Balangir

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.…

By Himanshu Guru, Balangir: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visited Balangir to lay foundation stone of the 125 bedded M.C.H. centre in the H.Q. Hospital, the piped water supply at Gandhi Nagar and the overhead tank near circuit house…

By Himanshu Guru: Multilingual Drama Festival Mathkhai Mahotsav kicked off on 27th January 13 and the same will continue for 5 days till 31st of this month at the Koshal Kala Mandal ground here in Balangir. The drama group from Raigarh of…

By Himansu Guru: The Congress Party in Balangir successfully called for a dawn to dusk strike today. The strike was meant for the demand to pin down the ever growing crimes in the district. Only few years before, Balangir was a peaceful…

By Himanshu Guru & Radhakrishna Mishra: The 13th Lok Utsav kicked off at the Koshal Kala Mandal in Balangir on 19th January 13. The fete will continue for four days. A number of artists in and out of the state are performing in this…

By Himanshu Guru: ‘Bahi Haata’, the annual book fair of Balangir District, organized each year by the ‘Jilla Lekhak Parishad’ kicked off from 8th to 14th January 13 here at the Koshal Kalamandal ground. Around fifty thousand book lovers…