Sambalpur: Internet Services Shut Down For 48 Hours In View Of Tensions
Sambalpur: The State Government has ordered for shutting down of internet services in the district for the next 48 hours effective immediately. The decision was taken after tension erupted between two groups yesterday evening and the situation remains tense till now. Tension erupted yesterday evening during a Hanuman Jayanti rally in which more than ten [...]
Sambalpur: The State Government has ordered for shutting down of internet services in the district for the next 48 hours effective immediately. The decision was taken after tension erupted between two groups yesterday evening and the situation remains tense till now. Tension erupted yesterday evening during a Hanuman Jayanti rally in which more than ten police personnel including two IICs were injured. The Sambalpur district administration has already clamped prohibitory order in the jurisdiction of five police stations in Sambalpur town in view of the tensions.
According to a notification issued by the Home Department, the situation is critical and miscreants are circulating false and inflamatory messages through social media to disturb the public order in Sambalpur District and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Face Book, Twitter and other such media etc. have the potential to inflame communal passions thereby leading to acts causing disturbance of public order in Sambalpur District.
Therefore, in order to prevent the spread of such inflammatory and motivated messages to circulate in the above mentioned media to disturb the public order in Sambalpur District and to restore peace and amity, temporary suspension of telecom services have been imposed.
CM Naveen Greets All On the Occasion Of Bhubaneswar Foundation Day
Next ArticleECI Issues Formal Notification For Jharsuguda By-polls
Related Articles
Odisha Govt Transfers 4 IPS Officers
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred four IPS officers across the state. According to an official notification issued by the Home Department, Dr. Saravana Vivek M., currently SP of Brahmapur, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar. He will take charge against Jagmohan Meena, who is to be relieved. Abhinav Sonkar, [...]
Odisha Final Electoral Roll Published With 3.16 Crore Electors
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s electoral roll revision process has concluded with the publication of the Final Electoral Roll 2026 on Monday, recording 3,16,32,754 electors across the state, the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said. The revision was carried out with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The draft electoral roll, published on July 5, had listed [...]
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Chatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has intensified its preparedness measures as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to move close to the district, bringing the possibility of heavy rainfall and strong winds. An Orange Warning is currently in force, while a Red Warning has been issued for September 23 and 24. [...]