Named after the headquarter town of Balangir, this district was formed on 1st November 1949. It is flanked in the northwest by the Gandhamardan hill. Many hill streams traverse it. The name Balangir is said to have been derived from Balaramgarh, a fort built here in the 16th Century by Balram Deo, the 19th Raja of Balangir and founder of Sambalpur kingdom. The Balangir District is surrounded by Subarnapur district in east, Nuapada District in the west, Kalahandi District in the south and Bargarh District in the north.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday informed 19 places in Odisha recorded minimum (night) temperature below 15 degree Celsius.
The gunfight took place in a forest close to Jal Mahadev Temple under Khaprakhol police station limits after security personnel of Odisha's elite Special Operation Group (SOG) and Bolangir district voluntary force (DVF) spotted a Maoist camp during a combing operation.
Their friendship bond will certainly make any person envious as finding a true friend these days is a tough task.
The weathermen also predicted that there will be dry weather condition from 8.30am of November 10 to 8.30am of November 14. For farmers, there is no warning for the next 24 hours.
14-year-old Payal from Jamunabahal village in Bolangir does not have hands or legs. But, her passion for life has made her a celebrity in her district. So much so that the district Collector of Bolangir has heaped praises on her.
Despite being a Divyang (devoid of limbs), she is good at painting. She paints with a brush holding it in her mouth. Her painting skill has to be seen to be believed.
100 farmers visited district agriculture fair at Khordha in 2016 which was sponsored by Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Khordha. However, the list of 100 farmers was allegedly filled with ghost farmers.
An organisation named Shradha Foundation working for the cause of mentally impaired people and destitute traced Somabari six months back
A three-year-old girl was killed while 12 others were left injured after being bitten by a stray dog in Balipata village under Patnagarh block in Bolangir district.
Entrusting government facilities and the tall claims of the government landed the patient in big trouble. The incident clearly shows the apathy and the irregularities of health services, which is included under the 5T initiative.
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.
Astami had reportedly gone missing soon after parking the vehicle at the waste management plant on Saturday evening at around 6:12 pm yesterday.
Every loose end will be investigated before submission of the final report to our higher authorities, says SP Nitin Kusalkar
As per IMD, the system is likely to move nearly northwestwards across Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hours.
People across Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Deogarh, Sonepur, Boudh and Bolangir staged dharnas and also hit the streets seeking formation of a separate Koshal state
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