Tag: Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Odisha government’s announcement to make traffic rules stricter from March 1 in a bid to reduce the number of accidents, as many as eight people died today in separate road accidents across several districts of Odisha. In Sambalpur, four persons were killed while six others were injured after a […]

Sambalpur: In one of the steepest fines imposed under the newly amended Motor Vehicles Act, drivers of a tractor and a bus were fined Rs 53,200 and Rs 27,000 respectively by the State Transport Department for violation of traffic rules. The tractor and the bus were reportedly seized by the police for inspection following a […]

Sambalpur: The agitating lawyers of various Western Odisha Bar Associations will return to work in their respective courts from today effectively ending the one-and-a-half year long ‘No Court, No Hearing’ stir in the region. As per the reports, the Central Action Committee (CAC) of all western Odisha bar associations announced its decision to end the […]

Sambalpur: The Kendupatra Karmachari Sangha (OKKS) of Odisha on Wednesday hit streets as a mark of protest against the government’s decision to abolish GST from Kendu leaf and closing down of Kendu Leaf Range offices, sections and Phadis in the Western region of the state. The association also demanded social security for the Kendu leaf […]

Sambalpur: The construction of second spillway in Hirakud Dam has hit a road block as the construction firm, TPL-AGE Hirakud JV has allegedly left the project midway hanging the future of the dam in balance. As per reports, construction of an additional spillway in Hirakud dam had started in January last year following a MoU […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the last 24 hours with the detection of 91 new COVID-19 cases and one more fatalities. The total number of positive cases in the State now stands at 828 including 627 active cases, 196 recoveries and five deaths, according to the State Health and […]

Sambalpur: Two persons were killed and another received grievous injuries in a wild bear attack inside a forest in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said on Monday. The incident took place near Taal village under the Badbahal forest range of Rairakhol sub-division when five people had gone inside the forest to collect honey on Sunday. However, […]

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam released this season’s first flood water into Mahanadi River on Thursday after water level of the reservoir went up due to good rainfall in the catchment of the dam. The first floodwater of the season is usually released from Hirakud dam in the month of August. However, as the upper catchment […]

Sambalpur: As remarkable as it may sound, the Odisha government has renamed ‘Bilung’ under Bamra Tehsil of Sambalpur district as ‘Rangabati Bilung’ in recognition of the popularity of cult song ‘Rangabati’. The decision has been implemented with effect from today as the State government got a no objection certificate from the Centre. Interestingly, Bilung is […]

Rairakhol: Akrura Sethy is a health worker and ideally should be receiving a hero’s welcome in the times of COVID19, but such has been the scourge of the pandemic that he lives like an outcast. Akura, who is working as a dresser at Rairakhol sub-divisional hospital, has taken shelter under a tree outside his village […]

Sambalpur: In view of the unprecedented second round surge of coronavirus infection in western Odisha, the State government on Wednesday decided to set up an additional Covid-19 specialty hospital at…

Sambalpur: BJP’s Sambalpur MLA, Jaya Narayan Mishra has urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to postpone/pre-pone COVID-19 shutdown on account of Nua Khai festival. In a letter, the Sambalpur MLA along with his Rengali counterpart, Nauri Nayak has requested Odisha government to change the shutdown dates either by postponing or enforcing it couple of days […]

Sambalpur: Acting upon the public demand to allow movement of people during Independence Day & Nuakhai festival, the district administration has deferred the scheduled weekend shutdown in the Western Odisha district of Sambalpur. As per a letter issued by the Collector and District Magistrate, the weekend shutdown order has been partially modified by replacing shutdowns […]

Sambalpur: With devotees barred from visiting temple in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Samleswari Temple Trust has decided to telecast the ‘Nabanna Lagi’ ritual live on social media on Sunday. The ritual marks the beginning of the agrarian festival of Nuakhai in western Odisha. As per the ‘lagna’, the ‘Nabanna’ or newly harvested rice […]

Sambalpur: In an unexpected turn of events, ganja weighing around 21 Kgs was seized from a vehicle that reportedly belonged to Government Railway Police in Jharsuguda on Saturday. As per reports, the contraband was seized from a police vehicle near Ramapada chhak in Sambalpur by Rengali Police. The vehicle is stated to be belonging to […]