Tag: Bolangir

Senior IAS officer and former district magistrate-cum-collector Debraj Mishra was today remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a local court. Additional district judge, Balangir, Santosh Kumar Behera, rejected the bail petition of Mishra.

The duo identified as Kalu Tandi (five) and Rosan Tandi (seven) of Kholan, a riverside village, was suspected to have been dragged inside by the river current, Inspector-In-Charge of Titlagarh police.

Patnagarh: The scenes at the Patnagarh Sub-jail turned ugly today after seven dacoits tried to escape from the prison. Soon after foiling their attempt, Superintendent of the jail informed that Punjilal Meher, the sole conspirer of the sensational Patnagarh wedding gift blast case, who is also lodged at the Patnagarh Sub-Jail today, instigated the seven […]

Bhubaneswar: With eye to strengthen party’s poll prospects in Odisha, Prime Minister Modi who is slated to visit Odisha on January 5, will embark on another visit to the State for second time in the New Year to address a party convention in Bolangir on January 16. Sources said, PM Modi will attend Swabhiman Samavesh […]

Sundergarh: Seven other Odia labourers including three women who were detained by a brick kiln owner in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh were rescued and brought back to Odisha after intervention of the State Labour department. Five among the rescued labourers are from Sundergarh district while the other two are residents of Bargarh district. Officials of […]

Bolangir: A labourer died while undergoing treatment in hospital after he was mercilessly beaten by two persons for delaying to go to work even after accepting advance from them at Dumerpadar village under Patnagarh police limits in the district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Jagdish Mirdha of Dumerpadar village while two accused […]

Bolangir: There seems to a competition among political parties to take credit for several developmental projects which are now being inaugurated in different parts of Bolangir ahead of the crucial 2019 elections. What has come as a major surprise for the people that leaders of both BJD and Congress were recently seen dedicated several projects […]

Bhubaneswar: After battling with natural calamities and pest attack, paddy and cotton farmers of Bolangir, Kalahandi and Sambalpur districts are now opting for distress sale due to undue delay in setting up of mandis by the State government. Farmers of Deogan in Bolangir district are forced to stock paddy in their houses and nobody knows […]

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Many trains were either cancelled, partially cancelled or diverted by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in view of the 24-hour bandh observed by the Bolangir lawyers’ association on Monday demanding establishment of the permanent High Court bench in the district. As the agitating lawyers resorted to ‘rail roko’ agitation at Bolangir railway station, as […]

Bolangir: The Bolangir lawyers’ association and Central Action Committee (CAC) today observed 24-hour bandh in Bolangir demanding establishment of a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the district. Various political and social organisations of the district have extended support to the bandh. Normal life came to a grinding halt in the region due […]

Bolangir: A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh was observed in Kantabanji by traders’ association protesting the attack on a businessman allegedly by the nephew of senior Congress leader and former MLA Santosh Singh Saluja, Praveen Saluja. Demanding immediate arrest of the accused Praveen Saluja, the Agarwal Sabha staged peaceful demonstration. The leaders of BJD and BJP have […]

Bolangir: A woman was arrested by police on charges of killing her daughter at Bharuamunda village under Belpada panchayat in Bolangir district today. Sources said the arrested woman is the stepmother of the seven-year-old minor girl and has committed the crime over property dispute with her husband. The accused will be forwarded to court later […]

Bolangir: Three minor boys from Rahenmal village under Gudvella block in Bolangir, who had gone to Tamil Nadu for work, have been allegedly tortured and detained illegally by some unidentified miscreants. The matter came to light after three other teenagers somehow managed to escape from the clutches of the unknown persons and narrated the ordeal […]

Bolangir: Tension surfaced at Mathakhai temple, some five kilometres away from Bolangir town, after a group of tribals pressed for performing animal sacrifice at the temple. However, the move was opposed by a non-tribal group which alleged that despite the ban on animal sacrifice, the tribal group was adamant on performing animal sacrifice in the […]

Bolangir: A youth was killed while another sustained critical injuries after a clash erupted between two groups during Ganesh idol immersion ceremony in Titlagarh on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Bulu Hati of Adibasipara of the town. The injured, Rohit Bag, is currently undergoing treatment at Titlagarh Hospital. As per reports, an […]