Tag: Balangir

While police recovered the body of Bholanath from his house, bodies of his wife and children were found in a farmland in a pool of blood.

Congress’ National Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala met the family members of murdered lady teacher Mamita Meher on Thursday and demanded the Odisha government to take strict action.

The traditional agrarian festival of Nuakhai is celebrated in Odisha with much splendor. People in the western part of the state celebrate and worship nature during the festival. Nuakhai is celebrating the oneness of nature and people.

By Surya Narayan Pradhan Bhubaneswar: Like other businessmen, he too wants to make profits. But what distinguishes Manmohan Panda, a 31-year-old entrepreneur from Nabarangpur district, from others of his ilk is his desire is to contribute to the economic development and progress of the society.  He seeks to do this by making  the youth of the State, especially women […]

Bolangir: In yet another case of black magic in hospital premises, family members of a 15-year-old boy, who died of snake bite, took help of a sorcerer to resurrect the deceased in Bolangir district headquarter hospital Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Madhu Payasingh of Digasira village under Sindhekela police limits in the district. According […]

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch will take over four out of 19 cases registered against arrested Bhawanipatna-based blacklisted superclass contractor Banti Agarwal and his family. The rest 15 will be considered as special cases and will be investigated with assistance of the EOW, said sources. Nuapada SP Parmar Smit […]

Balangir: Exposing poor healthcare services in the State, a woman of Bileisarada village under Puintala block in the district was shocked to find tissue papers in a medicine strip instead of tablets, on Saturday. According to reports, the woman patient, identified as Sita Rana, consulted a doctor for some ailment. The doctor prescribed a tablet […]

Balangir: The dead bodies of four Odias, who were killed in a road accident in Gangtok recently, reached here late on Friday night. A pal of gloom descended on Talpalipada village of the district when the dead bodies arrived here for burial. The deceased have been identified as Michael Bag, his wife Minu Bag, daughter […]

Bhubaneswar: Rebuffing media reports, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Surya Narayan Patro on Monday said there is ‘no distress sale of onion’ in western Odisha. Following reports of distress sale of onions by farmers in districts like Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Deogarh, a three member team comprising officials from the food supplies and consumer […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll climbed to 10 in Odisha with the death of one person reported from Sambalpur on Thursday. While scorching heat gripped most parts of the state, Titlagarh remained the hottest place recording 45.5 degree Celsius. The number of heat-related deaths, which stood at nine till yesterday, climbed to ten this summer following one […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continue to sizzle under intense heat with Titlagarh in western region of the state becoming the hottest place recording 47 degrees Celsius today, highest in the state so far this summer. The entire state virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 43 degrees mark in at least nine places […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continue to sizzle under intense heat despite marginal drop in some areas as the mercury breached the 40 degrees Celsius mark in 12 places today. The maximum temperature stood at 45 degrees Celsius at Bhawanipatna, Balangir and Titlagarh, making these places the hottest in the state. Sonepur came close second recording 43 deg […]

Bolangir: Even as a three-member team of the cyber cell of State Crime Branch reached Berhampur today to probe into the WannaCry Ransomware attack in the Berhampur city hospital, another such cyber attack was detected in Bolangir district. According to a complaint filed by the bank authorities, computers at the Utkal Gramya Bank at Titilagarh in […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions continue to prevail across the State today with Balangir and Titlagarh recording the highest temperature of 46.5 degree Celsius. As many as six people have reportedly died due to sunstroke so far. The mercury breached the 46 degrees mark at four places, 43 degrees at ten places and 40 degree mark in […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions intensified in many parts of Odisha today with Balangir recording the highest temperature reading of 46.2 degree Celsius, where five people have reportedly died due to sunstroke so far. The state, particularly western Odisha, virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 45 degree celsius mark at six places, […]