Tag: Sambalpur

A video showing baby elephant’s plight in the mud has surfaced from Badajharana forest under Kuchinda Wildlife Sanctuary in Sambalpur. As per reports, the calf had slipped and injured itself after coming to the area to drink water.

Two brothers reportedly in inebriated condition drowned after falling into a well in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Monday. The video of this incident was caught in the CCTV.

Demanding justice for murdered lady teacher Mamita Meher, members of Congress staged demonstration protesting Odisha CM’s visit to Sambalpur. However, some ruling-BJD members reportedly attacked a Congress worker and thrashed him mercilessly.

After a ragging incident was reported from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) on September 22, action has been taken against as many as 12 students. The disciplinary Committee of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) has suspended two students for two years and 10 others for one year.

Fresh allegations of ragging have surfaced at the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Sambalpur. This time a third year student was allegedly ragged and thrashed by fourth year students inside the hostel in the university’s campus.

In an unfortunate incident, a patient died on her way to Burla hospital reportedly after the 108 ambulance carrying her broke down midway in Sambalpur on Monday (Sept 20).

On the occasion of Nuakhai festival, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has virtually inaugurated light and sound show at Samaleswari temple in Sambalpur district on Saturday.

These are patients lying on hospital floor. Without beds, patients occupy whatever vacant space available on the floor in a bid to get treatment. This is the state of affairs at the Sambalpur district headquarters hospital.

The famous Laxmi Talkies, which was once known as the face of Sambalpur in Odisha is now a grim portrait of an era gone by. The envelope of green moss and trees has erased all traces of its original colour.

This is a unique protest staged by the residents of Sambalpur on Thursday (September 9). These are the locals who are expected to be displaced by the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) scheme of the Odisha government.

Fear of drought in Odisha’s Sambalpur is palpable among farmers. Drought situation in Sambalpur district seems more than likely as the region has reportedly received just a fraction of rain this year compared to a normal monsoon season.

Sambalpur: In a bizarre incident, a ‘mentally-retarded’ woman was arrested by the police today for administering injections to patients at the Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital. As per allegations, the woman, identified as Lili Jala of AN Guha Lane of Sambalpur town had entered the hospital late night on January 19 and administered injections to more […]

Sambalpur: The on-going lawyers’ strike over establishment of Orissa High Court bench in western Odisha has now started to adversely affect the banking services in several parts including Sambalpur. Several banks in the district are staring at losses owing to complete stoppage in the disbursal of fresh loans in the past couple of months. As […]

Sambalpur: In good news for denizens of Sambalpur city, the district administration has decided to roll out free WiFi services between Ring Road and Samelswari Temple. According to reports, the free WiFi services will be launched across the town in a phased manner. Welcoming the move, Prabhu Dutta Pujahari, a resident of Sambalpur, said, “These […]

Sambalpur: Farmers organisations today observed a three-hour ‘Chaka Jam’ agitation at different places in Sambalpur town protesting delay in disbursal of crop insurance claims. Hundreds of farmers staged the protest and blocked the national highway and as many as 17 places in the town. Due to the shutdown, hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on both […]