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Odisha to establish Compressed Bio-Gas plant in Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (UNI) The Odisha government will set up a Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Sambalpur, in collaboration with Oil India Limited, to strengthen waste management and promote clean energy generation.
Union Minister for Education and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan today held a telephonic discussion from New Delhi with the Chairman and Managing Director of Oil India Limited, the Sambalpur District Collector, and the Commissioner of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation to review the project’s progress.
The proposed facility will process 200 tonnes of organic waste daily to produce around 9 tonnes of compressed biogas, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Wealth from Waste” initiative.
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Amit Shah vows to make Bihar developed state, targets 'infiltrators' & opposition

10 Nov 2025 | 2:22 AM

Patna, Nov 9 (UNI) Addressing public rallies at Sasaram and Arwal on the final day of campaigning for the Bihar Assembly elections today, union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to voters to keep the NDA in power to maintain and accelerate the pace of development in Bihar.

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Man kills wife with hammer & knife while she slept; arrested in Bokaro

10 Nov 2025 | 1:11 AM

Bokaro, Nov 9 (UNI) A man allegedly killed his wife while she was asleep in DVC Rehabilitated Colony, Naya Basti, under the Bokaro Thermal Police Station area of the district.

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Body of unidentified elderly man found in Sirkoni forest

10 Nov 2025 | 1:02 AM

Hazaribagh, Nov 9 (UNI) Panic spread in the Sirkoni forest area under Chauparan block of Hazaribagh district on Sunday after locals discovered the body of an unidentified elderly man, estimated to be around 65 years old.

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High turnout in Bihar a signal of vote for change: Prashant Kishor

10 Nov 2025 | 12:51 AM

Patna, Nov 9 (UNI) Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday dubbed the high voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections as "a strong signal of change of regime" in Bihar.
Kishor told media persons that 65.08 percent polling in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections on November 6, was a historic event in the democratic history of the state. It was a strong indication of the fact that people of Bihar had voted for "change of regime" in the state, he noted.

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ECI rebukes Mizoram CM for MCC breach during by-poll campaign

10 Nov 2025 | 12:43 AM

Aizawl, Nov 9 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has censured Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma for breaching the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during campaigning for the Dampa Assembly bye-election, which goes to the polls on Tuesday.

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