Tag: Sambalpur

Sambalpur: Mystery clouds the demise of a woman whose decomposed body was recovered by police today from a locked house in Modipada area under Town Police limits here. According to sources, three persons of a family including a couple and their son were staying in the rented house. Following reports of foul smell emanating from […]

Sambalpur: A contractor allegedly tried to attack the vice-chancellor of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) after barging into his office chamber at Burla on Saturday. According to Vice-chancellor Atal Chaudhuri, the man suddenly barged into his office room and started ransacking furniture before throwing a chair at him. He was saved as the […]

Sambalpur/ Bargarh: Intensifying agitation against the introduction of centralised token system for procurement of paddy in the current kharif season, hundreds of irate farmers in Bargarh barged into the Collectorate and locked the main gate demanding intervention of the Collector. Following a discussion with the leaders of the farming community, the Collector said that the […]

Sambalpur: It seems that the Transport Department in Sambalpur has committed a faux pas after penalising a car owner for not wearing helmet. As per reports, Bisakha Mahakul of Jyotipada area recently received a SMS regarding the issuance of a challan for violating traffic rules. After verifying, Bisakha found that a penalty of Rs 1,000 […]

Sambalpur: Sightseeing at the famous Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur has now become even more delightful thanks to the much-awaited ropeway service which was thrown open for public on Thursday. After years of delay since the commencement of the project in April, 2016, the ropeway service was finally rolled out by the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation with […]

Bhubaneswar: State-owned Navratna company NLC India said it has offered a rehabilitation and resettlement package to project affected families at its two coal blocks in Odisha involving higher financial compensation than the norms prescribed by the State government. The special package has been welcomed by the stakeholders including local villagers in Talabira II and III […]

Sambalpur: A sub-centre of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will be opened in Sambalpur where students can get training on Sambalpuri cloth designing and bamboo craft along with research work. Presently, the centre of NIFT at Bhubaneswar has been running since 2010 in the State. Speaking about the development, district collector of Sambalpur, […]

Sambalpur: After 52 domestic LPG cylinders were seized by the Supplies Department during a raid at a private college in Sambalpur district, a case has been registered against the college administration and an investigation has been launched into probable black marketing. After 50 cylinders were seized from the college, raids were conducted at a godown […]

Sambalpur: Palpable tension prevailed after a youth brandishing a gun created nuisance in front of the gate of Gangadhar Meher University in Sambalpur on Friday. It was later learnt that the gun which the youth was carrying was a fake one. However, it had created panic among students and other passersby. Though the exact reason […]

By: Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Media has reported about the felling of around 40,000 trees in Sambalpur’s Talabira village to facilitate coal mining. The destruction of greenery followed Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)’s Stage II clearance for diverting 1,038.187 hectares of forest land for an opencast coal mining project. Believed to be […]

Sambalpur: At a time when healthcare system in Odisha is drawing flak from several quarters, Naktideul Community Health Centre (CHC) in Sambalpur district is receiving accolades for its unique initiative to treat patients. Apart from medication, the hospital authorities believe that cleanliness and a hygienic environment play important role in treating patients. The walls of […]

Sambalpur: Three persons including two officials of ICICI bank of Bomaloi branch in Sambalpur district were arrested on Saturday for allegedly duping cash worth lakhs of rupees from ‘Old Age Pension’ account. Anirban Dey, Manager of the bank, Sudhir Meher, cashier and Praveen Bharti, former cashier of the bank, were reportedly arrested for illegally withdrawing over […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement in the year 2016 to roll out Commissionerate system of police in three important cities-Sambalpur, Berhampur and Rourkela, the proposal is yet to see the light of the day. As per reports, the central government had approved relevant posts to under the system for the mentioned cities a […]

Sambalpur: Body of woman, who went missing from Bahalpada village in Sambalpur district on January 1, was found buried following which Dhanupali Police exhumed the decomposed body today. A team of Dhanupali Police rushed to a jungle near Amburi village along with the deceased woman Arati Devi’s husband Kunal Singh and exhumed her body in […]

Sambalpur (Odisha): Two engineering students have drowned in the plunge pool of a waterfall in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred when the duo, part of a group of 45 students from the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Burla, visited popular tourist destination Debjharan for picnicking on Saturday, a […]