News from Balasore

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.

As per reports, Sulochana killed her husband Ramesh, who allegedly used to beat her over petty issues. Fed up with repeated harassment and torture, Sulochana allegedly killed Ramesh with the help of a sharp weapon on May 10

As per reports, Ramachandra was cleaning the backyard of his house while his grandson (10) was playing beside him. The incident occurred soon after Ramachandra lit a fire with dry leaves and other garbage.

According to the forest officials, the smugglers had loaded the vehicle with sacks of sawdust to hoodwink the police and the forest officials.

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

Acting on a tip-off regarding illegal smuggling, Nilagiri ranger, Aisha Ae Nisha and her team intercepted and seized a timber-laden pickup van coming from Remuna area on Saturday night. 

While the exact reason behind the accident was not known immediately, it is suspected that the driver dozed off thereby losing control over the truck.