Sambalpur

Sambalpur: Festive fervour gripped Western Odisha on the occasion of 'Nuakhai' as 'Navanna' (new rice) was offered to the deity of Maa Samaleswari temple in Sambalpur city as per the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday authorised Revenue Divisional Commissioner (ND) to declare special local holiday for the day following Nuakhai on September 2 (Friday) for Sambalpur and Bargarh districts. This...

Sambalpur: Vigilance officials on Thursday apprehended a state government official while accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 in Odisha's Samablpur city. Following complaint that Bhagirathi Kharsel, Junior Clerk in the office...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure safety of Hirakud Dam over the Mahanadi in Odisha, the Dam Safety Chief Engineer has recommended quick steps for undertaking a special survey by an expert panel...

Sambalpur: A man was arrested after forest officials seized six snakes and four chameleons from him at Karanjula village in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The man, identified as Ramachandra Rana (31),...

Bhubaneswar: The 'lagna' for offering 'Navanna' (new rice) to Maa Samaleswari, the presiding deity of Odisha's Sambalpur, on the day of Nuakhai was fixed on Friday. As per tradition, the...

Sambalpur: With heavy inflow of rainwater from upper catchment areas of Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh leading Hirakud dam authorities in Odisha's Sambalpur to open 24 sluice gates to release excess water...

Sambalpur: As the water level of the Hirakud reservoir in Odisha’s Sambalpur is rising since Wednesday, the authorities opened six more sluice gates on Friday to release excess floodwaters. The...

Sambalpur: In a unique celebration of 'Raksha Bandhan', the people of several villages in Odisha's Sambalpur district tied 'rakhi' to trees and took resolution to protect them. The women members...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was thrown out of gear in many parts of Odisha on Wednesday with torrential rains triggered by a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal causing bridge...