Balangir

Bhubaneswar: A 40-year-old man was beheaded in an alleged case of human sacrifice in Odisha’s Balangir district. The incident took place at Bagada village under Deogaon police limits. The victim has been identified as Santosh Kharsel of…
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Balangir: The mystery surrounding the abduction of Balangir businessman has taken a dramatic turn after police revealed that the incident was allegedly linked to a dispute over a rare “Hanuman coin”. The district police on Sunday…
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Bhubaneswar: A Vigilance court in Balangir district on Monday convicted two former officials of the Forest department in a bribery case. The Special Vigilance Court at Balangir convicted Pranab Kumar Mohanty, the former DFO (Kendu Leaf)…
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Balangir: A Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in the district has been widely appreciated for his compassionate gesture towards an elderly litigant who was unable to enter the courtroom due to ill health. The incident took place at…
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Bhubaneswar: Dana Majhi, a tribal man from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, has lodged an FIR against the makers of short film ‘Laash’. Majhi, who had hogged the headlines for carrying the body of his wife on his shoulders for 10 km after…
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Bhubaneswar: The Excise sleuths in Balangir district on Friday busted an interstate narcotics racket and seized ganja (cannabis) worth over Rs 1 crore from a truck. The Excise department officials have arrested two persons in this…
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Balangir: The district police arrested a 19-year-old youth in connection with a POCSO case registered at Turekela police station. The accused, Rinku Parabhu of Larki village, allegedly abducted a minor girl from Ramuda village on June…
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually inaugurate seven redeveloped railway stations in Odisha on Friday as part of a nationwide rollout of 75 upgraded stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). The…
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Balangir: Fire ripped through a three-storey market complex at Gandhinagar in Balangir town early Friday morning, completely destroying at least eight shops and causing property damage estimated at over Rs 1 crore. According to sources,…
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Balangir: A woman died after reportedly suffering a brain haemorrhage triggered by extremely loud music from a DJ sound system at a wedding procession at Patnagarh in Balangir district. The deceased has been identified as Lochana Bahuk,…
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