Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition

Padmapur’s Residents protest over district recognition

Irate residents of Padampur in Bargarh district, under the aegis of Jay Kishan Andolan, modified the signboard outside the sub-collector’s office on Monday, by removing the ‘sub’ to press for their demand

RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur

RDC Visits Sites To Set Up Collectorate Ahead Of District Status To Padampur

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s announcement to accord district status to Padampur in Odisha’s Bargarh district moved a step ahead as the process for identification of the site for setting up collector’s office

CM approved the project ISS over Anga River in Bargarh

CM approved the project ISS over Anga River in Bargarh

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, approved the Mandiadhipa instream storage structure over the Anga River in Bargarh district and sanctioned Rs 104 crore for the project.

Truck Runs Over College Girls In Odisha’s Bargarh; 2 Dead, Another Critical

Truck Runs Over College Girls In Odisha’s Bargarh; 2 Dead, Another Critical

Two girl students of Larambha College were killed while another was critically injured after being run over by a truck near Kadobahal Chhak in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday.

Three held for dealing in fake fertiliser in Bargarh

Three held for dealing in fake fertiliser in Bargarh

Three persons were arrested on Sunday from Barpali in Bargarh district for their alleged involvement in manufacturing and selling spurious fertilisers in the area.

 

Bargarh News

State Pollution Control Board move to manage biomedical waste

The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has urged Sambalpur Collector to provide at least two acres of land at a strategic location in the district for developing common biomedical waste management facility. The facility will be developed to facilitate treatment and disposal of biomedical waste generated from the hospitals of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Bargarh and

Two dead in lightning strikes Bargarh

In a tragic incident, at least two persons died while one person is believed to be severely injured during lightning strikes in Bargarh district on Wednesday. According to information, Nagendra Kumbhar of Barapadar village under Bheden PS and Balram Kumbhar of Baliapal village under Binika PS died on the spot during the lightning strike while

Bargarh farmers stage blockade for better deal

A Day after farmers from Western Odisha staged a demonstration in front of the office of RDC (North) at Sambalpur protesting indifferent attitude of the State Government, hundreds of farmers from Bargarh block under the banner of Bargarh Anchalika Chasi Sangathan blocked the NH-6 at Chakarkend for four hours on Friday demanding a better deal

Looted antique idol recovered in Bargarh

Police Friday recovered a 500-year-old ‘Astadhatu’ idol from under a banyan tree near Danta riverbank, 1.5 km from Kuruan in Bargarh district. The idol was looted by miscreants four days ago from Kuruan-based Maa Uma Maheswari Temple. Scores of devotees gathered around the tree to catch a glimpse of the idol after the news spread

BJP takes protest to Sambalpur Collectorate

BJP workers were taken into custody after they broke police cordon and entered the collectorate on Wednesday protesting attack on Union Ministers Santosh Gangwar and Sadhvi Niranjan during their Bargarh visit on June 24. They also burnt an effigy of Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik inside the collectorate. In the morning, the BJP

Illegal kidney transplantat in Bargarh

The Special Task Force of Crime Branch has taken up probe into the allegation of an illegal kidney transplantation incident which surfaced in Bargarh district. The organ transplant had been carried out in a private hospital of the City more than two years back. Following an instruction from Additional Director General Bijay Kumar Sharma, a

Bargarh wildlife sanctuary gears up for tourist season

Unlike other wildlife sanctuaries in the state, the Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district is a much sought after destination for tourists as it offers easy and better sighting of animals, thanks to the park’s proximity to the Hirakud water reservoir. And now that winter has set in, tourists will start arriving in droves. The

Fugitive Cop Arrested in Makhnu Bag Death Case

The Officer in Charge of Bheden Police Station, Sushil Naik, who was absconding in the Makhnu Bag death case, has finally been arrested by Bheden police from Bargarh town. He was produced before the Birmaharajpur Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), who remanded him in judicial custody on Monday. With this, the number of arrests made in

Rahul Gandhi to lead a ‘Chasi Banchao Padayatra’ in Bargarh

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will lead a ‘Save Farmer March’ in Bargarh district during his two-day visit to Odisha to highlight alleged failure of both the Centre and BJD regime in the state in mitigating the plight of peasants. “Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to embark upon a two-day visit to Odisha on September 10 during

Illegal affair leads to kill husband

Over a month after the Paikmal police exhumed the body of Kasyap Bag (36) in Jamuna Nagar here on May 4, they claimed to have solved the murder mystery. Bag had gone missing on April 30. Police have arrested three persons including Bag’s widow Bindu (32), her cousin Nirupama Seth (26), besides paramour of Bindu

Dead body on Attabira-Bargarh Rail Line

An unidentified dead body of a 50 years old man, was found in Attabira-Bargarh Rail Line on yesterday late night. Sambalpur GRP Police took the dead body under his custody. It is unknown to all that why the incident occur. It is also unknown that is it a suicide or an accident.  

3 Pregnant Women Die in VSS Burla

Three women died in succession after caesarean section was performed upon them by doctors at VSS medical college in Sambalpur.

Cops Make a ‘U-turn’ in Sugrib Kidnap Case

Even as Bargarh police on Wednesday tried to take Sugrib Ranbeda, who was allegedly kidnapped by a minister, to Bhubaneswar to identify the place where he claimed he was confined, the cops had to drop the plan following orders from higher authorities. Two weeks ago, Sugrib, a member of Rusuda Service Co-operative Society, had alleged

Narasingh Accuses Minister of Role in Abduction Case

The Opposition Congress on Monday brought abduction charges against Minister of State for Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Snehangini Chhuria in the Assembly. Raising the issue through a special mention during zero hour, Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra alleged that Chhuria had abducted an elderly person of the rival political party from Hatgaon village under Bheden