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.
Meanwhile, the family members alleged that the police misbehaved with them during the identification process
Reactions from various political parties and different sections of society galore the development with the Opposition gunning for the head of Minister of state for Home, Dibyashankar Mishra
Earlier on Sunday, as many as 42 bonded labourers, including 15 women and three minors, had been rescued by Kantabanji Police from a railway station.
Mamita has been missing for the last 11 days. The family members of the lady teacher alleged that Sahu used to force the women employees at the school to keep illicit relationships with him. Bunty had accused Sahu of being directly involved in her missing as she had threatened to expose Sahu.
After a brief search, the family found that the burglars had taken away around Rs 2.5 lakh in cash, over 55-gram gold jewellery as well as other valuables from the house.
Tension prevailed at Titlagarh Sub-Divisional Hospital in Bolangir district on Friday following the death of a pregnant woman while undergoing treatment
Odisha Ghasi Bikash Mancha (OGBM), a State-level rights group has resorted to demonstration demanding justice to the family of Gobinda Kumbhar who died under mysterious circumstances during treatment while being under police custody on September 25.
A stray dog was spotted roaming around on the premise of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH) in Bolangir with the body of a newborn child in its jaws on Thursday.
The students untied the knot from her neck and lied her on the floor. The students immediately informed the hostel authorities. Though the hostel officials and students tried to give her Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), she did not respond, said the dean.
The three accused, identified as Sanjeeb, Sumit and Kuldip, were arrested in a joint operation by the Bolangir and Titlagarh police. The trio was arrested after the complainant, Sabyasachi Panda, raised an alarm after one of the members of the gang tried to swipe Panda’s debit card on a small device on the pretext of helping him withdraw money from AXIS Bank ATM in Bolangir today.
On July 11, Soumya Ranjan was found with burn injuries at his quarters and rushed to a hospital. However, a day later, he succumbed while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack.
The accused identified as Himansu Sekhar Padhi was caught red-handed while accepting bribe from one Duryodhan Barik from Pandakital village for issuing a Point of Sale (PoS) machine for his fertiliser centre
Sanjurani Debata, who teaches Sanskrit at Durgapalli UP school in Puintala, was reportedly attacked by her husband, Pradeep Kumar Panda, who is also a teacher by profession.
In all, the CM inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 128 welfare projects which will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 827 crore.
The 19-year-old victim, identified as Karuna Bhoi, has sustained serious injuries in the violent sexual attack
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