Tag: Bolangir

Bolangir: The Jal Satyagraha, launched by the Lower Suktel Action Committee on Monday in protest against the alleged apathy of Odisha Government towards the lower Suktel project displaced, was later called off in the night on the assurance of the district administration. On Monday night, the Bolangir ADM assured the members of the committees to […]

Bolangir: Protesting the alleged apathy of Odisha Government towards lower Suktel project displaced, the Lower Suktel Action Committee started its indefinite ‘Jal Satyagraha’ from Khagsabahal in Bolangir. The committee demanding compensation to displaced according to 2013 rehabilitation and resettlement policy and completion of the project in stipulated time, decided to go on with its stir […]

Bolangir: At least eight activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were detained by the police for allegedly hurling eggs at the vehicle of Odisha Agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy near a level crossing here on Tuesday. Sources said, the party workers are being interrogated by the police. The incident happened when the minister was on his […]

Rayagada: Police arrested Jiten Deep, a gang member of dreaded criminal Timan Kumbhar of Bolangir district, from his hideout in Rayagada district. A special police team arrested Jiten from his relative’s house at Therubali village in Rayagada district last night. The Bolangir police would forward him to court after reaching Bolangir. Notably, Timan and his […]

Bolangir: The vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested the executive engineer of Rural development department on his way to Angul with hefty sums allegedly acquired illegally. RD engineer Debendra Patnaik was going to his house in Angul in a scorpio vehicle with Rs 4.58 lakh cash. The anti graft sleuths seized the money after the accused […]

Bolangir: A manager of a liquor unit was killed and four others were injured in an attack by some armed dacoits at Patrapalli under Khaprakhol block in the district last night. The dacoits barged into the manufacturing unit and asked the staff to hand over the treasury key. When Manager Nikhilesh Meheta and others resisted […]

In a bizarre incident, four persons have been arrested for allegedly forcing two college students of opposite sex to have sexual intercourse, shooting them in the act with mobile camera and circulating the video clip of the intimate scene via multimedia messaging service (MMS) in the district

Bolangir/Titilagarh: A month after the allegation of fraudulent land deals levelled against him by Aam Admi Party (AAP), BJP legislature party chief and Patnagarh MLA KV Singh Deo today landed in a soup again when his sister-in-law and BJD leader Prakruti Devi brought a similar allegation of irregularities in purchase of land against him. Hundreds […]

One woman was killed and two others injured while making crackers at Bhalera village under Puintala block of the district today

Bolangir: In a shocking incident, a labourer was killed and four others injured critically in an explosion while they were making fire crackers at Bhaler village under Puintala block in Bolangir district today. The injured labourers are undergoing treatament at district headquarters hospital.

Five days after his abduction, Kolkata-based businessman Pratik Patodia has been rescued from Kantabanjhi area of Bolangir district

New Delhi: The Centre will convene a joint meeting between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on July 29 to discuss the sharing of Mahanadi water, which has snowballed into a major row between the two neighbouring states after Chhattisgarh embarked on a host of projects in the upper catchments of Mahanadi. The announcement about the Centre-brokered meeting […]

Panic has gripped Deogan block in Bolangir district following the death of five persons in Malaria in two villages in the last two weeks

Patnagarh: Two kendu leaf godowns were set on fire by unknown miscreants at Maharapadar and Damanimal villages under Khaprakhol forest range under Patnagarh block in Bolangir district in the wee hours today. Reports said some people noticed fire billowing out of the two godowns early in the and informed the Forest department and the Fire […]

Bolangir: Khirod Mishra, the mastermind of the Timan gang locally known as ‘Guruji’, was arrested by the Town Police today in connection with a fresh land fraud case. The fugitive Guruji, who had surrendered before the police yesterday, was arrested after the police received a complaint from Masiha Charan Das last evening. Talking to our […]