News from Balangir

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.

Group clash at Harishankar in Bolangir leaves 5 injured
Group clash at Harishankar in Bolangir leaves 5 injured

The clash broke out between a group of visitors from Kantabanjhi and another group comprising some local people and members of Harishankar temple administration over a trivial matter.

OTV impact: Helps pour in for Bolangir’s Septuagenarian woman living in termite mound-like hut
OTV impact: Helps pour in for Bolangir’s Septuagenarian woman living in termite mound-like hut

The local legislator and the administration, who had been in deep slumber till OTV carried a news showing the plight of Dukhadei, have now extended their helping hands to make the rest of her life comfortable. 

Summer 2022 Odisha
No respite from heatwave till Sunday, ‘Yellow Warning’ sounded for 7 Odisha districts for today

According to IMD, this year for the first time, Bolangir and Titlagarh are the two cities that crossed 45 degrees Celsius mark on Thursday with the temperatures climbing to 45.3 and 45.2 degrees respectively. 

Heatwave to bake western Odisha for next 3 days, humidity to continue in coastal belts
Heatwave to bake western Odisha for next 3 days, humidity to continue in coastal belt

As per Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, high humidity may make life miserable in most parts of the coastal areas during the period. 

Fake lady teacher 'mercilessly beats up' class 4 student in Bolangir
Fake lady teacher 'mercilessly beats up' class 4 student in Bolangir

The fake teacher allegedly thrashed the girl with cane mercilessly. Subsequently, tension ran high in the area as the guardians of the students staged a protest in front of the school.

Dead Bolangir MBBS Student Nishant Kumar
Bolangir medical student death: NHRC seeks report from Odisha Chief Secretary

First-year MBBS student and a native of Haryana, Nishant Kumar of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir reportedly died after falling off the hostel roof on April 22.

Dead lizard in food, 20 inmates of Bolangir ITI hostel fall sick
Dead lizard in food, 20 inmates of Bolangir ITI hostel fall sick

Several students complained of severe stomach pain late night following which they were admitted to the hospital immediately. The conditions of all the students are stated to be stable.

Bolangir hit-and-run a pre-planned murder, says SP
Bolangir hit-and-run a pre-planned murder, says SP

Speaking exclusively to OTV, Bolangir SP Nitin Kusalkar said a murder case has been registered.

Odisha man ends life
Odisha man ends life by jumping before train after son's suicide

A day earlier, Surendra’s son had killed himself in a similar fashion by jumping before a train. The exact reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained

Heat singes western Odisha
Heat singes western Odisha

There will be no large change in maximum temperature during the next 24 hours.

Six elephant tusks seized in Bolangir; one arrested
Six elephant tusks seized in Bolangir; one arrested

Since 2020, the task force has seized 24 elephant tusks and arrested several wildlife criminals involved in the illegal trade.

Woman found dead in paddy field
Woman found dead in paddy field in Bolangir, rape and murder suspected

Empty liquor bottles and broken bangles were found scattered near her body hinting that the woman has been murdered after being raped

Heatwave in Odisha: IMD puts 9 districts on alert, govt issues special advisory
Heatwave in Odisha: IMD puts 9 districts on alert, govt issues special advisory

Issuing ‘Yellow Warning’ to the above mentioned districts, the IMD bulletin also states that maximum temperature is likely to be above normal by 3 to 5 degree Celsius at many places over districts of interior Odisha and likely to be above normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius at a few places of coastal Odisha during next four to five days.  

More Skeletons Tumbling Out Of Bolangir Medico Death Case
Video brings fresh twist to Bolangir medico death case

In the video, it was seen that Nishant was taken to a parking area instead of being rushed to hospital for treatment. A staff of the college was seen searching the pockets of the deceased in the presence of the Dean of the medical college, Sabita Mohapatra.    

 teen kidnapped, killed
Odisha teen kidnapped, killed by cousin for Rs 10 lakh ransom

The deceased, Mohan Kumar, hailed from Sirabhatapada in Titlagarh. The accused, who has been detained by police, has confessed to the crime

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