Compensation for the victims of the railway accident

Rs 5 lakh compensation would be given the family of the victims of the railway mishap on August 24 in Khairpali near Samblpur as directed by Odisha high court. In this connection the persons who are injured would get Rs 25000 to Rs 1 lakh. The accident...

Sambalpuri Saree : The Pride Of Odisha

Sambalpuri Saree is a traditional handwoven Ikkat sari or saree (locally called shadhi) wherein the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving. It is produced in the Bargarh, Sonepur, Sambalpur and nearby districts of Odisha. The saree...

Nuakhai celebrated Western districts of Orissa

The festival of Nua Khai was celebrated in Sambalpur and the entire western Orissa with gaiety and much fanfare on Friday. Despite incessant rain on the previous night, a large number of devotes thronged the temple of Maa Samaleswari, the presiding deity,...