Tag: Rourkela

Bengaluru: In a bid to attract youths towards space research, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to set up four incubation centres in different parts of the country including one in Rourkela of Odisha. In a press conference, ISRO Chief K Sivan on Friday said that the space agency would set up the […]

Rourkela: A woman on Wednesday threw acid at another woman suspecting her to be lover of her husband.The incident has become the talk of the town in Bondamunda area of the city. As per reports, a woman living in the area has been opposing her husband’s extra marital relationship with another woman due to which […]

Sundergarh: As many as four persons killed while more than 30 injured in separate road mishaps in different parts across Odisha on Thursday. A car carrying five persons rammed into a truck from behind near Anantpur under Salepur block in Cuttack district, killing three including a woman on the spot. Another person succumbed while undergoing […]

Malkangiri/Sundergarh: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Malkangiri and Rajgangpur of Sundergarh after incessant rains wreaked havoc today disrupting road communication in several parts. According to sources, water level of Pangama river in Malkangiri has increased following incessant rain for the second consecutive day. As per reports, water is flowing four feet above […]

Rourkela: In a tragic incident, four kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a train on Brahmani bridge, a few metres away from Panposh railway station in Rourkela last night. Three others, are however, safe. The deceased belonging to one family were residents of Bhilai area of Chhattisgarh. They were identified as Nilesh Das, Jamuna […]

Rourkela: Five girl students of the MGM School located at Sector 19 in Rourkela fell unconscious today while rehearsing for Independence Day celebrations. As per reports, soon after the five students fell unconscious during the rehearsal at the Ispat Stadium, they were rushed to the Community Welfare Society (CWS) hospital. Subsequently, one of the girl […]

Launching of intra-state air services in Odisha is a dream-come-true for those who were looking for a way to travel from one corner of the State to another, finish their work and come back the same day.

Rourkela: In a major achievement, the GST intelligence wing unearthed a racket involved in fraudulent GST transactions amounting to crores of rupees in Rourkela today. As per reports, the racket was active since the introduction of GST by the union government and had been causing massive losses to the state exchequer by availing benefits under […]

Rourkela: A woman died and several others including minor children were critically injured in an explosion at Telugu slum near Madusudhanpalli in Rourkela today. Two persons critically injured in the incident were admitted to Rourkela IGH while five minors have been shifted to Bhubaneswar for treatment as their condition worsened. Sources said the explosion was […]

Bhubaneswar: The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express caught fire near Tilkanagar, a few kilometers before reaching Rourkela railway station today. It is suspected that a short circuit in B-7 coach of the train led to the fire. It was when excessive smoke emanating from the bogie was noticed that an alarm was raised. “The smoke started […]

Rourkela/Sundergarh: Protesting irregularities in land allocation to people and families displaced for the construction of the second bridge over Brahmani River, the affected residents today staged protest in front of Lathikata tehsil office in Sundergarh today. Even after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had ordered to restart the construction work of second bridge […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging rampant corruption, BJP workers today gheraoed several block offices across the State including the one in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the national party has alleged that due to BJD workers, no work is getting done without paying ‘percentage commission’ (PC).  It also alleged that various schemes rolled out by the Centre are not […]

Rourkela: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly raping a minor girl in Rourkela. All the accused were arrested by Brahmani Tarang police based on the statement of the survivor who was rescued today near a school in a critical condition. While the survivor has been admitted to Ispat General Hospital, sources said that she […]

Rourkela: A man attempted suicide inside the premises of the sub-collector’s office in Rourkela today. According to sources, the man identified as Shashank Shekhar Satpathy hanged himself from a tree using a rope. Subsequently, he was rescued by some locals, who admitted him to the Rourkela government hospital. However, Satpathy had to be shifted to […]

Rourkela:  Police on Friday arrested builder Anmol Singh along with his two other associates for orchestrating a fake firing on himself on December 11 to seek police protection. As per sources, builder Singh had taken huge sum of loans from several money lenders for his businesses but was unable to repay the amount. Apprehending any […]