Monthly Archives: December 2014
Train to Bhawanipatna Flagged Off
A new passenger train between Sambalpur and Bhawanipatna was flagged off from here on Sunday. The train was flagged off by Sambalpur Lok Sabha member Nagendra Pradhan in the presence of local MLA, Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi and Ajay Pratap Singh, Divisional Railway Manager of Sambalpur division. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan expressed happiness over introduction
Jaundice:17 death, CM likely to visit Sambalpur
Jaundice continues to affect Sambalpur with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Sunday. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and chief secretary G C Pati are likely to visit the western Odisha city on December 24, government sources said. Raju Swain of Fishery Bandh of Sambalpur and Atmaram Surujal of Anlapalli village under Dhamma panchayat
NCDC expert team arrives in Sambalpur
A two-member expert team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi has arrived in Sambalpur and has visited the district headquarters hospital to review the situation arising out of the rising number of jaundice cases in the town and its adjoining areas. The disease has claimed 15 lives in Sambalpur town and
Labourer’s Children, Wife Rescued from Telangana
Minister of State for Labour and Employment Prafulla Mallick on Tuesday said all efforts are being made to bring back the wife and children of migrant labourer, Bibek Chinda (42), who succumbed to burns on Monday. Bibek along with his wife and two sons had gone to Telangana to work in a brick kiln in
PPTT was inagurated on sunday to free the service road
The people of Sambalpur can heave a sigh of relief from Monday when a private pay and park truck terminus (PPTT) will be opened. With the facility coming up, the trucks will no more be allowed to park on the service roads, said president of Sambalpur Truck Owners’ Association (STOA) Deben Pati while inaugurating the
Flood Shelters in Sambalpur Town Soon
After the incessant rain inundated Sambalpur town almost paralysing normal life for several days in August, the administration has decided to take up preventive measures. It plans to complete the pumping stations and flood shelters to be funded by the State Government on a war-footing. The Government has approved installation of three pumping stations to
Airtel launches 3G roaming services in Odisha
Bharti Airtel Monday said that it will offer high-speed 3G roaming services to its 8.5 million customers in Odisha. Airtel 3G will be available to customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Keonjhar, Jajpur Road, Jajpur Town and Paradip. Customers across these cities can now use 3G mobile broadband and enjoy buffer-free video streaming, high
Lukewarm Response to Open University in sambalpur
The State Government’s announcement to open an Open University in Sambalpur has evoked lukewarm response in the district. Terming it as a small consolation for the people of Sambalpur in particular and Western Odisha in general, economist and academician Dilip Panda said the Government should first correct the prevailing weaknesses and lacunae in the educational
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