Tag: Bargarh

A man, who is considered as Maharaj, the king of kings, for only 11 days, he is Maharaj kansa alias Hrushikesh Bhoi, a simple bonafide government driver. In a candid tete-e-tete, Bhoi alias Maharaj Kansa in the largest open air theatre of the world talks about the condition of Mathura Nagari and Bargarh. Excerpts…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly witnessed uproarious scenes for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as Congress members raised the issues of suicides by farmers and the distress sale of vegetables in the state. Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the house twice as it could not function properly due to opposition protests. During Zero Hour, Leader of […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that some NGOs and black-marketers were conspiring to defame him and destabilize his government

Sambalpur: The recent archaeological excavations carried out by the Sambalpur University in Odisha’s Bargarh district has unearthed stone tools, weapons and artifacts made by early humans, centuries ago, a senior professor of the institute has said. The excavation site located in the upper Danta stream, a tributary of the River Jira, near Torajunga village of […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s assistance for setting up a Rs 750-crore ethanol plant in Bargarh district, as part of measures to promote eco-friendly alternative fuel. The plant is proposed to be set up by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) at Baulsingha in the district, he said. […]

Bhubaneswar: A dip in temperature in many areas coupled with a nor’wester brought some respite from the scorching heat in Odisha today, even as the mercury shot up to 40.6 degrees Celsius here. The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar which stood at 35.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, jumped to 40.6 degree C, while in neighbouring Cuttack the […]

Bhubaneswar: Searing heat persisted in western Odisha with Balangir becoming the hottest place in the state recording 43 degree celsius today, even as a nor’wester brought respite in the coastal region. The mercury breached the 40-degree mark in at least eight places in the state as Titlagarh, also in Balangir district, recorded a maximum temperature […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly witnessed ruckus for the second consecutive day today over the farmer suicide issue with both the opposition Congress and BJP members forcing Speaker Niranjan Pujari to adjourn the House twice. The issue was raised by the BJP members as soon as the House assembled for the question hour. The BJP members […]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP today demanded the dismissal of Odisha agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy for “misleading” the Assembly with his statement on the death of a farmer in Bargarh district. BJP state president Basant Panda said the party would demonstrate in all district headquarters demanding Maharathy’s dismissal for taking the farmer’s suicide case lightly. “The […]

Intensifying its stir against the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha over the attack on the convoy of two Union Ministers at Bargarh allegedly by BJD workers, BJP today said it would stage a demonstration near Raj Bhavan tomorrow

A day after the convoys of two Union ministers were attacked allegedly by BJD workers at Bargarh, BJP today criticised the Odisha government over the incident even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was shown black flags during an event in Dhenkanal

The Odisha government on Thursday announced to set up a Kosli dialect and literature research centre at Ghens village in Bargarh district which will be named after Padma Sri Haladhar Nag

Anti-corruption sleuths on Wednesday arrested an Orissa Forest Service (OFS) cadre officer on a charge of demanding illegal gratification from a businessman, official sources said. Divisional Forest Officer (territorial), Bargarh, Samir Kumar Satapathy was caught by vigilance officials while he was allegedly accepting Rs 15,000 from a businessman to release his auto-rickshaw.

Baragarh: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly set his wife and six-year-old daughter on fire and later attempted self-immolation at Kuketira village under Attabira police limits in Bargarh district over family dispute late night on Tuesday. According to reports, Kailash Sahu of Titlagarh area in Bolangir district was living in a rented house at […]

Bargarh: Senior Congress leader from Bijepur in Bargarh district, Pranay Sahu today resigned from the primary membership of the party. The development is seen as yet another jolt to Congress ahead of the general elections with desertion and ouster of four other senior leaders – Srikant Jena, Naba Kishore Das, Jogesh Singh and Krushna Chanda […]