News from Balasore

The coaches of Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express capsized after crashing into the coaches of Coromandel Express that had scattered on the adjacent track.

Amid this tragedy that has sent shock waves across the globe, revisit the helpline numbers and the number of trains cancelled and diverted due to the accident.

While interacting with the media, Mamata said she got information that the death toll in the train crash might exceed 500.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today took stock of the rescue operations at ground zero and held discussions with senior officials who are supervising the relief and rescue operations. Patnaik also met with the injured passengers undergoing treatment at Balasore district headquarters hospital.

The Union Railways Minister assured best treatment will be provided to those injured in the train mishap in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar or Kolkata.

Fourteen years later, again on a Friday night (June 2, 2023), the same express train derailed in Odisha killing over 200 people.

At least 70 people were killed and 350 were injured when an express train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore this evening.

In a major train mishap, two express trains and a goods train derailed near Balasore's Bahanaga station in Odisha on Friday evening. According

The accident was reported from near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday evening.

As per reports, the accused, identified as Chandan Mahana had married Tanmayi last year. It was 20 days back the couple was blessed with a girl child.

The family members said that a herd of around eight elephants had entered the courtyard. When they tried to drive away the pachyderms, one of the elephants entered their house and trampled the minor girl.

Kar was arrested based on the complaint filed by one Mahamanya Jena of Sahadebkhunta area in Balasore district. The complainant had alleged that Kar had induced him to invest in an App/website- ‘Cloud-Fut’ for earning extra money.

Even though the train left some of the coaches behind, no passenger was hurt due to uncoupling, sources said. However, passengers had a harrowing experience following the incident.

Over 150 families residing in Ramadevi slum in Bhubaneswar had hoped to get land rights in their names after the launch of Jaga Mission. However, that dream remains unfulfilled even after six years.

Road blockades and protests have been reported from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam; Mahabiroad in Dhenkanal; and Nilagiri in Balasore.