Tag: Rourkela

Political circles in the State were today abuzz with talks about tributes paid to late Biju Patnaik by none other than prime minister Narendra Modi and a massive celebration organized by senior BJP leader and Rourkela legislator Dilip Ray on the occasion of the 98th birth anniversary of the veteran leader

Bhubaneswar: Indian retail major Big Bazaar today launched a new outlet in the Steel City of Rourkela and became the first retail chain to have its presence in more than 100 cities across the country. To mark this achievement, the company has started ‘100 Cities Celebration’ from December 20, 2014, to January 15, 2015, at […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to re-introduce the Shatabdi Express between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela via Jharsuguda. In a letter to Goyal, the Chief Minister said the connectivity with Bhubaneswar through Shatabdi would serve the genuine transportation demand of the people of these two cities. “As Jharsuguda […]

Bhubaneswar: As communal tension prevailed in three towns of Odisha during immersion processions of Lord Ganesha and another deity, the administration imposed section 144 of the CrPC in these areas. Section 144 has been clamped in Rourkela in Sundargarh district, Soro in Balasore district and Patamundai in Kendrapada district following communal tension between two groups, […]

This is Swasti Singh from Rourkela. Swasti is just 20 years old. But her success will definitely take you by surprise. At this young age, Swasti has already won at least 18 medals in various national and international-cycling tournaments. Swasti bagged the gold medal at the 25th Senior Junior Road cycling championship that was held in March this year.

Hundreds of Orind Mill workers led by Orind Workers Majdoor Sangh today staged a road blockade at Lathikata on NH 23 to protest the non-payment of salaries for 14 months and have threatened not to lift the blockade till their demands were fulfilled by the company management.

Rourkela: The lawyers and police in this steel city confronted each other leading to a road blockade over use of helmets by two-wheeler riders. The matter was, however, resolved with intervention of Rourkela SP Anirudha Singh, who met the striking lawyers. The incident took place when the traffic personnel caught two lawyers without helmet and […]

Rourkela: Normal life in Sundergarh district was today hit by a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the Congress to protest against the forced removal of stoles from women at a government programme addressed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on December 4. Though Patnaik has asked the Director General of Police to inquire into the matter, Congress […]

A Maoist couple, carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on their heads, today surrendered before the police in Sundargarh district, saying they were "disillusioned" with Naxal activities

Accusing Naveen Patnaik regime in Odisha of being highly inefficient and corrupt, BJP today alleged that the state received adequate central funds but BJD always levelled allegation of negligence by NDA government in order to hide its inabilities

Trade union leader MDN Panicker, founder of Rourkela Shramik Sangh (RSS), died at Kochi

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam inaugurated L V Prasad Eye Institute's OCL Eye Centre at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district today

Odisha Government has decided to spend Rs 150 crore for the development of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT)

A proposed 'Jail Bharo' agitation by Odisha MLA George Tirky, protesting land acquisition and construction of an ash pond, evoked lukewarm response here today

Three Maoist cadres today surrendered before the state Police here today taking the figure to nine this year. They were identified as Joseph Munda (35), Siprien Munda (29), and Panallal Bhakta (17). The trio was part of the Chotanagpur Division and active in the Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundergarh division.