BJD to boycott college polls in Balangir
Balangir: Demanding establishment of a permanent Bench of the Odisha High Court at Balangir and supporting the agitation carried out by the Balangir Bar Association, the district Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) unit on Saturday decided to boycott the college union elections in the district. This was announced by BCJD Balangir president Rajendra Prasad Hota.
Criminal killed at Balangir
Balangir: Forty-year-old Krupa Sai was found killed in the Dunguripada area in the town on Saturday morning. According to reports, Sai, who was earlier involved in several criminal cases, created disturbance in a Puja on Friday night where women had gathered. The police, which suspect involvement of some locals in Sai’s murder, rounded up a few of them. However, further investigation is on.