News from Balasore

It is the largest city of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district bordering to West Bengal. It is the region which witnessed the first settlement of Britishers as early as 1634, followed by the Dutch and the Danes. Balasore is best known for Chandipur beach, integrated test range (ITR) is an Indian Defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Being a famous sea town of Odisha, sea food varieties are high in this district.

Woman gives birth on trolley after 108 ambulance service 'denied' in Odisha’s Balasore 
Woman gives birth on trolley after 108 ambulance service 'denied' in Odisha’s Balasore 

The family members waited for some time but the ambulance did not arrive, they alleged. With no option left, the family members made her sleep on a trolley rickshaw and pulled it up to the medical.

Mystery over woman's death
Mystery over married woman’s death; husband arrested after parents allege murder

Police have arrested Itishree’s husband and her body has been sent for post-mortem.

Tata Electricity Fraud
Consumers left in lurch as Tata Power employee ‘embezzles’ Rs 20 lakh with ‘false bill receipts’

Based on the complaints of the consumers, Tata Power had lodged a police complaint and the concerned official has been arrested. Though any formal statement is yet to be issued by the company, Balasore SP said that the matter is being investigated and the magnitude of the fraud will be known soon.

Fake Currency Note Racket Busted
Major fake currency racket busted in Odisha's Balasore; Woman among 2 arrested

Balasore SP Sagarika Nath informed that both the accused were arrested after a liquor shop owner lodged a complaint alleging that he had been duped with fake currency notes of Rs 500 denomination.

Balasore Railway Station
3.5 kg brown sugar seized in a year! Is Balasore turning into drug den?

While it is natural for drug dealers to target more and more youths in urban business centres, the efficiency of law enforcement agencies comes under scrutiny when the menace continues to spread to other cities unabated.

Inter-state snake venom racket busted in Balasore, 26 cobras rescued
Inter-state snake venom racket busted in Balasore, 26 cobras rescued

Acting on the tip off, officials of Balasore forest division conducted a raid at Panchupali area in Balaipal in the district and arrested three persons for their involvement in the racket.

OSSC question paper leak: 2 more persons arrested by Balasore police; total arrest goes up to 27
OSSC question paper leak: 2 more persons arrested by Balasore police; total arrest goes up to 27

The police identified the two accused persons as Sadashiv Pradhan, a resident of Puri and Partha Sengupta, an outsourcing contractor from West Bengal.

Gold loan fraud
Goldsmith among 7 arrested for taking loans worth Rs 70 lakh by pledging fake gold in Balasore

Senior police officials informed that Rana used to arrange customers and certify fake gold as original. On the basis of his report, the bank used to sanction gold loans to the customers.

Hatigoda Community Health Centre
Tension at Jaleswar hospital after patient dies of ‘wrong injection’

As per reports, Mahanta was admitted to the hospital following a complaint of abdomen pain on Thursday. However, his kin alleged that he was administered a wrong injection by the nurse following which he died on Friday night.

No relief from soaring tomato price in Odisha, kitchen essential continues to make pockets bleed
No relief from soaring tomato price in Odisha, kitchen essential continues to make pockets bleed

While buyers have to pay Rs 100 to buy one 1 kg tomato in Bhubaneswar, the vegetable is being sold for Rs 120 to 140 per kg in Berhampur.

Tanishka Dhariwal
Meet 16-YO Indian American girl Tanishka who raised USD 10,000 for Odisha train tragedy victims

The girl, Tanishka Dhariwal, presented the funds to Randhir Jaiswal, the Consul General of India in New York, which she raised from her friends of diverse backgrounds.

Chhattisgarh forest officials arrest six from Odisha; tiger skin, body parts of other animals seized
OSSC question paper leak: 8 more persons arrested by Balasore Police

Earlier on July 27, the Balasore Police had arrested eight persons including the mastermind behind the case from Bihar. Then nine persons from Digha area in West Bengal were arrested.

Taladi Village In Balasore
Newborn ‘sold’ for Rs 10K in Odisha, parents detained

Later, the Police rescued the baby with the help of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) officials. However, the baby’s mother refuted selling her child for money.

FM Junior College In Balasore
Irregularities in Plus 2 admissions in Odisha! Transparency of SAMS questioned

The irregularities came to the fore after some students of Fakir Mohan Junior College alleged that they have been left behind when some other students with lower marks got admissions ahead of them.

Balasore DHH
18 girl students fall sick after breakfast at private college hostel in Balasore

As per reports, while some of the girls vomited after taking the food, some others experienced loose motion as well.

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