Tag: Padampur

As expected, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced the schedule of the by-election to Padampur assembly constituency in Odisha. The Padampur assembly seat had fallen vacant following the death of sitting MLA Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha on October 3, 2022.

Apart from Padampur, the ECI also announced schedule for four other assembly constituencies including one each in Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and one Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Bargarh: A herd of wild elephants wreaked havoc by destroying  huge quantities of paddy at a mandi in Dahigaon market yard of Padampur area in Bargarh today. According to reports, around 50 bags of paddy have been crushed by the jumbos who strayed into the market yard area from the nearby forest in the wee […]

Bargarh: A man was allegedly beaten to death by his son over family feud at  Bijorbhata village under Jagdalpur police limits in Padampur area of the district in the wee hours today. According to sources, the accused Dilip Bhoi returned home in an inebriated condition and had an altercation with his father Asaram Bhoi over […]

Bargarh: Seven from among a group of farmers staging hunger strike before the Padampur Sub-Collector office in Bargarh district were admitted to the  sub-divisional hospital after they complained of ill health on Tuesday. The farmer body has been on strike since Monday demanding expedition of the proposed mega irrigation project over Ong river. “All those […]

Bhubaneswar: Padampur BJP legislator Pradip Purohit on Monday handed over a video clip to Speaker of the Odisha Assembly Pradip Amat and Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty, showing that Paikmal Tehsildar Janakinath Mishra is taking bribe from sand smugglers. Briefing mediapersons on premises of the Assembly, Purohit said, “I have presented the evidence on illegal sand […]

Bijepur: Ahead of the bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly constituency, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Padampur, Laxminarayan Panda was transferred to the office of the IG (Northern Range). DGP RP Sharma stated Panda was transferred as per the directive of the Chief Electoral Officer Surendra Kumar. Jharsuguda SDRPO Khirasagar Naik has been appointed Padampur […]

Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers in Bargarh district are now a worried lot over non-completion of paddy procurement process for the rabi season. Besides, quintals of paddy stock at several market yards in Atabira, Bargarh, Padampur have been reportedly damaged in the monsoon rain in several parts of the State in the past couple of days. […]

Bargarh: Panic gripped residents of Padampur in Bargarh district following a robbery and series of loot bids at different temples in the town last night. Unidentified miscreants reportedly looted valuables worth lakhs of rupees along with cash from Laxminarayan Temple. Later, they also tried to rob the Durga Temple and Siva Temple situated in the […]

Bargarh: Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly extorting money from a tractor owner of Adapani village in the district by posing as Tehsildar. The imposter, identified as Pritviraj, had allegedly extorted Rs 23,000 from the tractor owner in May this year by introducing himself as the Tehsildar of Jharabandha. Later, the tractor owner […]