Lugun was a former under-17 hockey player for India and belongs to Ladlada village in the Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district of Odisha. She had played championships at district, state and national level
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 17 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Tuberculosis-free India, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has adopted all TB patients from Odisha's four districts.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Odisha's Jharsuguda that claimed seven lives and left 19 people injured.
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], September 17 (ANI): At least six persons died and 20 others got seriously injured after a speeding coal-laden truck hit a bus on Odisha's Jharsuguda-Sambalpur Biju Expressway on Friday.
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI/SRV): Vinusto, a leader in promoting weavers, creating markets and promoting sustainable authentic handloom products, is expanding its presence across India with two existing centres in Chanderi and Sambalpur.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 26 (ANI): The Odisha Government has decided to spend over Rs 1000 crore to upgrade the state-run Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Sambalpur into a centre of excellence for technology education.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 14 (ANI): As water was released from the Hirakud dam after heavy rain, about a hundred houses in the vicinity in Odisha's Sambalpur were submerged. The District Magistrate of Sambalpur informed that several relief centres were also started amid the flood-
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], August 4 (ANI): As many as six persons were detained for allegedly raping a minor in Sambalpur, said the officials on Tuesday.
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], July 17 (ANI): A day ahead of the Presidential polls in the country, the Odisha BJP unit offered prayers at different temples in the state for NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu's victory.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 13 (ANI): Two persons were arrested on Wednesday with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs 15,12,500 at the Nua Adhapada village in the Sambalpur district.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 22 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday virtually inaugurated 6 high-power grid substations in Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Kendujhar, and Khordha districts and a 220 KV double circuit transmission line in Balangir-Kesinga,
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], March 12 (ANI): PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday dedicated to people newly-developed building of a government upper primary school where he studied in Odisha's Sambalpur district and lauded the National Education Policy 2