Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir: Demanding district status to Kantabanji the Zilla Sangharsh Samiti has been observing a dawn-to-dusk bandh in Turekela today. Members of the outfit were seen picketing on highways and in front of several government offices from early morning today. Normal life came to a grinding halt in the district due to the shutdown. Markets, business […]

Bolangir: Body of a youth was recovered from a field near KV College Square on Bangomunda Road in Kantabanji of Bolangir district today. The deceased has been identified as Suman Kuwar, a resident of Sunaripada village. The matter came to light after a relative of Suman spotted the body and later informed other family members. […]

Bolangir: A man was allegedly beaten to death by his brothers-in-law over some family feud at Karlabahali village under Kantabanji police limits of Bolangir district. The deceased has been identified as Dillip Chhura. According to sources, Dilip was married to one Gauri of Chaulasukha village of the district and was father of two children. The […]

Bolangir: A four-member central team today visited several places in Bolangir district to take stock of the pest menace situation which has assumed serious proportions here. The visit assumes significance as farmers in several areas of the district are worried as their paddy crops have been damaged by brown plant-hoppers, a pest locally known as […]

Bolangir: Demanding immediate rehabilitation of the displaced people and disbursal of compensation, locals of Paradhiapalli village in Bolangir staged a protest today near the Lower Suktel project. As per sources, the agitating people are opposing construction of the irrigation project demanding more compensation. The construction of the Lower Suktel Project has also been halted because […]

Bhubaneswar: The State has experienced 28% less rainfall than normal between June 1 and July 5, informed Deputy Special Relief Commissioner, Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra today. Moreover, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Angul districts have witnessed 50% less rain during the period. “In the month of June, the average rainfall in State was recorded at 161.1 mm […]

Bolangir: While hearing the murder case in Saltarpali area under Bolangir Sadar police limits, 18 people were sentenced to life imprisonment today by the Bolangir District Sessions judge. The case was reported on July 5, 2011, when one Chapdhari Jaal was brutally murdered by 19 people.

Bolangir: In a crackdown on sale of medicines without prescriptions, Odisha government has given orders to constitute squads and conduct raids to curb such practice. In the absence of awareness on deadly consequences of buying prescription-only drugs over the counter, such illegal practice is rampant and posing a serious threat. According to sources, most of […]

Bolangir: Rift in the Bolangir unit of BJD surfaced after party activists recently held meetings against party’s Loisingha legislator Jogendra Behera alleging that he has failed to connect with the people. Party activists including Bolangir district vice president Pradeep Guru alleged that the Loisingha MLA has failed to connect with the people and is not […]

In a major development in the mysterious death of Paralakhemundi ACF Soumyaranjan Mohapatra, a new notebook reportedly belonging to wife Bidyabharti has come to the fore.

Bolangir: After one year, jaundice has again returned to haunt the residents of Bolangir with 10 fresh cases being reported within a fortnight. With monsoon round the corner, the residents are in a state of panic as neither the civic body or the district administration has taken any measures to tackle the situation. According to […]

Bolangir: It is only a mother who alone can fight against the whole world for her children. Proving the adage true, a woman jumped into a 30-ft well to rescue her son at Talapalipada area in Bolangir. The incident has now become the talk of the town while praises are also pouring in for the […]

Bolangir: Irregularities in implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) were reported in Deogaon block of Bolangir district. Some villagers have received money in their bank accounts under the scheme without cultivating chickpea while others allegedly have got less as compared to the sanctioned amount. As per government documents, Krushna Pradhan, a resident […]

Bolangir: Last rites of the corpses allegedly trashed by Bolangir railway police, in a dumping yard in Khujenpali village of Bolangir district, was performed by some social activists last night. Following OTV’s report on how the corpses were lying abandoned in an undignified manner, members of Being Human Foundation with support of Khujenpali Sarpanch and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has granted permission for admissions in two newly-established medical colleges in Balasore and Bolangir districts, Odisha State Health department sources informed today. The two medical colleges have been allowed to start admissions from the 2018-19 academic session. A three-member team of the MCI had reviewed infrastructure and other […]