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.
The first year MBBS student in Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir, who was a native of Haryana, had fallen to death from the hostel roof on April 22.
A day after a first-year MBBS student of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Bolangir district died after allegedly falling off the roof of the hostel, his family members on Saturday termed it a murder.
While two persons died due to suffocation, two others were rescued in a critical condition from the spot and later admitted to a nearby hospital
In a similar incident, a baby was delivered at Polsara Community Health Center Ganjam District under cellphone light and candles due to an abrupt power cut on Monday night following which tension ran high at the hospital.
The circumstance under which Nishant fell from the terrace is yet to be ascertained.
Amit Jain says the circumstances have forced him to take this ultimate decision.
While Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra is fighting the case to give justice to the slain lady teacher’s family, his son Amarendra is appearing as special PP in the lower court.
As per initial reports, the two miscreants on a motorcycle intercepted the MLA’s car when he was returning to his village after attending a programme at Badibahal area.
The Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister on Monday directed probe into allegations of punishment in the form of squats to some girl students in Bolangir district.
In a shocking incident, the husband of a Samiti Member at Bagdor Panchayat under Bolangir’s Belapada block was shot dead on Monday.
Petrol in Bhubaneswar was retailing at Rs 103.69 as against 102.66 previously while the diesel rate has gone up from Rs 92.48 per litre to Rs 93.61 per litre, as per a price notification of state fuel retailers.
Finding no one accompanying Tiwari for the important ceremony, the villagers became suspicious and detained him, sources added.
Daytime temperature also remained above 36 degrees in 10 cities of the State in the last 24 hours. Titlagarh remained the hottest city with 38 degree Celsius on Sunday.
Tension mounted in Chandanbhati village under Sadar Police limits in Bolangir district after supporters of the local Sarpanch and Naib Sarpanch clashed over taking out victory procession on Friday.
The court has scheduled the next hearing into the matter on March 21.
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