Jharsuguda News
Vedanta Aluminium observes 41st National Safety week
As a part of its continuing effort to promote and inculcate safety consciousness among the plant personnel, 41st National Safety week was observed today here at the premises of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) Jharsuguda. On this occasion, safety related programmes were conducted in which plant personnel from all sections along with employees and Chiefs
Tractor overturns, six injured
Six labourers sustained injuries after a speeding tractor overturned near Kolabira weekly market on Monday evening. The tractor was on its way to Kolabira from Tareikela when the accident took place. Locals rescued one Basudev Majhi (35) stuck under the tractor and rushed him to the Kolabira CHC. He and the five others were later
Fights for Zilla Parishad in Sambalpur
It is all set to be a triangular fight involving the Congress, BJP and the BJD in the ensuing Panchyat election for 19 Zilla Parishad seats in the district. Though in power, the Congress will find it hard to retain control with heavyweights like Prasanna Acharya and Rohit Pujari of the BJD and Jayanarayan Mishra
Ailing elephant dies sans medical aid
The medical team from Nandankanan reached a little late. The night before, the ailing elephant which was found in Khunapali village forest with an injury on its back and profusely bleeding from trunk had died. Retired Senior Veterinary Surgeon Dr. P K Ray who led the team to the village on Monday morning admitted that
AAI officials visit Jharsuguda
Officials of the State Government and Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday visited the Jharsuguda airport to look into land acquisition for the airport. The State Government has recently decided to develop the Jharsuguda airport as the second full-fledged airport in the State. The existing airport has around 815 acres of land and another
Fourth day, 30 people filled the nomination in Jharsuguda district
On fourth day of filing of nominations for upcoming panchayat elections 30 candidates filled their nomination. Now the total 80 candidates filled their nomination papers till now. Which includes 18 candidates for the post of sarpanch, 18 candidates for the post of Samiti sadashya & 44 candidates for the post of ward member filled their
Jharsuguda district BJD blamed Congress for political criminalization
Jharsuguda district Biju Janta Dal has demanded State Election commissioner & District Administration to take drastic measures against the congress MLA & his supporters in upcoming panchayat elections.BJD spokes person said that in upcoming panchayat elections local Congress MLA & his people will definitely use felony and muscle power as they did in the last