Tag: Sambalpur

Police have seized 16,000 bottles of cough syrup which were being transported in a truck and an SUV in Sambalpur. Police rounded up 26 people who were smuggling the stuff. Besides, 12 cell phones and some cash have been seized from them.

To counter the two BJP stalwarts Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram, the BJD is reportedly planning to field its organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das in Sambalpur and hockey legend Dillip Tirkey in Sundargarh.

Some youths had called the scrap collector over phone to Katarbaga forest on the pretext of selling some scrap material. As soon as he reached the place, two youths allegedly started beating him with sticks. While Firoz was trying to run away, he fell into a ditch.

They demanded action against the Dean alleging her of turning a deaf ear to their demands.

Majhi filed a complaint at the district consumer court following which the court ordered the restaurant to pay Rs 30,000 as compensation to the complainant for the ‘overcharge’ and also ordered to pay him Rs 10,000 towards court charges.

The court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh to the contractor. Moreover, the contractor has also been directed to deposit Rs 1 lakh in the consumer welfare fund of the district.

As per reports, these accidents took place in the evening. A student of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) and another youth died after their bike and a scooter had a collision in front of the university. Two others were critically injured in the accident.

The Rairakhole police received intelligence inputs about ganja smuggling in an SUV. A team of police officials started chasing the SUV coming from the Kadaligad side. After a long chase, the two ganja traders managed to drive the vehicle into Bhima Bhoi Adikand Market complex and abandoned the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Naktideul police started an investigation into the incident by detaining the lecturer following a written complaint by the victim.

The BJP stalwart observed, “The grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya is the outcome of the 500 years of struggle and dedication of people. Crores of people in the country celebrated the homecoming of Ram Lalla with deep devotion that day. People have welcomed it. The temple is the identity of the new Bharat."

The Prime Minister inaugurated the permanent IIM Sambalpur campus in the presence of Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union

Preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sambalpur are in full swing. Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seba Bhawan on Thursday on the preparations for the PM’s visit on February 3.

BJD legislator Rohit Pujari said, “We will be happy if an efficient organiser of the party like Pranab Prakash Das comes to Sambalpur to fight the election.  It will be a welcome step.  Chief Minister has assigned him as party’s organisation secretary given his organizational skills.”   

The exams for third semester undergraduates and postgraduates, which were scheduled for January 13, were rescheduled to January 24 following a letter from Zilla Parishad.

The Union Minister said that the Odisha government is taking credit for the rice by hanging posters with state government logo and some photographs of the leaders. Such posters are found at retail outlets and this is sheer deceit which should not be done in a democratic system.