Tag: Baliguda

Baliguda: Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Dr Rameswar Oraon today said the security personnel did not follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) during the anti-Maoist operation in Kandhamal district, which led to the tragic death of six innocent tribals. “The security personnel must adhere to the SOP during an operation against the […]

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Rameswar Oraon will meet the family members of the persons who were killed in firing security forces during a combing operation at Gumudumaha in Kandhamal district last Friday. Oraon, who drove straight to Phulbani after arriving at Bhubaneswar on Tuesday and spent the night there, will […]

In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly jumped into a well with her two kids. While the woman survived, the two children died in the incident. The incident was reported from Raikia under Baliguda of Kandhamal district on Saturday

Kandhamal: The BJD workers in Kandhamal district have decided to move Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik against the patry’s Phulbani MP Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh to express their resentment after she failed to attend a party programme at Baliguda in the district. Reports said Singh was invited to attend ‘Mo Bhabisyata Suraksha Saksharta Abhiyan’ at Trivedi Park […]

Kandhamal: Betrayed in love, a girl allegedly set afire three motorcycles parked outside the house of a youth at Sunapangasahi under Baliguda police limits in Kandhamal district on Saturday night. The incident has reminded people of the girl who had reportedly danced in front of her boyfriend’s house in Gurugram in an inebriated condition. But […]

Kandhamal: Three minor girls including two sisters were killed after drowning in a pond at Partamaha village in Baliguda area under Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as Renuka Nayak, Nenaka Nayak and Nisha Senapati, daughters of Bayabandhu Nayak and Prakash Senapati respectively. As per sources, the girls aged […]

Kandhamal: Even as the mystery continues over the brutal murder of Right To Information (RTI) activist Abhimanyu Panda, a 5-member fact-finding team of Odisha Sochana Abhiyan recently visited the crime spot to collect more information in connection with the incident. The delegation members suspect that Panda was shot dead by miscreants for raising voice against […]

By Sandeep Sahu A youth is asked to do sit-ups – and asked to keep counting as he does so. At another end of the state, two youths and their bikes are caned by lath-wielding cops. Elsewhere, four youths are asked to sit on their hunches, move their hands between their legs, hold the back […]

Phulbani: Police on Thursday conducted flag march in Baliguda town under Kandhamal district ahead of Christmas celebrations scheduled to begin on midnight of 24 December. Speaking about the preparations by the administration, Sub-Collector of Kandhamal, Subhankar Mohapatra said, “We have had a discussion with all the stakeholders, right from the block level to the district […]

Kandhamal: Maoists continue to unleash terror in the district with the kidnapping of two civilians from Gumma village suspecting them to be police informers. The fresh violence has been reported a day after the red rebels killed two villagers including the son of a local sarpanch in the district on the same suspicion. Sources said […]

Kandhamal: Two youths have been arrested for allegedly raping a young woman in a forest near Baliguda under Kotagarh police limits in the district. Though the unfortunate incident had taken place in January 29, the matter came to light on Sunday after parents of the survivor lodged an FIR with police. As per the complaint, […]

Baliguda: After a brief lull, miscreants have again started targetting temples in Odisha. This time, unidentified miscreants decamped with gold ornaments and cash from the donation box of two temples at Baliguda in Kandhamal district on Friday night. As per reports, several valuables including cash have been stolen from Jagannath temple and Dakshina Kali temple […]