Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir: Shops and educational institutions in Bolangir town remained closed today as part of the two-day bandh being observed by several organisations including Congress and BJP. The Bolangir Joint Action Committee which called for the shutdown has been demanding construction of a bypass in view of recent road mishaps in the town. Members of the […]

Bolangir: Tension prevailed at Gandhinagar Chhak in Bolangir town today after a group of locals blocked road by placing the body of a college girl who was mowed down by a truck earlier in the day. The agitators demanded adequate compensation for family of the deceased and construction of a bypass road in the town. […]

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna/Nuapada: With scanty rainfall in 19 blocks across eight districts of Odisha triggering drought-scare, the State government said that it is fully prepared to face any eventuality. The situation is so severe in these 19 blocks that farmers are seen manually spraying water on half-germinated paddy seeds to keep them alive while pinning their hopes […]

Bolangir: A trial run on the newly-laid railway track between Bolangir and Bhainsapalli on Khurda-Bolangir route was conducted today. Official sources said, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) along with Sambalpur DRM and some other senior officials inspected the 19-km line. After a safety inspection of the Railway tracks, CRS will submit a report and subsequently […]

Bolangir: Two farmers set their Chakada-infested standing crops in 8 acre land on fire in Sahajbahal and Jhareibahal villages in Sadar block of Bolangir today. While Anil Hota from Sahajbahal set his crops on 5 acre-land on fire, Ashok Pradhan torched standing crops on 3 acre of land in Jhareibahal. According to sources, the farmers […]

Bolangir: Miscreants looted Rs 19 lakh in broad daylight from the officials of Andhra Bank at Bangla Chowk of Deogaon in Bolangir today. The incident took place when the cashier and a peon of the bank were carrying cash in a van from Tushara branch to Bandhpada branch. Three robbers on a bike intercepted the […]

Bolangir: Body of a student of government polytechnic in Bolangir was found hanging inside a house situated in Shantipada area of the district today. The deceased student has been identified as Chandrasekhar Behera, who was a final year diploma student. According to sources, it is suspected that the student has committed suicide using a rope […]

Bolangir: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Bhima Bhoi Medical College & Hospital in Bolangir today in the presence of Union Health Minister J P Nadda. A total of 100 students have enrolled for the first batch of the institution beginning this academic session. As per reports, the proposal for setting up of the hospital […]

Bolangir: A youth was critically injured after being shot at on Bolangir-Titlagarh road today. The injured has been identified as Dilip Patnaik who suffered bullet injuries on his chest and waist. Patnaik was initially admitted to Bolangir district headquarters hospital, but later he was shifted to Burla medical as his condition worsened. “After a medical […]

Bolangir: Baby swapping allegations at hospitals have once again surfaced in Odisha after a family from Bolangir district lodged a complaint alleging that their healthy newborn was exchanged and sent to Burla hospital in place of another baby at the Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospitalyesterday which ultimately led to his death. According to reports, […]

Bolangir: The ongoing agitation for the establishment of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Bolangir has intensified as the Joint Action Committee and the District Bar Association have called for a shutdown till December 30. According to sources, the agitating members have called for closure of all offices, educational institutions and banks. The […]

Bolangir: The Koshal State Coordination Committee is observing a 12-hour dawn to dusk ‘Koshal Mahabandh’ in 11 districts of western Odisha- Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Koraput, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Sundergarh, Sambalpur and Sonepur- today to press for creating of a separate Koshal State. Despite heavy rains under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Phethai’, the members of […]

Bolangir: Though the State government claims to have rolled out various schemes to boost primary education in the State, the ground reality totally paints a different picture. The students in different parts of the State are mainly suffering due to lackadaisical attitude of the officials at the grassroots level. The Gualbadi Primary School under Saintala […]

Bolangir: Survivor in the tragic wedding gift blast in February this year, Reema Sahoo was given Rs 1.5 lakh compensation by the legal services authority in Bolangir today. According to sources, the compensation amount was provided to Sahoo at the Bolangir Civil court premises. Sources said another Rs 1.5 lakh will be provided to her […]

Bolangir: At least three persons were killed after a motorcycle collided head-on with a bus near Luhuripali under Saintala police limits of the district late Sunday night. As per sources, the incident occurred when the bus carrying passengers was en route to Bhubaneswar from Bhawanipatna. Suddenly, the bus collided with the motorcycle coming from the […]