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.
Deogarh/ Bolangir: With Covid-19 disease expanding its fatal footprints across the State, more inhuman treatment to dead bodies keep on coming from various places in Odisha. A heart-wrenching incident has…
Bolangir: There seems to be no respite for Bolangir district from the nature’s wrath as close on the heels of a drought-like situation, incessant rainfall is wreaking havoc in the district. In Bolangir town, schools, hospitals, residential buildings, and government offices have been severely flooded by rainwater. The flood-affected locals have alleged that they are […]
Bolangir: In what could be considered as a matter of pride and honour for Odisha, a Bolangir resident working with Indian Air Force has been shortlisted for the much awaited Gaganyaan project of ISRO. As per reports, Wing Commander Nikhil Rath, has been included in the preliminary list of astronauts to undertake training for ISRO’s […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha seemingly has a high burden of ‘ailing hearts’. The State witnessed nearly a death an hour owing to heart-related ailments. The toll due to cardiovascular diseases in State has been highest over the years. As per recently released report titled Medically Certified Cause of Death (MCCD) by the Registrar General of India (RGI), […]
Bolangir: A team of Vigilance sleuths on Thursday raided the houses and office of the Manager of Bolangir District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra on charges of accumulating properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a search warrant issued by the Court of Special Judge Vigilance and on the directions […]
Bolangir: A few days after Odisha Government relaxed rules under the New Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act for some violations like pollution and insurance of vehicles for three months, a commuter was today charged with a fine of Rs 22,500 over multiple charges in Kantabanji area of the district. As per reports, one Sushant Kumar Meher […]
Bolangir: Farmer suicide case once again reared its ugly head in Odisha as another ‘debt-ridden’ farmer allegedly took the extreme step at Dorlo village in Titlagarharea of Bolangir district today. The deceased farmer has been identified as Ghasiram Majhi. According to sources, Majhi had taken a loan of Rs 5 lakh from five self-help groups […]
Bhubaneswar: With the consumers in Odisha becoming onion-eyed, and when the Odisha Food & Consumer Welfare department is seemingly seen taking out an onion blaming the rise to humble monsoon rains elsewhere, a little peeling of the onion revealed how traders in the State are raking in the bucks by hoarding onions. Sample the arrival […]
Bolangir: Despite modernisation, superstition is still prevalent in many parts of Odisha. In one such case, relatives of a dead man sought the help of a sorcerer to bring him back to life inside a hospital at Titlagarh in Bolangir district. As per reports, one Pinkuraj Nag of Silinda village, was bitten by a poisonous […]
Bolangir: A medical team deputed for mass testing for Covid-19 faced utter embarrassment after the villagers of Baragaan in Sadar Block in the district detained the team for around five…
Bolangir: A new LPG bottling plant set up at a cost of Rs 103 crore by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Bolangir district will be inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on December 27. The plant with a capacity to produce 42 lakh cylinders per year is scheduled to be dedicated to the […]
Bargarh: As many as four persons were trampled to death by wild tuskers in different areas of the State on Wednesday. According to reports, three persons including an elderly man…
Puri/Cuttack: As the auspicious nine-day long festival Navratri kicks off on Saturday across the country, special rituals have been initiated at Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri and several shakti shrines in Odisha with compliance of all Covid-19 restrictions and without participation of devotees. It may be mentioned that temples in the State, including Srimandir have […]
Bolangir: The bodies of two sisters, who allegedly had jumped into Tel river in Bolangir district two days back, were recovered from two different spots on Saturday. It was alleged that both the girls, identified as daughters of Ramatar Agarwal, had jumped into the river for reasons unknown on October 15. While the body of […]
Bolangir: The Kantabanji Police in Bolangir on Sunday reportedly busted a motorbike theft gang. The police has also arrested three persons involved in the crime and recovered seven stolen motorcycles. The accused have been identified as Siba Pradhan, Hiralal Patel and Prabhat Kumar Behera. One more member of the gang was earlier arrested by the […]
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