Sambalpur (Odisha), March 31 At least two people died from asphyxiation, and two others fell ill inside a newly constructed septic tank in Sambalpur district, Odisha, on Tuesday, police said.The incident occurred in the Kesaibahal village, within the Mahulpali police station area.The...
asphyxiation
bhikasibahal
construction
death
emergency medical services
kesaibahal village
mahulpali police station
odisha
rescue
sambalpurdistrict
septic tank
worker safety
Bhubaneswar, March 29 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the achievements of two individuals from Odisha during his 132nd episode of the weekly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme.In his address, Prime Minister Modi commended the spirit of Sujata Bhuyan, a homemaker from the Sambalpur...
Sambalpur (Odisha), March 27 A court in Odisha sentenced seven individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of a man in the Sambalpur district in 2021, an official said on Friday.District and sessions judge Pragyan Panigrahi delivered the verdict on Thursday after examining 23 witnesses and...
Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition BJD on Tuesday praised its Rengali MLA, Sudarshan Haripal, for refusing to accept money to vote against the party in the Rajya Sabha elections, and instead remaining loyal to former chief minister Naveen Patnaik.Addressing a press conference at the party...
Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha Minister of Forests, Environment and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia, on Tuesday informed the assembly that 344 wild elephants have died in the state due to various reasons, including poaching and accidents, from April 2022 to March 10, 2026.In a written...
angul district
animal deaths
anti-poaching
artificial intelligence
cuttack district
dhenkanal district
elephants
environment
forest protection
forests
government response
keonjhar district
mayurbhanj district
odisha
poaching
sambalpurdistrict
sundargarh district
wild elephants
wildlife conservation
Sambalpur (Odisha), March 14 Police on Saturday recovered the body of a woman, who allegedly threw her two young daughters into a well in Sambalpur district, Odisha, an official said.The woman, identified as Sanju Madiki, allegedly killed her daughters in her village on Friday and hanged...
Bhubaneswar, March 10 Ahead of launching the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha on April 1, the Election Commission of India organized a four-day state-level training programme for election officials on Tuesday.The SIR is a comprehensive voter list revision designed...
balasore district
bargarh district
booth level agents
deogarh district
election officials training
electoral roll revision
enumeration forms digitization
jharsuguda district
keonjhar district
mayurbhanj district
odisha election commission
revenue officers training institute
sambalpurdistrict
sundergarh district
voter list update
Bhubaneswar, February 27 The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal, led by its Chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi, visited the Hirakud reservoir and other locations in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Friday as part of its crucial on-site assessment of the situation downstream, officials said.The MWDT...
advocate general pitambar acharya
barrages
chhattisgarh
chiplima power house
dams
hirakud reservoir
hydroelectric power generation
legal proceedings
mahanadi bachao andolan
mahanadi river
mahanadi water dispute tribunal
odisha
river management
sambalpurdistrict
water sharing disputes
Bhubaneswar, February 27 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday alleged that women were not safe under the BJP rule in Odisha, and said the state government should take proactive steps to ensure their safety."While the government makes long speeches on women's safety and law and order, the...
angul district
bjd
bjp
criminal law
jagatsinghpur district
kanhia
kuchinda
law and order
naveen patnaik
odisha
paradip
political allegations
public safety
sambalpurdistrict
women's safety
Bhubaneswar, February 25 The Odisha government on Wednesday allowed district collectors to extend the validity of tokens issued to farmers by 15 days to ensure that no one is denied the opportunity to sell paddy at state-run mandis during the Kharif Marketing Season.The government's move comes...
bargarh district
central command centre
district collectors
farmer grievances
farmer support
financial disbursement
food supplies
kharif marketing season
odisha agriculture
odisha state government
paddy procurement
paddy purchase
sambalpurdistrict
state-run mandis
token validity
Bhubaneswar, February 16 Former Odisha MLA and popular doctor, Raseswari Panigrahi, died on Monday at her residence in Sambalpur district, her doctor said.She was 79 years old and unmarried.Panigrahi was undergoing treatment due to neurological complications. Her condition worsened on Sunday...
biju janata dal (bjd)
chief minister mohan charan majhi
condolences
elected official
funeral rites
gynecologist
neurological complications
odisha
political career
raseswari panigrahi
retirement
sambalpurdistrict
shanti nagar
social causes
western odisha
Ranchi, February 13 A man from Bihar was arrested at the Hatia railway station in Jharkhand with 7.5 kg of cannabis, according to an official statement released on Friday.The seized contraband is valued at approximately ₹3.75 lakh.The accused, Mohan Prasad (60), a resident of East Champaran...