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.
In a piece of good news for the residents of Bolangir district, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a proposal for the modernisation of the Tusura airstrip in Bolangir.
In the first accident, 15 persons were injured after a pickup truck they were travelling in lost control and overturned near Katarkela in Titilagarh block under Bolangir district this morning.
As per reports, the bandh was enforced at 6 am today and will continue till 6 pm. Normal life has been thrown out of gear as the members of Kantabanji Zilla Sangarsha Samiti were seen picketing at strategic locations from early in the morning.
Jogendra had gone to Andhra Pradesh to work in a brick kiln. It was alleged that he was critically injured in the brutal attack by a labour contractor there.
As per reports, the goods train was crossing Turekela station when the Station Master saw smoke emanating from one of the bogies. The station master informed the staff at the Kantabanji station following which the train was stopped.
As per reports, Mahananda was logging in his backyard when he injured his leg with an axe. He was bleeding profusely. So he called a quack, Pramod Mahakud from a neighbouring village who administered an injection to Mahananda.
As per reports, Bhoi consumed poison while spraying pesticide on his crop on Tuesday night. He was rushed to Bolangir Bhima Bhoi Medical for treatment, where he breathed his last on Wednesday morning.
Padma Dip, a guardian, has expressed concerns over the teacher shortage and the future of the children as the school lacks adequate number of teaching staff.
Taking the compliant of the district agriculture department seriously, four teams comprising officers of cyber police and district police conducted raids at different locations and apprehended 14 persons for their alleged involvement in the crime.
A group of samiti members and sarpanches bandied words with the sub-collector and the BDO of Deogaon, asking the duo why the MLA and the MP were not invited to the meeting.
Addressing a press conference, Behera asked while there are many skilled IAS officers in the State, why was Pandian made Chairperson of 5T and Mo Odisha Nabin Odisha project.
As the ABEO submitted a BEd certificate from the IGNOU, it was sent to Delhi for verification. Thereafter, it was proved that his certificate was a fake one.
On the basis of the complaint lodged by Anganwadi supervisor Subasini Das, the police have reportedly registered a case and served a notice to CDPO Bhagabati Guru.
The beneficiary tried to end his and his family members’ lives because his instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana had allegedly been held up.
The money is suspected to be extorted from the maternity patients admitted there. The incident came to the fore after the video of the same went viral on social media platforms.
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