Jharsuguda News
Flowers bloom in pollution belt
He proved the adage, nothing is impossible, by growing flowers over three acre when farmers of the district are shying away from cultivating their land with pollutants from industries, rendering them useless. The thought of giving back to the nature prompted transport company owner Ajay Poddar to plant saplings in his farm, about two months
State Govt. sancation Rs 50 crore for Jharsuguda airport
The state government has sanctioned Rs 50 crore to develop an airstrip at Jharsuguda into a full-fledged airport. A sources said chief secretary J K Mohapatra has written to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman, V P Agrawal, that the government has sanctioned Rs 50 crore for the Rs 175-crore project to be jointly
Rajkishan Patel has been selected by NCA for the training
Rajkishan Patel has been selected by NCA for the training
Six Coal India projects have got stalled
Six Coal India projects have got stalled, with state governments not processing the proposals for forest clearance and not launching prosecution against company officials involved in violation of environmental laws at the project sites. Coal mining projects require two types of green nods to start operations — forest and environmental clearance. The forest clearance is
House panel skips major issues in Sambalpur
The House panel completed its visit to the district headquarters hospital in just 30 minutes, passing some instructions to the hospital authorities, works department and the CDMO. It held a review meeting regarding the developmental works of the district. All the line officers, including district Collector Pradeep Kumar Rath and SP Nikhil Kanodia were present.
4-year-old boy rescued at Jharsuguda
Acting promptly on a complaint, police rescued a four-year-old boy and nabbed his kidnapper from Jharsuguda on Tuesday evening. The accused, Sunil Sawant, was produced in court on Wednesday. Reports said the boy was found missing after school on Tuesday. His mother, Laxmi, had gone to pick him up but was told that he had
At last flight service started to Jharsuguda
The state government received a shot in the arm over its long pending demand to accord international tag for Biju Patnaik Airport here following Air Odisha Aviation introduced its flight services in the state on Friday. The air service, in the first phase will be available for Bhubaneswar, Jharsuguda and Rourkela which in a later
Road proposal for four-laning of Sambalpur-Jharsuguda has been approved
The Odisha government is poised to ink a pact with International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of World Bank, to avail IFC’s technical expertise for projects to be implemented on the public private partnership (PPP) mode. “We are going to sign a technical cooperation agreement with IFC for PPP projects. The state government is