Tag: Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog in northern parts of the country has affected railway services leading to cancellation & rescheduling of several trains. Due to cancellation of connecting trains, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express (22824) scheduled to leave from New Delhi on January 2 (Tuesday) has been cancelled, East Coast Railway sources said. Similarly, Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express […]

Sambalpur: A rape attempt on a 3-year-old girl in Sadar Hospital here on Tuesday has shocked one and all. According to sources, some unidentified person allegedly lured the girl away from her mother who was admitted at the hospital and later sexually harassed her. After coming to know about the incident, the family members of […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 86 petrol pumps in Odisha had used electronic chips for fuel theft as per Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The electronic gadgets were used as part of a nation-wide racket run by petrol pump dealers that was busted by Crime Branch, Mumbai in June this year. So far 33 accused […]

Sambalpur/Rayagada: Three persons were killed and seven injured in separate road accidents in the State today. Following a head-on collision between a truck and a car on NH-53 near Chandarpali under Dhanupali police limits in Samabalpur three were killed and five injured. The mishap occurred when the eight persons, residents of Sajapada area, were returning […]

Sambalpur: Nearly a fortnight after five persons of a family in Sambalpur allegedly committed suicide, the rented house they were staying in was opened by police in presence of magistrate today. Police is in search of any vital information in the house that will help them solve the case. The operation is being conducted in […]

Sambalpur: Four days after a bus carrying 40 passengers skidded off the road in Keonjhar, another similar incident has been reported from Sambalpur district on Friday. At least six persons were injured and two got critical after a passenger bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rammed into a tree here near […]

Sambalpur: The body of a private school teacher was recovered under mysterious circumstances from a house in Bisipalli village in Rairakhol of Sambalpur district Tuesday night. The deceased, identified as Sarat Barik was working as a teacher in a private school here in Rairakhol. Getting information, a team of police along with a scientific team […]

Sambalpur: The Sambalpur Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court today awarded a five-year jail term to Artha Tatwa (AT) Group chief Pradeep Sethi in connection with a fraud of Rs 5 lakh. The court pronounced the verdict while hearing a petition filed by one Raghumani Das of Burla. Earlier, in April 2017, the Special Chief Judicial […]

Sambalpur: The Supply department officials along with the local Tahasildar raided as many as five rice mills here on Monday and seized over 20,000 bags of paddy. The seizure of paddy in such a quantity has come as a shocker for many as the official paddy procurement is yet to begin in the district. According […]

Sambalpur: Even as the Odisha government is holding meetings and training sessions to tackle pest menace, the state’s second pesticide testing lab is yet to be to be made operational which has now has triggered deep resentment among farmers in Sambalpur. Sources said the new building of the lab is fully equipped with advanced equipments […]

Sambalpur: In what appears to be a case of mass suicide, bodies of a man, a woman and three girls were found on the railway tracks near Sarala Junction in Sambalpur district last night. The deceased were identified as Dharanidhar Panda, his wife Sangita Panda and their three daughters, out of which two were identified […]

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating its earlier promise, the Odisha government today assured Assam government to preserve and conserve the century-old house of renowned Assamese litterateur Laxminath Bezbaroa at Sambalpur. “Odisha Government will take up renovation and conservation of Late Laxminath Bezbaroa residence in Sambalpur at its own expense,” CM Naveen Patnaik said. His announcement came after Assam […]

Sambalpur: A week after the death of a woman allegedly due to consumption of plastic rice in Sambalpur, the administration today ruled out the presence of any plastic content. Speaking to media, Pratap Rudra Mandal, Food Safety inspector said “All the six samples sent for lab testing had no trace of plastic in them. All […]

Bhubaneswar: With the festival of lights, Diwali, round the corner, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to conduct special drives to put a check on transportation of crackers and other inflammable items in trains. As per decision, three divisions –Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair have been directed to launch special safety drive to keep […]

Sambalpur: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was today criticised by senior BJD leader Baishnab Parida for ruling Odisha without knowing Odia. Parida, a former Rajya Sabha member of the party who is also heading ‘Bhasha Surakhya Sammilani’, an outfit fighting for the protection of Odia language and literature, launched a scathing attack on his party chief […]