Bhubaneswar: The high court has appointed the district judges of Kalahandi and Rayagada as the observers to monitor the smooth conduct of the gram sabhas that will decide the issue of mining in the Niyagmiri hills. People of 12 villages inhabiting the hills lying between these two districts have been asked to file fresh claims about their rights before the administration within six weeks. Bhubaneswar: Health minister Damodar Rout on Friday launched eight Dial 108 emergency ambu lance services in Rayagada. This facility, under Od isha Emergency Medical Ambulance Service project, was launched in colla boration with Mumbai-ba sed Ziqitza Health Care. Sambalpur: Congress workers in Burla staged a road blockade at Indira Chhak on Friday upon finding the statue of Indira Gandhi garlanded with a pair of shoes. hey burnt tyres and blocked traffic, threatening to call a bandh if the guilty persons were not arrested soon.





