The District of Angul situated at the heart of Odisha was a part of Undivided Dhenkanal District till early March 1993. Angul District came into existence as a separate District on April 1, 1993. It is one of the major industrial towns in Western Odisha. This sleepy quaint vicinity transformed itself largely due to the presence of NALCO (National Aluminum Company) – that operates Asia’s largest Aluminum plant there and ancillary industries. Angul serves as an important junction or gateway to Central & Western Odisha. Anugul is also famous for the Satkosia Tiger reserve.
A piece of good news for wildlife lovers and activists! The population of crocodiles in Satkosia and Bhitarkanika sanctuaries has increased this year.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan may contest from the Sambalpur seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On Monday, Pradhan dropped a hint suggesting that he may contest the election from the Sambalpur seat.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday traded barbs over BJD leader VK Pandian taking a swipe at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at a government programme in Angul and Dhenkanal.
The state government's Mukta scheme aimed at upgrading 16 water bodies of Balasore municipal corporation by including the renovation work of ponds. The objective was to clean the water bodies and release the debris with lighting around the ponds, walkways and play areas for children.
Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Monday caught a senior clerk attached to the office of the Kishorenagar block development officer (BDO) in Angul district red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a government employee.
Two minor boys allegedly drowned in a canal at Baliamba village under Handapa police limits of Angul district on Thursday.
A pall of gloom descended on the village following the unfortunate incident. Ashish among scores of his fellow villagers went to the Samal Right canal to ‘Danga Bhasa’ (symbolic boat sailing ritual) early on the auspicious day of Kartika Purnima.
As per initial reports, all the deceased were traveling in a bus that was en route to Bhubaneswar from Sundargarh district. The passengers had reportedly got down from the bus after it developed a flat tyre.
The incident took place on Sunday when the elephant was moving close to a forest area near Kulad and was chased by locals including Sahu.
The four-time MLA from Angul is likely to meet Speaker Pramila Mallik and submit his resignation papers today.
“The deceased, identified as Biswanath Bargia, had gone to guard his sweet potato crop from wild animals near Olaberi village under Purunakote police station in Angul district.
Similarly, a youth was killed after being run over by a speeding pickup van at Patnagarh in Bolangir district today. The pickup van fled the spot soon after the accident.
Investigation revealed that the employees of the institution are forcing the students to get up early in the morning. Those who disobeyed the directives were thrashed.
The 12-year-old boy is now critical and it is alleged that his father reprimanded him and subjected him to such cruelty after being instigated by his second wife. The shocking incident has been reported from Chhendipada.
The accused engineer, Sarat Kumar Pradhan was nabbed by the vigilance after one Shrikant Dehury, a contractor from Khilari village in the district landed at the vigilance office with a complaint that Pradhan was demanding bribe to pass the electrical estimate of two lift irrigation projects.
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