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.
The junior engineer was asleep in his residence after having dinner on Saturday night. Some staff of his office were shocked to find him dead this morning and informed police about the incident.
The elephant was found dead in the Hatikulia section under the Mangalpur beat house of the sanctuary. The carcass of the animal was reportedly discovered some days after its death even though patrolling in the area is being carried out.
Two groups of the ruling party reportedly came close to a confrontation over the sitting arrangements just minutes before the arrival of the 5T chairman.
The body of the three-year-old boy, who went missing under mysterious circumstances at Raipur village under Soro police limits in Balasore district on Monday, was found in a pond near his house on Tuesday.
The Sarpanch we are discussing here is Deba Kumar Dey from Srirampur Panchayat under Balasore’s Baliapal block.
As per reports, Subham went missing while playing on a village road in front of their house on January 1. His parents and villagers searched everywhere including the village pond, bus stand and railway station, but could not find him anywhere.
Over 15 tourists were stranded in the middle of a dam in Balasore district on Monday after a makeshift bamboo raft they were being ferried on fell to pieces.
This pothole-filled road has allegedly witnessed many accidents and mishaps in the past. The road condition has become so dire that four-wheelers and two-wheeler riders find it difficult to negotiate the innumerable potholes on the 35 km stretch.
Every problem has a solution. This time-tested saying has been proved to be true once again after a farmer of Gopalpur village in Balasore district’s Soro block implemented an innovative idea to save his crops from pest attacks.
Nilagiri MLA Sukant Nayak visited Garidihi panchayat to lay the foundation stone for Kalakada-Ambhajhar road project. Sarpanch Shibaji Singh was allegedly angry to see that his name was not etched on the plaque. He strongly opposed it and then sat atop the plaque as the MLA arrived at the place.
In the movie, Sheru is seen running after its owner who forgets to carry a helmet. The film won a cash award of Rs 1 lakh in Odia film category.
This is the first conviction in Online/ Digital Ponzi cases in Odisha and one of the firsts in India, said the press note issued by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
The news of the immersion attracted resentment from Jagannath lovers and culture experts, according to whom Lord Jagannath is considered as ‘Daru Dian’ (Wooden Deity). So His idols are never immersed like earthen idols of other Gods.
The state government's Mukta scheme aimed at upgrading 16 water bodies of Balasore municipal corporation by including the renovation work of ponds. The objective was to clean the water bodies and release the debris with lighting around the ponds, walkways and play areas for children.
To know the plights of these homeless people, OTV visited several parts of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Balasore cities to get first-hand information.
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