Infant stuck in open borewell in Odisha’s Sambalpur taken out safely after massive rescue operation

Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar, December 12: After eight hours of gruelling efforts, a newborn baby, reportedly dumped in a 20- 25 feet borewell in Rengali area of Sambalpur district has been rescued successfully. A newborn was reportedly found stuck in an open borewell at Laripali in the Rengali area of Sambalpur on Tuesday. As soon as the matter […]

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SAMALEI project faces more local resistance as residents stage ‘Jal Satyagrah’ in Mahanadi

Sambalpur, September 9: Residents of Balibandha, Ramji Mandir and Ghunaghutipada on Thursday staged ‘Jal Satyagrah’ in Mahanadi river at Balibandha Ghat protesting displacement for carrying out the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) scheme by the State Government. Earlier, the residents of these areas, including the inhabitants of Ghunghutipara, a 400-year-old slum […]

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Rs 200 crore SAMALEI Yojana for development of Maa Samaleswari Temple

Bhubaneswar, February 17: The Odisha Govternmet on Wednesday announced Samaleswari Temple Area Management & Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) plan for peripheral development of Maa Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur, to offer divine experience to tourists and devotees. The Draft Proposal prepared by the Works Department for the purpose was presented before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today […]

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Samaleswari Temple development project to be completed in 2 years

Sambalpur, January 19: As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a high-level delegation led by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Tuesday visited and reviewed the beautification and periphery development work of Samaleswari Temple, the presiding deity of Sambalpur. The development project will be implemented under 5T initiative with a target for completion […]

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Elephant mowed down by Puri-Surat Express in Odisha’s Sambalpur; train engine derails

Bhubaneswar, December 21: The Surat bound Puri-Surat Special dashed with an elephant between Hatibari and Maneswar Railway Station in Angul-Sambalpur Railway Section under Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) in the wee hours of Monday. All front wheels of the train engine got derailed. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger and […]

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