Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir: Vigilance sleuths today arrested Bolangir Civil Supplies Officer (CSO) Ranjan Seth on charges of acquisition and possession of property disproportionate to his known source of income. Sources said Seth was arrested by the anti-corruption unit for amassing disproportionate assets amounting to Rs 1.21 crores. The accused will be forwarded to court today. Earlier on […]

Bolangir: A man was arrested for allegedly poaching a wild boar while four others managed to escape at Kharlikani village in Bolangir district on wee hours of Monday. Acting on a tip off, a team of forest officials raided the place and arrested the poacher. “They were distributing the meat among themselves in a dark […]

Balangir: The Kosal State Coordination Committee has called for a 12-hour bandh on November 24 in Bolangir and Sonepur districts, as part of its long standing demand for formation of a separate Koshal State. It was decided in a meeting held today at M B Dharamsala here. According to sources, in the first phase the […]

Bolangir: Odisha police recovered a huge cache of ammunition from a Maoist camp at Chandili forest reserve under Lathore police limits in Bolangir district. One live grenade, five kit bags, 12 containers and other articles have been recovered from the camp that was busted hours after a massive combing operation in the region yesterday. The […]

Bolangir: An exchange of fire took place between the Red rebels and security forces today morning inside the Chandili forests at Lathore of Bolangir district. However, no one has been injured. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of District Voluntary Forces (DVF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted raids inside the forest […]

Patnagarh: A minor argument turned fatal for a youth after he was shot allegedly by a group of miscreants over suspected political rivalry in Indapur village under Patnagarh area of Bolangir district on Thursday. The youth, identified as Lambodhara Mahakud, has been admitted to hospital in critical condition. According to reports, Lambodhara was shot by […]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move that will check migration in Odisha, the state government today announced special package of Rs 134 crore for Bolangir and Nuapada districts. After a review meeting held at the Bolangir DRDA office, Labour Minister Sushant Singh announced the package for 30 gram panchayats of Bolangir and Nuapada districts. The two […]

Bolangir: Police today found Maoists posters and banners put up by Bargarh-Balangir Divisional committee of the Bargarh-Balangir-Mahasamund division of the CPI (Maoist) in Udiapalli village under Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district. According to sources, the posters and banners alleged the police involvement in the killing of two of their cadres including a woman at Salepali […]

Bolangir: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the newly-constructed building for the Government Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) in Bolangir on the premises of District Headquarters Hospital today. Patnaik also launched several other developmental projects, including a water supply project on Tel River. “I am very glad to inaugurate the water project which will provide water to the Bolangir […]

Bolangir: Women in Bileisarda area here in the district today allegedly thrashed a minor boy who was reported to be in an inebriated condition. As per sources, the boy was tied to a pole and beaten up by the women. According to reports, the women, who tied up the minor boy, are members of an […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: A dream come true for Sunil Kumar Tandi, Kaun Banega Crorepati has made this Bolangir resident a celebrity overnight and the state proud of him. He won Rs 50 lakh in the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati 9, telecast on Sony Television. Sunil is reportedly a District Welfare Officer at Sundargarh. The […]

Bolangir: Tension prevailed in Chatiapali of Bolangir district as a person was reportedly electrocuted after he came in contact with a live wire while pruning a tree branch here on Monday. The deceased, identified as Niranjan Bag from Chatiapali area had climbed atop a tree to chop it when he came in contact with a […]

Bolangir: While investigation into the tender fraud by Suraj Enterprises is on in full swing, questions are being raised on the alleged role of Bolangir Superintending Engineer (Roads and Building) Upendra Kumar Mund in the forgery. It is alleged that even though the State Bank of India (SBI) main branch at Bhawanipatna had apprised the […]

Bolangir: As many as 98 bonded labourers, including 18 children were rescued by police today at Kantabanji railway station in Bolangir. Eleven persons working as middlemen were also detained by the police. “50 male, 20 female and 18 children being trafficked to brick kilns in Hyderabad, Chirlapalli, Kunoor in Andhra Pradesh were rescued,” said Kantabanji […]

Bolangir: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised a rally here on Sunday to demand declaration of Bolangir as drought-prone district and solve issues of the farmers. Members of AAP from Delhi Alka Lamba and Naresh Yadav attended the rally. Later in the day, a meeting was organised at the town hall for discussion on issues […]