transactions with the Talibans. Meanwhile a team of Madhya Pradesh police, which is […]

Rourkela: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a Rs 260 crore housing scheme for the slum dwellers of Rourkela city. He also announced Rs 400 crore scheme for underground sewerage in the Steel City. The chief minister made the announcement while addressing Nirmana Shramik Saptaha (Construction Workers’ Week ) at Bisra on the outskirts […]

Bhadrak: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police on Tuesday started interrogating Muna Khan and Haji, the two house owners, who rented their house to the five Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives at Nangamahal area here in the district. According to source, the STF officials are grilling the duo at Bhubaneswar to […]

Bhubaneswar: After taking the five terrorists of the banned outfit Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on a 13-day remand yesterday, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police started interrogating the ultras at some unknown place on Friday. According reports, the interrogation of the arrested SIMI terrorists will be carried […]

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Wednesday took charge of investigation into the arrest of four suspected SIMI terrorists and a woman in Rourkela earlier in the day

In the wake of the arrest of five terrorists from Rourkela, the BJP today questioned the efficiency of the Odisha police, which had no information the about the extremists even though they had travelled to various parts of Odisha since 2014

Rourkela: A youth who attempted self immolation on premises of Udit Nagar police station here on Monday, died while undergoing treatment at Ispat General Hospital (IGH). The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Nayak of Basanti Colony. According to reports, the youth had gone to meet the inspector of Udit Nagar police station yesterday. However, […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of alleged illegal admission conducted by Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital in Rourkela, fate of around 100 MBBS students of the institution has been pushed into uncertainty following a government order that these students should not be allowed to attend classes. The Skill Development and Technical Education department has recently written […]

Panic gripped the Steel City today as three ghastly murders and two gang-rapes were committed here within 24 hours. While police have been able to arrest 7 persons involved in the gang-rapes, no persons are yet to be nabbed in connection with the murder of three persons in the city

As an act of gross negligence on the part of authorities of Sundergarh district, water logging inside the Rourkela government hospital is yet to be addressed leaving patients surrounded by water for the past two days. Rainwater has flooded the wards of the hospital and patients are lying helpless on their beds with water running under them. Such a sorry state of affairs at the hospital has drawn flak from all corners

Rourkela: Three youths, including one who was on a visit here from Mumbai drowned while taking bath in river Brahmani on the outskirts of Odisha?s Steel City of Rourkela today, police said. One of the youths slipped into deep water while taking bath at Tarkera Ghat of the river and then the other two were […]

In a bizarre incident, a couple and their 3-year old child were found dead in their house at Balughat area under Raghunathpali police station in Rourkela today

Preparations are in full swing here to welcome prime minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to visit the Steel City on April 1

Normal life was disrupted in Rourkela due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Adivasi Milita Manch of Sundergarh district opposing the government assigning corporation status to the Steel City