Tag: Bolangir

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 […]

Bolangir: Newly-elected BJD Patnagarh BJD MLA Saroj Meher has stoked a controversy by forcing a government official to do sit-ups as punishment for alleged poor quality of road work near Belpada in Bolangir district. A video purportedly showing the legislator asking the official to do sit-ups in front of the public has gone viral on […]

Bolangir: Despite serious charges levelled against Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher, who forced a PWD official to do sit ups in public, police are yet to take any action against him and others involved in the case. Following police inaction, family members of the Junior Engineer (JE), Jayakanta Sabar, have left Patnagarh and are currently staying […]

Bolangir: Police nabbed a hardcore criminal after a fierce encounter near Mahimunda area under Puintala Police limits in the district on Sunday. During the exchange of fire, criminal Sitaram Rana, involved in several cases of robbery and firing, sustained bullet injuries on his left leg and was admitted to District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). Later, he […]

Bhubaneswar: In what comes as a shocker, Odisha has reported a big rise in cases of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) or say induced abortions over the years. What is concerning is the proportion of MTPs in Odisha in 2018-19 is  a whopping 31 per cent of total abortions (spontaneous and induced) in Odisha last […]

Bolangir: Two unidentified bike-borne miscreants allegedly looted Rs 4.85 lakh cash from the manager of a businessman in Kantabanji town of the district on Thursday. According to reports, the incident took place in broad daylight when one Sunil Sharma, manager of local businessman Kishor Kumar Aggarwal, was heading towards the latter’s residence on his scooty […]

Bolangir: The district police today arrested BJD Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher following his detention for allegedly forcing a Public Works Department (PwD) engineer to do sit-ups. Later, he was produced before the Additional District Judge (ADJ) court. Earlier this morning, the legislator was detained by the police in Nuapada and brought to Bolangir for questioning. […]

Bolangir: Two minor siblings sustained critical burn injuries after some crackers went off at Routmuinda village under Tureikela block in Bolangir district on Friday night. The injured siblings have been  identified as 5-year-old Kabita Chhatria and 3-year-old Ganesh Chhatria, children of one Muniram Chhatria. Both the minors sustained severe burn injuries on face, legs and […]

Bolangir: Trouble seems to be mounting for jailed Patnagarh BJD MLA Saroj Meher, after Praveena Rajahans, wife of PWD Junior Engineer Jaykant Sabar, whom the legislator had forced to do sit-ups for alleged poor road construction, accused supporters of the MLA of threatening her family. Speaking to media persons, Praveena said, “Supporters of Patnagarh BJD […]

Bolangir: A man was beaten to death after he rejected a marriage proposal for his sister at Ankariapada village under Puintala Police limits in the district on Sunday. According to sources, the deceased Gobardhan Giri, a native of Kutrapali village had come to his in-laws’ house at Ankariapada where he was brutally attacked by one […]

Bolangir: A regular family feud turned fatal in Radabahala village under Belpada police limits after a man beat his father and set ablaze his 75-year-old ailing mother inside their house Saturday morning. As per sources, the accused Santosh had a heated argument with his father Rushi Kharsel over some issue. The quarrel soon took an […]