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.
Balasore: India on Tuesday successfully conducted separate trials of two variants of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos to check its capability to hit targets with precision and accuracy, Defence sources said. A land-attack version of the missile was test-launched from a mobile autonomous launcher at Launch Pad-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near […]
Bhubaneswar: With every passing hour, cyclone Amphan seems getting fiercer. The central pressure of system. which was earlier estimated at around 975 hecta pascal (hPa), has fallen steeply to around 919 hpa during the mid-day today. For which, IMD has already categorised this swirling Amphan as super cyclone. However, the big respite is the moment […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced a package of Rs 155 crore for the development of Balasore Municipality. “I am announcing a package worth Rs 155 crore…
Balasore: Two groups of private ambulance owners and drivers on Sunday clashed at the Nilagiri hospital in the district, causing serious injuries to persons from both the parties. According to…
Balasore/Tirtol: With just about couple of weeks to go for the bypolls in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies in Odisha, the three major political parties in the State have now gone into the attack mode. While the BJP and the Congress are focusing on door-to-door campaigning, the BJD is carrying out its ‘Mishrana Parba’ […]
Balasore: Unidentified miscreants on Sunday allegedly looted gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 5 lakh from a jeweller near Baghaampuda Yogini Chhak in Soro of Balasore district. The jeweller, identified as Sudarshan Rana of Ruso village, was travelling with ornaments when six bike-borne miscreants waylaid him. As per reports, the miscreants dashed their vehicle against […]
Balasore: With the Balasore Sadar Assembly bypoll date drawing near, the political atmosphere in the constituency is seeing a major transformation. In a major shock to the ruling party, two senior leaders switched alliance from BJD to BJP. BJD Nagar President, Ashish Ghosh and Chairman of Balasore Cooperative Urban Bank, Dhukul Ghadei joined hands with […]
Balasore: The bypoll battles in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies are expected to be closely contested ones. While a victory in the byelection for the BJP and the Congress would be seen as a precursor to change in the political climate of Odisha by 2024, BJD’s win would put to rest, the claims of […]
Balasore: A 19-year-old divyang girl from Odisha’s Balasore district has written a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting him to grant her a house under government scheme. The girl, Madhumita Pani of Ishanpur village under Chalunigan panchayat of Balasore district, is suffering from speech impairment and left her studies after Class IX. Madhumita’s father […]
Balasore: A newborn baby girl who was rescued from under a tree in Soro area of Balasore district on Tuesday died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. According to sources, the infant was found lying under a tree behind a car showroom at Uttareswara area. One Surendra Nayak rescued her after hearing her cry and […]
Balasore: One person was killed in yet another elephant attack in the Panchalingeswar region near the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in Nilagiri, as per reports. The deceased has been identified as Ram Samal, a resident of the Juriapatana village. Ram had gone to the forest in search for firewood, when he was attacked by an elephant. […]
Balasore: Even at an advance age of over 90 years, Benudhar Barik from Ward No. 21 of Gudipada in Balasore has not given up hopes of bringing about a social change through electoral politics. This nonagenarian recently filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Balasore Sadar Assembly Constituency with […]
Balasore: As Odisha gears up to witness the bypoll to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituencies, political parties have intensified their campaign and leaving no stone unturned to woo voters. Star campaigners of all the three major political parties in the State- BJD, BJP, Congress- have almost camped in the two constituencies and are reaching […]
Balasore: With just over a week to go for the Balasore Sadar and Tirtol by-elections in Odisha, campaigns are going on in full swing in both the assembly constituencies. Three major political parties, BJP, BJD and Congress are vying with one another to prove their mettle and capture the Assembly seats. The leaders of the […]
Balasore: A team of the anti-corruption wing has seized Rs 2,34,900 cash from the possession of district civil supplies officer (CSO) Raja Ali in Balasore district. The vigilance sleuths raided the house and office of the district civil supplies officer on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a […]
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