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Team reaches Sambalpur to choose IIM locations
A four-member team reached Sambalpur on a two-day visit on Saturday to select sites for the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) brightening the prospect of admission to the premier business school from this academic year. Though officials were originally scheduled to go to the western Odisha city on June 25, it advanced its trip
New DMU train between Rourkela and Sambalpur
A new DMU Train was flagged off yesterday between Rourkela and Sambalpur as per the announcement made in the Railway Budget. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the run through video conferencing from Hatia. DRM Rajendra Prasad said that last year this train was declared in the railway budget but it could not materialise. Now it
Hectic parleys to locate IIM site at Sambalpur
Acting swiftly on the five-point poser of the central government on facilities at Sambalpur for locating Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the district, the state government on Sunday sent a team led by director of technical education and training, Bishnu Prasad Sahoo, to the western Odisha city to prepare its response. During his two-day
Sambalpur’s Drainage Channel to Get New Life
With Sambalpur city facing artificial flooding every year due to the clogged drains, the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation is working overtime to clean them before the monsoon arrives. Deputy Commissioner of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation, Sudhansu Kumar Bhoi said cleaning of drains in three Wards has been completed and work is underway to desilt all the main
Sambalpur City Buses Have CCTV Cameras
In a bid to ensure safety of commuters, especially women, closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed in city buses in Sambalpur. The Paschim Odisha Paribahan Company (POPCO), which has partnered with Western Odisha Urban Transport Service Limited (WOUTSL) to run the city bus service on a PPP mode, has installed the CCTV cameras
Pipeline Network to Cover New Colonies of Sambalpur
In a bid to provide pipe water connection to the areas in the city which are deprived of drinking water supply, the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) will lay 19 kms of new pipelines. Besides, a water treatment plant with capacity of four-million litre per day (MLD) will be constructed on PHED ground at Ainthapali
Teacher arrested for allegedly duping students
Police in Sambalpur district on Monday arrested a teacher of Vikash Junior College at Sasan, 10 km from the western Odisha city, for allegedly duping students in the name of filling up their applications for All India Pre Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT). The SDPO (Sambalpur), Utkal Keshari Das, said the teacher, Dibya Jyoti Mohapatra, confessed
J B Patnaik passes away in Tirupati
Three-time Odisha chief minister and octogenarian Congress leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik died in Tirupati early this morning. He was 89 and is survived by his wife Jayanti, son Pruthvi Ballav and two daughters Sudatta and Supriya. According to family sources, Patnaik had gone to the holy city in Andhra Pradesh yesterday in a special flight
IIM Forum Seeks Audience with PM
Members of People’s Forum for Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Sambalpur have decided to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani over the State Government’s proposal to establish the proposed top B-school in Sambalpur. Earlier, the State Government had recommended setting up the proposed IIM in Sambalpur
Tabloi Villagers Finally See Light of Bulb
For Janma Padhan (70) of Tabloi village in Deogaon gram panchayat in Maneswar block of the district, electricity was a facility meant only for people in towns and cities. So, when power supply was provided to her village on March 31, she stayed awake the whole night gazing at her house glowing in the light
Ex-minister Jayanarayan Jailed for Wielding Sword
Former minister and senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly wielding a sword in violation of prohibitory orders by the administration during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. Two separate FIRs were registered against Mishra at Dhanupalli and Town police stations for wielding sword during the procession here on Tuesday. Mishra’s action amounted