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.

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4 Critical In Brawl With Dacoits In Soro

Balasore: A brawl took place between a gang of dacoits and local residents at Pitapalia square on NH 16 near Soro in Balasore district on Sunday. Four persons of Pitapalia sustained critical injuries in the scuffle. They have been admitted to Soro Community Health Centre. The injured have been identified as Sudam Charan Bauli, Ajay […]

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Odisha: Minor Girl Dies After ‘Rape And Poisoning’ in Balasore

Balasore: In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old minor girl in Balasore’s Nilagiri area was allegedly poisoned after she was raped by unknown miscreant. The girl was rushed to a hospital in Balasore where she died during treatment. As per the complaint lodged at the Nilagiri Police Station, the girl was raped by a miscreant while […]

Big Shift! Meet This Tribal Man From Odisha Who Gave Up Hunting To Grow Veggies On Mountains
Big Shift! Meet This Tribal Man From Odisha Who Gave Up Hunting To Grow Veggies On Mountains

Balasore: Sooner or later in the journey of life, every person gets at least one chance to undergo a complete self-transformation. Grabbing that infrequent opportunity with both the hands, Padmalochan Soren is now making a lasting contribution to the forest ecosystem. Padmalochan, a resident of Khumakuta village under Oupada block of the district, survived by […]

Brick Kiln Owner In Balasore Detained Over Minor Girl’s Rape And Murder
Brick Kiln Owner In Balasore Detained Over Minor Girl’s Rape And Murder

Balasore: Police on Tuesday detained the owner of a brick kiln in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Nilagiri area of the district. According to reports, police have detained one Lulu Behera, owner of Jay Durga brick kiln, at Sahadevkhunta police station for interrogation over the case. A team […]

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Miscreants break open two ATMs, loot lakhs of rupees in Soro

Soro: A group of miscreants allegedly broke open two ATMs here in Balasore district on late Wednesday night and looted lakhs of rupees from the dispensers. One ATM is of Axix Bank while another was of a private finance company at Bagudi Bazar in Soro. The miscreants used gas cutters to break open the machines […]

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Odisha: Miscreants Again Loot Cash From Bank ATM In Balasore

Balasore: A group of miscreants allegedly broke open an ATM of a bank at Kamarda market in Bhograi block under Jaleswar police limits and looted cash from the cash dispenser. According to sources, the miscreants broke open the machine of Axis Bank on Thursday night with the help of gas cutter. They damaged the cash […]

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Nilagiri Minor Girl Rape And Murder: Childline Members Meet Victim’s Family

Balasore: In a new twist to the alleged rape and murder of the 13-year-old girl in Nilagiri, a Childline team on Saturday said that the victim was engaged at the brick kiln as a child labourer. During their visit, the delegates discussed about the incident with the victim’s family members after conducting an on-the-spot investigation […]

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Odisha: Drunk Pharmacist Attacks Villagers With Sword, Leaves 2 Critically Injured

Balasore: Two persons were injured when a pharmacist, allegedly in an inebriated condition, attacked them with sword at Idida village under Singla police limits in the district on Tuesday night. The accused identified as Subasish Tudu has been appointed as a pharmacist in the Primary Health Centre of the village. According to reports, Tudu was […]

Around 8,000 Locals Evacuated Ahead Of Missile Test At Chandipur In Balasore
Odisha: Around 8,000 Locals Evacuated Ahead Of Missile Test At Chandipur In Balasore

Balasore: Around 8,000 people of five villages residing near Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district were evacuated on Wednesday ahead of a missile test in the area. People from four panchayats living within two and half kilometres range of the defence base were temporarily evacuated to nearby shelters in 21 vehicles, said […]

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MR-SAM Successfully Hits ‘Bansi’ Off Odisha Coast

Balasore: The medium-range surface to air missile (MR-SAM) indigenously developed for the Indian Army has been test fired successfully from the launch pad-III of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Balasore coast. The successful test-fire of the missile has been confirmed after it hit its target ‘Bansi’, the short range missile which had earlier […]

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Odisha: Jharkhand Jumbos Giving Sleepless Nights To Balasore Residents

Balasore: The human-elephant conflict seems to have taken a heavy toll at Gandarda Grama Panchayat in the district. A herd of over 30 elephants has been wreaking havoc in the area as locals continue to witness destruction of crops in acres of lands. The helpless villagers alleged negligence by forest officials in driving away the […]

Superstition rules roost in Odisha
Forced Out Of Village, Family In Odisha Takes Shelter Under Culvert

Balasore: The pain that goes parallel with superstition and inhumanity has again reared its ugly head in the State, this time from a village in Balasore, where three members of a family were meted out physical torture and forced to leave their home allegedly on the charges of practising sorcery. This shocking incident reported from […]

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Odisha: Two Critical In Violent Mob Attack Inside Police Station In Balasore

Balasore: In a bizarre incident, a group of people allegedly attacked two persons causing critical injuries inside a police station in Balasore district on Tuesday night. The incident took place…

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Odisha: Major Temples In Balasore Reopen For Devotees Today

Balasore: Devotees have no longer to wait to catch a glimpse of their revered deities as important temples and other religious shrines in the district are reopening today following the nine-month long hiatus due to the Covid-19 induced restrictions. Among the famous shrines in Balasore, Remuna Khirachora Gopinath Temple, Nilagiri Jagannath and Panchalingeswar temples, Mallikashpur […]

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Odisha: Man Gets Normal Look After Rare Surgery On Face At SCB

Cuttack: Surgeons at SCB Medical College and Hospital here have made a significant achievement by conducting a rare surgery on a man who had been spending a pain- striking life due to severe growth of flesh on his face. A ten-member team of experts from Plastic Surgery Department of the premier health institute has successfully […]

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