Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition

Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition

Irate residents of Padampur in Bargarh district, under the aegis of Jay Kishan Andolan, modified the signboard outside the sub-collector’s office on Monday, by removing the ‘sub’ to press for their demand

RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur

RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement to accord district status to Padampur in Odisha’s Bargarh district moved a step ahead as the process for identification of the site for setting up collector’s office

CM approved the project ISS over Anga River in Bargarh

CM approved the project ISS over Anga River in Bargarh

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, approved the Mandiadhipa instream storage structure over the Anga River in Bargarh district and sanctioned Rs 104 crore for the project.

Truck Runs Over College Girls In Odisha’s Bargarh; 2 Dead, Another Critical

Truck Runs Over College Girls In Odisha’s Bargarh; 2 Dead, Another Critical

Two girl students of Larambha College were killed while another was critically injured after being run over by a truck near Kadobahal Chhak in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday.

Three held for dealing in fake fertiliser in Bargarh

Three held for dealing in fake fertiliser in Bargarh

Three persons were arrested on Sunday from Barpali in Bargarh district for their alleged involvement in manufacturing and selling spurious fertilisers in the area.

 

Bargarh News

Odisha loses Rs 191cr of central aid because of mismanagement

April 9, 2012   News

NAVEEN PATNAIK government claims that the centre is not providing adequate financial support to the state but a report proved it completely wrong. The state government had to lose central assistance to the tune of Rs 190.72 crore during 2005 to 2011 because of low spending of available scheme funds by the implementing agencies. According

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No news of missing engineer yet

April 4, 2012   News

Police are clueless about the retired engineer, who went missing from here a week ago. Bhawani Prasad Mishra was last seen with a woman near his home at Sriram Vihar here on March 26. His son has filed a missing complaint with Burla police station. “It is difficult to draw any conclusion because we do

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Odisha Govt urges railway ministry to sanction three projects in Maoist zone

April 3, 2012   News

The state government has urged the railway ministry to take steps to sanction three new railway lines as ‘national projects’ to help the state combat the Left wing extremism (LWE). In a letter to chairman of Railway Board Vinay Mittal on March 30, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patanik has urged him him to take steps

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DLF Pramerica aims to tap rural areas in eastern states

April 2, 2012   News

In its endeavour to expand beyond northern India and tap rural customer base, the fledgling DLF Pramerica Life Insurance (DPLI), a 74:26 joint venture between DLF and Prudential International Insurance Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, the US-based financial services leader, will now reach out to over 18 lakh households in 250 villages

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OHRC pulled up Police Officers in Bargarh

March 31, 2012   News

Odisha State Human Rights commissioner pulled of some police officers for handcuffing two under trills in the district of Bargarh in 2010. Justice Radhakrishna Patra the Chairperson of the Commissioner has orderd to the state government to pay Rs 25000 each of the victims namely Girija Pradhan and Pranab Pradhan. The Home department of the

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Man held for duping jobless youth at Bargarh

March 28, 2012   News

A man named Satya Prakash Pradhan was arrested by police, for duping over 40 unemployed youth of lakhs of rupees and luring them by promising jobs, on 21st march. According to sources, Pradhan who claimed to be an employee of Global Force Company promised jobs of ATM security guard to unemployed youths from Barpali, Paikmal,

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Odisha to host Santosh Trophy

March 26, 2012   News

The All India Football Federation has released the fixture of the 66th Santosh Trophy Football Championship, which will take place at four venues (Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Bargarh) in Odisha from May 11 to 27. According to host Football Association of Odisha secretary Sanjay Behera, altogether 34 States and government institutions will fight for the

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Lawyers lock Consumer court over vacant post

March 18, 2012   News

Members of Bargarh District Bar Association locked the District Consumer Redressal Forum for its failure to deliver justice, on the occasion of the World Consumer Day, on Thursday. As per the provision, a Consumer Court comprises two members, one among them being a woman, besides the President. Although the President has been nominated and there

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To Ask or Not To Ask: A Few Thoughts

January 31, 2012   News

State repression is intensifying on all movements that stand opposed to corporate land grab and capitalist aggression, especially in the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. It is debatable amongst us whether the armed struggle of the Maoists is making the state more belligerent on all other resistance movements, albeit with other strategies. In Odisha,

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Anti-Maoist operations resume in Jharkhand

January 31, 2012   News

Garhwa (Jharkhand): The security forces have resumed anti-Maoist operation after halting it for two days in the hope of the release of abducted security guard Sunesh Ram, who has not returned home after the January 21 landmine blast in Garhwa district of Jharkhand. The anti-Maoist operation, which was stopped on January 28 and 29,  resumed

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Clash of examinations

January 30, 2012   News

Students taking Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) can’t appear for  pre-medical entrance test of  Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune this year as both the tests are scheduled to be held on May 6. OJEE authorities said it is difficult to find a date that does not clash with other  entrance dates, leaving medical aspirants

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Missing boy rescued

January 30, 2012   News

Activists of a voluntary organization in Sambalpur rescued a 13-year-old boy from  Trivandrum (Kerala) on Sunday, a few months after he had gone missing. He had gone to work in a brick kiln in Andhra Pradesh with his parents and four siblings. The boy, identified as Basudev Luha from Jhanged village under Bargarh’s  Attabira police

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Bargarh MP in hibernation

January 27, 2012   News

Neglect shown to Bargarh Parliamentary constituency by its elected representative, Sanjay Bhoi, is likely to reflect on the Congress’ performance in the Panchayat elections. Ever since the Congress at the Centre served showcause on 13 party MPs, including Sanjay Bhoi, for remaining absent from the Lok Sabha during voting on the Constitution Amendment Bill on

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Naveen seeks SRE coverage for 4 districts

January 26, 2012   News

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated Odisha’s demand for inclusion of Nuapada, Bargarh, Balangir and Kalahandi districts in the centrally sponsored Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme. In a letter to Union home minister P Chidambaram, Naveen pointed out that there has been a significant rise in naxal violence in parts of Chhattisgarh bordering Odisha

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