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.

10 Students Test COVID-19 Positive At Odisha Residential School
10 Students Test COVID-19 Positive At Odisha Residential School

The students have been kept in isolation in separate rooms on the premises of the school and undergoing treatment, informed Siddharth Shankar Swain, Angul district Collector.

Odisha Village Bursts Into Celebrations To Receive Its First CRPF Jawans
Odisha Village Bursts Into Celebrations To Receive Its First CRPF Jawans

Notably, Asish and Jyoti with their dedication and hard work were able to crack the CRPF exam and were selected in the armed forces. Following selection, they underwent training at Chennai's RTC Avadi in the last six months.

Odisha Vigilance Arrests Bongamunda IIC
Odisha Vigilance Arrests Bongamunda IIC For Possessing Disproportionate Assets

Odisha Vigilance arrested the IIC of Bongamunda police station in Bolangir district on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income

Elephant attack
Farmer Crushed To Death By Elephant Herd In Odisha’s Bolangir

The group of jumbos from a nearby forest has been creating havoc in Bhalupali, Jogisarda and Badibahal villages under Loisinga forest range of the district since last week.

Maoist Killed In Exchange Of Fire In Bolangir, Combing Upscaled
Maoist Killed In Exchange Of Fire In Bolangir, Combing Upscaled

The naxal has been identified as Shankar, a key member of the Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division of the left wing extremists.

Mamita Meher Murder Case: Slain Lady Teacher’s Father Records Statement Under Section 164 CrPC
Mamita Meher Murder Case: Slain Lady Teacher’s Father Records Statement Under Section 164 CrPC

The slain lady teacher’s father, Suchandra Meher recorded his statement under Section 164 CrPC before a magistrate, on Saturday. 

Bolangir Murder
Bolangir Murder: Post Killing Video Of Spine Chilling Incident Goes Viral

“Dekh jalaya jaa raha hai maar ke insaan ko. Main yahin jalaya hun. Dekh jaa rahein hain jalake, abhi nikalte hain" (See, a man is being burnt after murder. I have set him on fire at this spot. And, we are going after killing and burning him), Singh said in the video clip.

'Triangular Love' Behind Murder Of Youth At Bolangir's Rajendra University, 2 Held
'Triangular Love' Behind Murder Of Youth At Bolangir's Rajendra University, 2 Held

To solve their fight, Subham had called Amit and Biswadev to the backside of PG Hostel at Rajendra University in Balangir. However, Biswadev got into a war of words with Amit and Subham afterwards. 

4 Killed, 5 Injured In Separate Road Mishaps In Odisha’s Bolangir
4 Killed, 5 Injured In Separate Road Mishaps In Odisha’s Bolangir

Eight youths from nearby villages under Sadar block had gone Khandadhar in Sonepur district for a picnic. The mishap occurred when an unidentified vehicle reportedly hit the SUV in which all the youths were returning to Bolangir on Wednesday.

Odisha man shoulders sick daughter to hospital
Video Of Odisha Man Shouldering Sick Daughter To Hospital Goes Viral; Bolangir CDMO Orders Probe

With no solace in sight, hopeless and helpless Dhubal took the decision to sell off all the belongings that they had to get back the lost smile on her daughter’s face. Since they can’t afford the price of a vehicle, they on Monday started off their journey to hospital on foot.

Rare Currency Collections
Meet 75-Year-Old Bajaranglal From Odisha’s Bolangir With Rare Currency Collections

Bajaranglal has also enviable collections of many Indian currency notes with serial numbers that show dates of birth of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other Prime Ministers, Presidents, Vice-Presidents and many other ministers of the country

Northern Range DIG Has No Standing In Mamita Murder Case: Former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra
Northern Range DIG Has No Standing In Mamita Murder Case: Former Odisha DGP Prakash Mishra

Meanwhile, Mishra, during a briefing to media persons at Bhubaneswar, said he would like to raise his concerns over two aspects of the investigation into the murder case wherein the interference by the Northern range DIG was unwarranted.

Armed Miscreants Barge Into House, Kidnap Man In Bolangir
Armed Miscreants Barge Into House, Kidnap Man In Bolangir

Meanwhile, Bolangir Police rushed to the spot after receiving a complaint from Behera, after his release, and started an investigation into the incident. Police are yet to make any arrest in connection with the incident.

Mamita Meher Murder Case
Mamita Murder: 70 Articles Sent For Examination, Businessman Confirms Sale Of 2 Tyres To Gobinda

The DNA samples of Mamita’s parents-- Suchandra Meher and Tulasi Meher have also been sent to the laboratory for profiling which will be used to match with the samples taken from the body remains to establish Mamita’s identity.

Patient Administered Wrong Injection, Saline At Govt Hospital In Odisha’s Bolangir
Patient Administered Wrong Injection, Saline At Govt Hospital In Odisha’s Bolangir

The health workers at the hospital admitted that saline had been administered to Samal by mistake. They further explained that a similar bottle of saline had been prescribed for the other patient which was the cause for the confusion. 

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