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.

Bizarre! 7 roosters spending nights at two Odisha police stations 
Bizarre! 7 roosters spending nights at two Odisha police stations 

On Tuesday, acting on a tip-off, a team from Malkangiri model police station conducted raids at Pedabeda village under Gangala Panchayat and seized the roosters.

One dead, six critical as ambulance rams truck in Balasore
One dead, six critical as ambulance rams into truck in Balasore

The ambulance carrying patients was en route to neighbouring West Bengal from AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.

Job scam! AIIMS Bhubaneswar cautions aspirants against fake recruitment advertisement
Job scam! AIIMS Bhubaneswar cautions aspirants against fake recruitment advertisement

In a public notice, the AIIMS Bhubaneswar authorities warned the aspirants about the false advertisement that is being circulated on social media. 

Rail over bridge sans safety certificate scheduled for inauguration by Odisha CM today
No safety certificate but rail over bridge set for inauguration by Odisha CM today

Interestingly, the safety certificate for the railway over bridge is still under process. Moreover, the CRS sanction is also pending for the closure of the level crossing for which the ROB has been constructed.

5 regional directorates of education go without heads in Odisha, developmental activities affected 
5 regional directorates of education go without heads in Odisha, developmental activities affected 

These step-motherly treated directorates are located in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore and Jeypore.

Anti  Rabies Vaccine
Height of negligence! Boy administered anti-rabies vaccine instead of TT injection

Such goof-up was reported from Nilagiri sub-divisional hospital in Balasore district on Friday. Palpable tension prevailed at the hospital after the matter came to light.

Paddy procurement: Satellite survey exposes large-scale irregularities in land registration in Odish
Paddy procurement: Satellite survey exposes large-scale irregularities in land registration in Odisha

Paddy procurement centres are yet to be opened in Bhadrak and Balasore districts

Celebration time in this Balasore village as 4 youths get selected for Indian Army
Celebration time in this Balasore village as 4 youths get selected for Indian Army

While two of them got recruitment as Agniveer, another got selected for Assam Rifles and the fourth one was selected for Border Security Force.

Odisha man sentenced to 23 years in jail for raping minor daughter 
Odisha man sentenced to 23 years in jail for raping minor daughter 

The POCSO special court judge Ranjan Kumar Sutar also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict and said if the accused did not pay the fine, he would undergo another imprisonment of two years.  

Bagha Jatin
Bagha Jatin: Odisha connection of this great freedom fighter who died fighting British forces

Jatindranath was born on December 7, 1879, in Kayagram village under Kushtia district (Present-day Nadia, Bangladesh), in Bengal Presidency, British India. He was that Royal Bengal Tiger, whose claws even threatened the almighty British Empire.

From cattle rearer to getting job in Indian Army, Balasore lad proves hard work has no substitute
From cattle rearer to getting job in Indian Army, Balasore lad proves hard work has no substitute

Hemant lost his mother when he was barely three. Following his mother’s death, his father went missing. Even after losing his parents, he did not stop dreaming big. 

Victim Bholanath Sarangi
Rs 60,000 looted from mini bank operator in Balasore by two fraudsters

The victim, Bholanath Sarangi, who runs a mini bank, was cheated by two scammers in broad daylight on the pretext of exchanging a five-hundred rupees note for five hundred rupee notes.

Dog Bite Cases
30 persons injured in dog attack in Balasore; locals kill dog

One of the injured Rahmat Khan said, “The dog attacked my nephew while he was going for a morning walk and later attacked son of my younger brother. When I tried to kill the dog apprehending that it may attack others, it attacked me.”

Balasore man marries wheelchair bound ladylove
Balasore man marries wheelchair bound ladylove

Subhranshu, who hails from Balasore, did not leave Debasmita and opt for other girl for marriage.

Balasore: 9-year-old begs to raise funds for after-death rituals of father who died of cancer
Balasore: 9-year-old begs to raise funds for after-death rituals of father who died of cancer

The family of the deceased doesn’t have enough money to conduct the after-death rituals. Left with no other option, Umesh’s 9-year-old son Chandrakanta Jena is knocking on every door and begging for some alms so that he can conduct the after-death rituals of his father. 

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