Monthly Archives: January 2018
Odisha HC disqualifying Sundargarh legislator Jogesh Singh
Odisha HC disqualifying Sundargarh legislator Jogesh Singh for submitting fake caste certificate in the nomination of 2014 Assembly Elections. “Now Congress party has lost the Opposition status in Odisha”, stated by Senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra today “For the Opposition party tag, a political party needs one tenth of total seats of the House. As per the
Attack to RPF Inspector by Iron Rod in Titlagarh
RPF inspector Sushil Pathak was attacked by three masked miscreants with an iron rod and he was injured seriously on the head. This was happend in late Saturday night while he was returning from duty. Pathak was rescued and admitted to the Titilagarh sub-division hospital where he had to undergo at least 35 stitches on his
Poverty forced a mom to sell her newborn baby for Rs 12k
AN 11-day-old baby boy was sold by her mother for Rs.12,000 due to poverty at Banjari village on the outskirts of Jharsuguda town, police said on Thursday. The 20-year-old woman, identified as Sarita Ansari, had given birth to the baby at VIMSAR in Burla on January 13. However, unable to take care of the newborn
MP Nagendra Vents Anger On Scribes For Talking To Collector First
BJD MP from Sambalpur Nagendra Pradhan today berated TV journalists as they sought the byte of the Collector first during Veer Surendra Sai’s birth anniversary celebration here in the city today. “Tell me, who is more important? People’s representative or bureaucrat? Is Chief Secretary important or Chief Minister? Who are the TV journalists to decide
Bus accident in sambalpur
Four persons were killed and 32 others injured after a bus they were travelling in skidded off a bridge near Goudapalli village in Sambalpur district last night. As per sources, the ‘Maa Vaishnodevi’ bus was on its way to Rairangpur from Sambalpur when the driver reportedly lost control of the bus and it fell off
Dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Odisha after Kunduli gang rape victim commits suicide
Normal life was hit across Odisha today due to a dawn-to-dusk shutdown called separately by the Congress and the BJP to seek justice for a 14-year-old tribal girl who committed suicide after alleging rape by four men in uniform three months ago. Shops, business establishments, markets, offices, banks and financial institutions remained shut, while vehicular
Speed trial on Godbhaga-Debahal new double railway line
Today 23rd Jan 2018, the speed trial on the new double railway lines between Godbhaga-Debahal station of sambalpur division will be conducted by the Commissioner of Railway safety, Pramod Kumar Achary in betweeen 9AM to 5PM. Its a request from railway to the general public that not go near or cross the railway line on the specified
Kalahandi acid attack: Main accused arrested from Andhra Pradesh
In a major breakthrough, police on Sunday nabbed the main accused involved in the acid attack on a 22-year-old girl in Kalampur under Jaipatana police in Kalahandi district on January 15th. The accused identified as Parshuram Majhi of Bankapada village was arrested by a police team from neighboring Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, a police
Sambalpur Muthoot Finance robbery: 6 dacoits nabbed from Bihar
In a major breakthrough, Sambalpur police on Sunday arrested six dacoits from Bihar involved in the broad daylight loot from Budharaja Muthoot Finance company in Sambalpur last month. The dacoits were arrested from Patna after a joint operation by Odisha police and Bihar Special Task Force (STF) with seizure of 15 kg gold from their
Bridge, only solace for Hirakud displaced after 60 years
Too little, too late __ this sums up the bridge constructed over Ib river, a tributary of Mahanadi, which flows directly into the Hirakud Dam Reservoir. The bridge connects Rengali block in Sambalpur district with Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda and was mooted more than six decades back along with Hirakud Dam project. Sources said it was
The ragged case of Sri Chaitanya college take new turn
Sri Chaitanya college ragged case take new turn. The investigation into the mysterious death of Shreyas Kesharwani, an Intermediate student of a corporate college in Visakhapatnam, took a turn, as the post-mortem report revealed some critical elements that increase the suspicion that he suffered injuries that might have eventually led to his death. Death due to
Forestry project launched in Sambalpur
Banayana, the second phase of Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP), was launched in Sambalpur Forest Division on Wednesday. The objective of the project is to enhance the forest ecosystem along with supporting sustainable livelihood improvement of people residing in forest fringes with the help of Vana Surakshya Samitis (VSS). The project will be implemented
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