Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir: Property worth crores of rupees were gutted after a massive fire broke out at a cotton factory at Kapani village under Belpana in Bolangir district on Monday. Four fire tenders from Belpada and Patnagarh were pressed into service to douse the flames. “Soon after getting the information, we rushed to the spot with two […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions intensified in many parts of Odisha on Friday with Titlagarh recording the highest temperature reading of 42.5 degree Celsius, as per the weather bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The state, particularly western Odisha, virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 40 degree Celsius mark at five places. […]

Nuapada: Residents of Sargimunda and Runibasa village in the district are in panic after a herd of elephants are on move in hamlets close to the Khariar forest division. We spotted seven elephants comprising four tuskers and three elephant calves, informed a few locals. Forest officials who rushed to the spot after the information said […]

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: The Crime Branch officials on Thursday took Punjilal Meher, the mastermind in Patnagarh parcel bomb blast in which two persons were killed, on a six-day remand. Though the CB officials had prayed for a 14-day judicial custody, the SDJM court in Bolangir allowed only a remand of six days. A team of senior CB […]

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: After arresting mastermind in the sensational Wedding Gift blast case Punjilal Meher (English Lecturer in Jyoti Vikash College), Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra today revealed how Punjilal meticulously planned to wipe off the family of Sanjukta (Principal of same College) and carried out the gory act single-handedly. At a presser, Bothra confirmed that Punjilal […]

Bolangir: The Crime Branch today whisked away yet another person for interrogation in connection with the mysterious Patnagarh wedding gift blast incident that killed two and left one grievously injured. Baibhasuta Bindhani, a local was taken to the Circuit House in Bolangir where two others – Skyking Courier owner Dilip Das and courier delivery boy […]

Titlagarh: A wild bear that had strayed into a village in Titlagarh was allegedly beaten to death by locals who mutilated its body parts and disposed the remains kilometres apart in order to cover up the incident. The body was found from a forest near Bagdor village with its skin peeled off and other body […]

Cuttack: Though anguish and disappointment was written large on the face of newly-wed Reema Sahu, the lone survivor in the Patnagarh parcel bomb blast case, she reiterated her demand for a detailed probe into the incident in which two persons including her husband Soumyasekhar was killed. Reema, who was discharged from SCB Medical College and […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Newly-wed Reema Rani Sahu, the survivor in the wedding gift blast in which her husband Soumyasekhar Sahu and his grandmother were killed is likely to get discharged from the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack today, informed sources. Reema Rani has been undergoing treatment at the SCB medical since the fateful incident on […]

Bolangir: A leopard was found dead in Gandhamardan Hills in Patnagarh of Bolangir district today. On getting information, forest officials rushed to the spot and brought the carcass of the leopard to Harishankar range office. Later, a post-mortem was conducted in presence of the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Forest Ranger and veterinary surgeons from […]

Bolangir: Notorious gangster Sushant Dhala Samanta, who is currently lodged at Bolangir jail, was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) today after falling ill on account of his hunger strike. According to sources, he is undergoing treatment in a special ward at the hospital and his condition is stated to be stable now. Meanwhile, […]

Bhawanipatna: The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district is all decked up to welcome BJP National President Amit Shah who is scheduled to arrive here by 1.30 PM today and address a public gathering. Shah, who is on a two day visit to the state will brief the gathering about BJP’s ‘Mission […]

Bolangir: Mystery shrouds the death of a woman and her two children whose bodies were recovered from their house at Kapani village under Belapada block of Bolangir district on Monday. The deceased have been identified as as Sunita Rana, seven-year-old Lisa and two-year-old Lokesh. According to reports, bodies of Sunita and her two children were […]

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions intensified across Odisha with seven places recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius today. Titlagarh was the hottest place in Odisha with a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Bolangir recorded temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, Angul 40.7, Sonepur 40.6, Talcher 40.2, Jharsuguda 40.1 and Malkangiri 40 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, twin […]

Bhubaneswar: With mystery still shrouding the parcel bomb explosion which killed two persons in Bolangir, the special investigation team (SIT) of Crime Branch claimed to have got vital leads in connection with the case on Tuesday. Senior Crime Branch officials today claimed that the sender of the killer parcel is an Odia. The development assumes […]