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.
Malkangiri recorded the highest maximum temperature of 36 degree Celsius on Sunday.
The girls claimed that the HM called them to his chamber and sexually exploited them. The matter came to the light after the students narrated their ordeal to their parents.
Meanwhile, a search operation has been launched in Anga river by fire personnel after Mishra’s bike and helmet were found on the bridge over it at Cherupali on NH 26.
Though the exact reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected to be a case of suicide driven by extreme poverty.
For the local people, the majestic Munge hill located in Alanda Panchayat under Bangomunda block, which houses a wide range of flora and fauna, is important for more than one reason.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted heavy rainfall activities in several parts of the State till July 26, 2022.
As many as 29 passengers were injured after a bus collided with a tanker near Heerapur square on Bolangir-Bargarh National Highway 26 on Friday night
In the viral video, Purohit, who is currently posted as the DSR of Bargarh district, has purportedly confessed to the crimes and accepted that he was indeed involved in several land grab cases by cheating the system and accepting bribes.
On the other hand, Chatria has filed a counter-complaint against the woman and her family at Town Police Station.
The state government has suspended the officials on the basis of a report submitted by the District Collector.
According to sources, the mishap occurred during the Rath Yatra celebrations at Jarasingha area in Deogaon block of Bolangir district.
The Tehsildar forged documents of the land belonging to a daily wager, who is dead, and sold it to another person. Sources said, Bagh made a cow herder the seller of the land and executed the registration and the mutation process by using his digital signature.
Sahu has been granted bail for a period of two weeks after he requested the court for bail citing the treatment of his wife and son
Till a few months ago, Jaypal and Abhagini used to live a happy married life. In 2021, their dream of having a happy family went asunder as Jaypal was imprisoned for 20 years.
Nishant, a native of Haryana was forced to take the extreme step when he found the ragging done by seniors intolerable for him.
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