Balangir

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered a Crime Branch probe into the gruesome murder of BJD youth leader Abhimanyu Sahu in Titilagarh yesterday. Abhimanyu was hacked to death while he was on a morning walk. There were massive…

After the withdrawal of nomination papers by 78 candidates, 1,102 candidates remained in fray for the elections in 20 ULBs in Western Odisha. The BJD leads the tally with 301 candidates, while the Congress and BJP have fielded 240 and 268…

“ALLIANCE” NGO celebrated its 9th Annual Function on 30th May 2013 in Balangir. On the eve of this function members of the organization staged a drama on ‘Illegal seasonal migration’ following the meeting. The function was presided over…

If you want to make a trip from Balangir to Bhubaneswar in Odisha, you should be aware of the irresponsibility of Raj Travels, which provides bus services from Balangir to Bhubaneswar and onwards. Recently a correspondent of a leading…

At least 10 people were killed in the wee hours of Thursday when a ‘Tavera’ vehicle met an accident in Yogimunda, near Harishankar in Balangir district. The vehicle collided with a road side tree after losing balance, killing 9 persons on…

Balangir recorded the highest temperature this season with 47.5 degrees Celsius even as the entire Western Odisha is reeling under intense heatwave conditions. Situation is not good in other parts of the state too. The heatwave may persist…

In a tragic incident, a running bus caught fire at Puintala in Balangir district, leaving five people dead and 40 others injured. The bus was going from Bhubaneswar to Sinapali. The OSRCTC bus hit a tree on roadside and went into flames.…

A number of social organizations have issued a joint statement to protest against the police action that was executed on 29th April 2013 at the Lower Suktel Project site in Magurbeda of Balangir District in Odisha, where a number of…

‘Dance Blast’, a rocking state level dance competition was held on 10th April 2013 at Town Hall in Balangir, where a number of dancers from many districts of Odisha as well as from Jharkhand presented their spectacular dance performances…

On the fifth day of resumption of the controversial Lower Suktel irrigation project work at Magurbeda village in Balangir district, two women protesters and some police constables were injured during the protest on Friday as per reports.…