Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir/Bhawanipatna: Investigation into the tender fraud related fake term deposit receipts (TDRs) submitted by the proprietor of Suraj Enterprises Rajendra Prasad Agarwal and son Banti Agarwal to acquire various work orders has allegedly found the involvement of some bank and Works department officials in the fraud. A three-months-old letter written by SBI Main Branch Bhawanipatna […]

Bolangir: A team of representatives led by Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi is on a visit to western Odisha to review the drought situation in the areas. After visiting Nuapada on Tuesday, the team today is at Bolangir for the survey. Besides reviewing the condition of crop lands, it is also interacting with the farmers […]

Bolangir/Balasore: One person was killed and as many as 23 critically injured in two separate road accidents in Bolangir and Balasore districts on Tuesday night. In Bolangir district, a passenger bus named ‘Sriram’ rammed into a dumper truck on NH-57 near Puintala area of the district leaving eight persons injured. The bus was on its […]

Bolangir: Normal life was affected here today as the Tusura Nagarika Manch resorted to a 12-hr bandh protesting non-inclusion of Tusura under the Rurban Mission. While vehicles stayed off the roads, shops and other business establishments remained closed during the bandh. The activists staged road blockade at various places during the protest. The State government […]

Bolangir: Farmers in the district are a worried lot due to the drought-like situation following scanty rainfall and have started working as migrant labourers to eke out a living. Gajindra, a Lakhapali resident, said, “If I move outside the State and work as a migrant labourer, I will earn some money. Otherwise, me and my […]

Bolangir: Three persons including a woman sustained injuries after a fire broke out when the cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in Rajiv Nagar of the town this morning. The injured were rescued by fire personnel who reached the spot after receiving information. Later with the help of locals, fire personnel rushed the injured […]

Bolangir: District SP K Siva Subramani today suspended police driver Rakesh Mohanty in connection with a hit and run case. Mohanty had allegedly hit a person on Friday night while driving in an inebriated condition. As per reports, a daily wage labourer Ganga Chandan was fixing lights on a Durga Puja Mandap in Tulasi Nagar […]

Bolangir: Driving allegedly in an inebriated condition a police driver hit a person before ramming the vehicle into an electric pole at Tulasi Nagar in Bolangir on Friday night. According to sources, the driver identified as Rakesh Mohanty was driving a Tata Sumo of Balangir Reserve Police, without any personnel present in it. He was […]

Bolangir: A woman and her six-year-old son were killed after a wall collapsed on them at Rugudipada Municipality colony in Bolangir district today. The woman, Jasmit Markami, her son Bitu and six-month-old grandson were sleeping, when a portion of their rented mud house collapsed on them. Later, locals rescued all three and admitted them to […]

Bolangir: At least three employees were severely injured in an explosion inside highly sensitive Badmal Ordnance Factory in Bolangir here on Friday. Though the exact reason behind the explosion is still unclear, it is suspected that the mishap occurred during testing of arms and ammunitions at factory’s unit No-15 between 11 am and 11:30 am […]

Bolangir: Simultaneous raids were conducted today by the State Vigilance at five places associated with Padiabahal panchayat executive officer Tapan Meher on charges of amassing disproportionate assets. Five teams led by Bolangir Vigilance DSP Parameswar Kisan carried out the searches at the panchayat executive officer’s house located at Kutumunda, his father-in-law’s house in Patnagarh and […]

Bolangir: Deficient rainfall and absence of irrigation facilities have dampened the hope of farmers for bumper harvest this year in State especially in western pockets. As per a report of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), ten districts of Odisha registered 19 to 39 per cent less rainfall than the normal between June and August. In […]

Bolangir: Lack of road connectivity yet again turns out to be a deterrent to health services as a pregnant woman was carried on a cot for 2 kms in Dhunakeda village under Saintala block here on Saturday raising questions on the much hyped Janani Surakhya programmes in the tribal district. According to sources, Mangulu Chatria’s […]

Bolangir: Two minor girls allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in separate incidents in Dunguripada village under Town police limits of Bolangir district on Sunday. A class IX girl of Navajeevan Bidyapitha School was found hanging from the ceiling of a house in the morning. A similar case was reported in the afternoon when the […]

Bhubaneswar: The scanty rainfall which has adversely affected electricity generation at major hydro power stations in State has left denizens grappling with an acute power scarcity amid high humidity during rains. Even in rainy season, when power generation is supposed to be adequate, the State has witnessed a summer like load shedding. In Bolangir town, […]