Monthly Archives: December 2017
BSE zonal office sambalpur shift to new building
More than four decades after it started functioning here in 1975, BSE zonal office will have its own new building near the Jail chowk. The BSE zonal office is currently functioning from a rented building near Sen park in the city. The new building has been constructed near the Jail chowk. The office will start
UDAN flights from Jharsuguda from February 2018
The Odisha government will start regional flight operations from Jharsuguda airport under Centre’s UDAN scheme in the first week of February 2018, officials said today. Chief Secretary A P Padhi informed the reporters after discussing the matter at a state-level coordination and monitoring committee meeting at Secretariat. “The flight from Jharsuguda is scheduled to take
Sambalpur Police close eyes to trafficking by transgenders
A couple of years ago, a transgender was remanded in judicial custody after being arrested and produced in court by Bargarh police over some case. But it turned out to be a nightmarish experience for the jail authorities to find a suitable accommodation for the prisoner on the jail premises. Neither the accused could be
Tribal Woman gives birth in drain after doctor refuse admission
The Tribal woman was visiting her ailing husband in the hospital when she went into labor pain. The doctors allegedly refused to check her due to lack of documents. In a distressing case of hospital apathy, a woman delivered in a drain next to the hospital that denied her admission over lack of documents. The
Paddy procurement running smoothly in Sambalpur
AMID reports of dispute over FAQ standard in other districts, paddy procurement in Sambalpur district for the current Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) is going on in full swing. Commencing on November 15, the authorities have already procured 1,03,446.85 tonnes of paddy till December 11. Sources said farmers had received `106.60 crore so far. Civil Supply
Illegal paddy stock worth Rs 15 Lakh seized in Kalahandi
A flying squad of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department on Friday conducted a surprise raid at Khandi Dangariguda village under Kalampur block in Kalahandi District and detected illegal paddy stocks worth 15 lakh from a house. Sources said acting on a tip-off, the squad raided the premises of Goutam Bihari and found 2,280 bags
Vedanta official abducted in Kalahandi district
An official of Vedanta Allumina Limited and his driver have allegedly been abducted by a criminal gang in Kalahandi district, police said today. The incident took place last night when Assistant Manager (Environment) Satya Ranjan Sahu was returning to Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district after purchasing a new Maruti Baleno car from a showroom in Sambalpur.
Chhatisgarh opens one gate of Kalma barrage, Hydro power generation suffers
Amid accusation of reduction of flow of Mahanadi water, Chattisgarh government has finally opened only one gate of the Kalma barrage to discharge water to Hirakud reservoir in Odisha to meet the scarcity. All protest of the Odisha government not to stop flow of Mahanadi water during non-monsoon season and release the required quantity of
Maoist situation remains challeging: Chief Minister
Maoist situation remains challenging in eight major districts of the state, how ever there has been a substantial improvement in the situation in other districts. In a written reply to Congress member Naba Kishore Das in the Assembly today, Patnaik named the eight districts as Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Bolangir, Bargarh and Angul. The
IIM Sambalpur