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.
Bolangir: An elderly couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a government quarters at Chandrashekhar Nagar in Bolangir town here on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Brundaban Sahu and Niras Sahu of Kudasingha village under Bolangir Sadar block. According to sources, the elderly man was found lying dead on the floor while […]
Bolangir: An abandoned baby girl was rescued from the forest near Salepali village under Patanagarh block of Bolangir district on Monday. As per reports, the locals spotted the child in the forest following which they immediately informed the local ASHA worker who in turn rescued her and admitted to the Patanagarh hospital. Sources said, the […]
Bolangir: In a major breakthrough, the district police on Saturday arrested four inter-district dacoits reportedly involved in loot of banks in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur. According to sources, one pistol, three bullets and seven mobile phones were seized from their possession (Further details are awaited)
Bolangir: Punjilal Meher, the key accused in the Patnagarh wedding gift blast case was allegedly thrashed inside Bolangir jail by the concerned jailor. The lawyer of Meher has brought such allegations and reported the matter to Patnagarh SDJM court. The lawyer has also prayed for necessary steps for the treatment of his client. On February […]
Subarnapur: In bid to create awareness among people regarding social problems and their eradication, Tanmaya Dash of West Bengal is on a mission to cover 5 states in 40 days on bicycle. Tanmaya Dash recently reached Odisha’s Subarnapur from Kolkata on his bicycle and he plans to cover at least 4000 kilometers in a short […]
Bolangir: A high-level committee headed by Jyotirmaya Rath, Chief Engineer of the State Water Resource Department faced stiff protest from locals displaced for Suktel Irrigation Project here on Wednesday. As per reports, the committee which had Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Director, Rajendra Patnaik as its member, was at the project site to oversee the restart […]
Bolangir: Tension prevailed in the Paikamal block of the district on Thursday after members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) staged an indefinite protest in front of the block office over the alleged irregularities in the selection of Sattu distribution. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) had reportedly issued a notice to all SHGs to apply […]
Bolangir: In yet another instance of alleged tax evasion, a Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud to the tune of Rs 1 lakh was reported under Saintala police limits of Bolangir district. The fraud was allegedly committed by one Rabindra Bhoi of Ghantamal village in the district. However, Bhoi pleaded his innocence about the tax […]
Bolangir: Two persons were killed while two others sustained critical injuries after two motorcycles collided head-on in Patnagarh area of Bolangir district on Monday. The mishap occurred near a bridge at Kapani area under Belapada Police limits. While one person died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a healthcare […]
Bolangir: Two guns were found in possession of a motorcyclist after he met with an accident near Phatabahal square on Bolangir-Kusang road on Monday. As per reports, locals found an injured youth lying unconscious near Phatabahal square after he met with an accident. However, upon close inspection, the locals found two guns in the possession […]
Patnagarh: In a bizarre incident, six members of a family were found dead inside their house at Sanrapada under Patnagarh police limits in Bolangir district on Wednesday. Additional Superintendent of Police of Bolangir Manoranjan Pradhan informed that the body of a man along with his wife and four children were recovered from their house. Reason […]
Patnagarh: More than two and a half years after the infamous Patnagarh wedding gift explosion which had hogged the headlines across the country, the residents of this small town in Odisha woke to a spine-chilling ‘murders’ of six members of a family. The six-member family including a couple and their four children were found dead […]
Bolangir: The gruesome Patnagarh “sextuple murder” is gradually unfolding its secrets as the sons of one of the deceased alleged that the two accused in police custody are the mastermind behind the spine-chilling murders that rocked the town of Patnagarh in Bolangir on Thursday. It is suspected that the “murder” could have been a result […]
Bolangir: Despite the tall claims of the government on enforcement of strict laws to curb trafficking of migrant labourers to and from Odisha, the illegal activity continues unabated in many parts of the State. Friday night, Bolangir Kantabanji police rescued as many as 56 migrant labourers including 23 women and eight children from Kantabanji station […]
Bolangir: The police on Saturday detained two more persons, reportedly residents from outside the district, in connection with the gruesome massacre of six members of a family which came to light on Wednesday. With this, the number of the detainees in the case so far has gone up to four. According to sources, the police […]
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