Balangir

Balangir: Police detained a Maoist cadre and his associate in Balangir district on Monday. The Maoist was identified as Sujan, a member of the Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) Division of the Maoist....

Balangir: Blind belief and superstition continue to influence our society even in this age of advanced science and technology. In another such logic-defying incident, 14 villagers including some kids were...

Balangir: The Vigilance sleuths of four divisions raided the house of Ganapati Purohit, a retired superintendent of the Odisha State Warehousing Corporation, at Palace Line in Balangir town on Thursday....

Balangir: In yet another case of superstition, a man was beaten up and forced to drink urine by villagers over suspicion of sorcery in Odisha's Balangir district. Though the incident...

Kendrapada/Balangir: Snana Purnima was observed at Baladevjew temple in Kendrapada and Balangir in strict adherence to COVID guidelines. After the Mangal Arpana, Pahandi of the Lords started at 7 am....

Balangir: A day after his arrest, Bikram Panda, who held a family of three hostage at Shantipada here, on Wednesday told the media that he is not ashamed of the...

Balangir: After a five-hour stand-off, police on Tuesday finally managed to overpower the youth, who had kept three family members hostage inside their house at Shantipada here. Talking to mediapersons,...

Balangir: Police rescued three members of a family, who were held hostage by a gun-wielding youth in their house at Shantipada here on Tuesday morning. Till reports last came in,...

Balangir: In a heartwarming gesture, doctors and others members of healthcare staff celebrated the birthday of Gopabandhu Mishra, who turned 93, in style. Coronavirus-hit Gopabandhu Mishra is undergoing treatment in...

Balangir: Senior doctor and former sub-divisional medical officer (SDMO) of Patnagarh hospital Bachaspati Dash has been dismissed from service for gross dereliction of duty. This was intimated by the Chief...