Tag: Balarampur

Bhubaneswar: Felling of trees to make way for a beer factory at Balarampur in Dhenkanal district rocked the Odisha Assembly today. Even though a directive has been issued by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to stop cutting of trees and cancel the allotment of land for a beer factory, the issue came up for debate in […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid severe criticism and discontentment from villagers, green lovers, civil society organisations and uproar in State Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered cancellation of beer bottling plant at Balarampur village in Dhenkanal district. On Saturday, as many as thousands of trees were felled despite stiff resistance from locals. The decision was taken following […]

Dhenkanal: In a show of strength hundreds of women of Balarampur village in the district scuffled with police personnel at Jhinkargadi forest protesting cutting of trees for setting up of a beer factory. According to sources, police personnel forcibly removed the protesters, mostly women, who guarded trees by wrapping their arms around the trees. Multiple […]

Nayagarh: Two villagers of Balarampur were arrested and forwarded to a court by the Itamati police today for forcing a teacher of Baunsiapada to pass between the legs of one of the accused as a humiliation at a kangaroo court on October 16. Police sources said a manhunt has been launched to nab the other […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Dhenkanal district administration’s deforestation drive to pave way for a proposed beer factory at Balarampur was vehemently opposed, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered immediate stoppage of tree cutting. As per the notification issued by the Office of the Chief Minister (CMO), the Central Range Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) has […]

Dhenkanal: Former MP Baijayant Panda today carried out a plantation drive in Jhinkargadi forest in Balarampur of Dhenkanal district where felling of trees for a beer factory had triggered massive protests a few days back. He was accompanied by former MLA Nabin Nanda and many of his supporters. Expressing his gratefulness to the villagers of […]