Sambalpur

Puri/Sambalpur: Three wanted criminals were injured in two separate encounters in Puri and Sambalpur districts. In the first incident, police exchanged fire with two criminals in Puri late on Monday. The duo has been identified as Biswa…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has broken the record for the highest fine imposed under the new Motor Vehicle Act in the country by slapping a staggering penalty of Rs 86,500 on an errant truck driver in Sambalpur. The incident occurred on September…

Koraput/Nabarangpur/Sambalpur: Major reservoirs in Odisha opened more gates on Friday following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments. In Koraput, the authorities opened four gates of Machhkund dam and three gates of Jalaput dam at…

Sambalpur/Malkangiri:  Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, the authorities of the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur and the Indravati dam in Malkangiri districts on Thursday opened sluice gates to release floodwaters. In Sambalpur,…

Sambalpur: Mushim Akhtar, a wanted criminal, was injured in an encounter with police in Sambalpur city early on Monday. According to sources, a joint team of Dhanupali police and a special squad had raided City Station Road area following…

Sambalpur: The registrar of Vir Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla has ordered deduction of three-day salary of 61 teachers, who had staged dharna in July demanding ouster of vice-chancellor Dr Atal Choudhury. In a…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities closed three more gates on Thursday morning. As many gates were closed the previous night. The authorities took the decision taking note of the sporadic rainfall in the upper catchments of the…

Sambalpur Railway Station was declared 'No Plastic Zone' from Wednesday. This is the second plastic-free station in the country after Tirupati Railway Station, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement. Railway staff and…

Sambalpur: The beautiful weaves of Sambalpur hogged limelight at a recent fashion show at Bharupalli in Sambalpur district. Models from Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Kolkata and Mumbai sashayed down the ramp, showcasing ethnic and modern costumes…

Balasore/Sambalpur: Jalaka river in Balasore and the Mahanadi have started swelling following heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas. As informed by the district emergency operations centre (EOC), the Jalaka river was flowing at 6.42…