Tag: Patnagarh

Bolangir: After a few days of lull, Maoist posters were again found in Patnagarh area of Bolangir district today creating panic among the nearby villagers. According to sources, Mao posters with various demands issued by the BBM Maoist Division were found on the Kantabanji-Padmapur road at Gangasagar village, two kilometres from Patnagarh. Mao banners were […]

Patnagarh: BJP activists led by MLA KV Singhdeo today staged a sit-in in-front of the local electricity office here in Bolangir district in protest against frequent power cuts in the area. The protesters alleged that normal life has been miserably affected due to undeclared power cuts even as the mercury hovers around 45 degrees C […]

Bolangir: Vehicular movement in Patnagarh NAC of Bolangir district came to a standstill today as locals burnt tyres and staged agitation on the streets protesting power failure and water scarcity in the area for the past 72 hours. Talking to OTV a local alleged, “We have taken to the streets as we have not received […]

Patnagarh: In a shocking incident, a mentally challenged person allegedly hacked his wife to death with an axe before hanging himself in his house last night at Changharia village here under Larambha police limits in Bolangir district. The body of Sukanath Bariha was found hanging while his wife Gitanjali’s body was lying in a pool […]

Bolangir: In an instance of gross violation of human rights, a mentally disabled man was seen beaten up by locals by tying his hands to an electric pole on a busy road at Tikrapada square in the district today. The person identified as Bikram Das, a resident of Patnagarh, was later rescued by police. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: In a telling commentary on the tragic consequences of social stigma, the body of pregnant minor girl Gita Tanla, who was murdered by her father three days ago for marrying outside the caste, was thrown into a dumyard by the municipality officials as her relatives did not turn up to perform the last rites […]

In a case of suspected honour killing, a young woman was killed by her father at Samalai village under Patnagarh block last night allegedly for marrying outside the caste

Patnagarh: A major fire broke out at the Samaleswari Cotton Mill in Patnagarh area in Bolangir district last night gutting cotton worth Rs 2.5 crore. According to sources, the fire broke out in the factory situated in Chacherabenga under Belpara block late on Friday night. Around 220 tonnes of cotton stored in the mill were […]

At least 25 inmates of Banjhipalli school hostel under Khaprakhol Block of Patnagarh in the district were taken ill on Saturday after taking mid-day meal in the school

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 […]

Bolangir: The Crime Branch today filed a 300-page chargesheet against Punjilal Meher- the sole accused in the sensational wedding gift blast case at the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Patnagarh. The chargesheet mentioned that Punjilal had hatched the conspiracy to settle his personal scores with Sanjukta- mother of deceased Soumyashekhar after she took over […]

Bolangir: The mastermind of the sensational Patnagarh wedding gift blast case, Punjilal Meher was shifted from Patnagarh sub-jail to Bolangir jail today. In order to avoid any untoward situation in the jail due to the activities of Meher, a decision has been taken as per the order of district additional judge, informed sources. Recently, there […]