Tag: Bolangir

Titlagarh: The sitting MLA and BJD’s candidate for Titlagarh Assembly constituency in Bolagir district, Tukuni Sahu had to face the ire of the locals who alleged that the legislator had failed to ensure development of the region in the past five years. A video purportedly showing Tukuni being questioned by locals during her campaigning has […]

Bolangir: A few days ahead of the second phase elections on April 18, pre-poll violence erupted in Bolangir with a BJD worker sustaining critical injuries after being allegedly attacked by some Congress activists. As per reports, some Congress workers allegedly barged into the ruling BJD’s office at Chandanbhati village under Sadar Police Station in the […]

Bargarh/Bolangir/Ganjam:  With the end of high-voltage campaigning for the 2nd phase polls today, polling officers and security personnel have begun preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the elections in the upcoming phase. In the 2nd phase, polling will take place in Aska, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Bargarh and Bolangir Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly constituencies under […]

Bhubaneswar: With voting for the second phase polls in Odisha having ended at 5 PM and around 64 per cent polling was recorded, the turnout in the constituencies went to polls in this phase indicate less polling vis-a-vis the 2014 elections. Though the figures are tentative, it is expected to touch around 71 per cent […]

Bolangir: In what appears to be a case of officials of Odisha State Warehousing Corporation (OSWC) cocking a snook at State’s much vaunted PDS system, local residents of Titlagarh revealed how the staff took out 3-4kg of rice/wheat from each gunny bags and later sprinkled water on the bags to gain weight. “We are being […]

Bolangir: A man was allegedly killed over past enmity at Jharabahali village under Saintala Police limits of Bolangir district last night. The deceased has been identified as Jagadish Manhira. While the exact reason behind Manhira’s death is yet to be ascertained, his relatives have alleged that he has been killed by a co-villager over some […]

Bhubaneswar: With the summer sun spewing fire, a heat wave is sweeping the State, especially Western Odisha. The day temperature in western and interior parts of Odisha has been hovering over 40 degrees Celsius for the past few days. In the coastal parts of the State, which is largely out of power after being ravaged […]

Bhubaneswar: Temperature in as many as 10 districts of Odisha soared above 40 degree Celsius as heat wave conditions remained unabated in the State on Monday. The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority said heat wave conditions will persist for at least five days in around 15 districts including some in coastal and southern region. Titlagarh in western […]

Bolangir: A day after the Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered the body of a woman hanging from a tree behind the Bolangir Railway Station, the investigation took a new twist after the family of the deceased woman claimed that she has been murdered by her husband. Reportedly, Pushpanjali Barik’s body was recovered on Monday noon […]

Bolangir: Nestled in nature’s lap, the Basupali village had all the credentials of becoming a model village with several facilities including a school, road connectivity, drinking water facilities and provision for toilets under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. However, there is nobody left to reap the benefits as residents have started to desert the village owing […]

Jajpur/Baripada: Amid intensifying heat wave, the reports of suspected sunstroke deaths from different places of the State are increasing day by day. Two death cases from Jajpur and Mayurbhanj were reported today. As per reports, Natabar Nayak, a resident of Raghunathpur under Sadar Police limits of Jajpur collapsed today allegedly after a heatstroke. Some locals […]

Bolangir: Police have arrested a man from Kansaripada area under Bolangir Town Police limits of the district for allegedly murdering his wife over dowry. The accused, Biman Gajendra, was arrested after family members of the deceased, Puspanjali Parida, lodged a complaint. As per reports, Puspanjali was found hanging in her house in a critical condition […]

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave continues to intensify in Odisha with 12 places across the State recording temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius today. As per the data of the regional Meteorological department, Sambalpur seemed to have turned into a boiling cauldron as it recorded temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius, the maximum across the State today. Similarly, Sonepur […]

Bolangir: One person was killed while two others sustained critical injuries in two mishaps involving three ambulances at separate places of the State on Saturday morning. In the first mishap, one person died and another was injured after a speeding truck rammed into two ambulances near Ratanpur Chhak under Deogaon police limits on Bolangir- Titlagarh […]

Bolangir: A migrant labourer from Odisha died under mysterious circumstances in Hyderabad. The deceased, has been identified as Bhajan Kata of Lathakenda village under Belpada police limits in Bolangir district. Bhajan had reportedly migrated to Hyderabad last month and died there two days back. His body reached the village in Bolangir on Saturday. Bhajan is […]