Durga Prasad Mohapatra

Though the verification process, efforts are on to identify all illegitimate card holders. "We will try to cover the left-out legitimate beneficiaries in the next phase," the commissioner added.

The unbearable stench from the garbage dumped at the daily market here for the last 10 days has made life miserable for the traders.

The state and central government employees who have applied for ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) may face strong action.

The Centre recently cleared the proposal of Rourkela Municipality for construction of 1,556 houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY).

rate BJP cadres marched into the pension distribution site at Uditnagar Parade ground and ransacked the place, including the welcome gate and the stage, where state textile minister Snehangini Churia was supposed to arrive and distribute pension to beneficiaries. The BJP cadres were reportedly angry that Rourkela MLA was not invited to the programme. Although Churia arrived in the steel city on Wednesday, she did not attend this programme.