Tag: Balasore

Balasore: Protesting delay in release of their incentive for the month of September, ASHA workers here in the district have threatened to observe cease work strike. According to reports, ASHA workers are provided their incentive within 10th of every month. However, due to the ongoing strike by National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) workers in Bhubaneswar, […]

Balasore: The Soro Police today arrested two highway robbers from Chaparpada overbridge on National Highway-16 in the district today. The duo has been identified as Niranjan Das of Inchudi village and Naveen Das of Mulisingh village of Balasore. Police sources said the Niranjan and Naveen used to loot the commuters after attacking them with sharp […]

Balasore: Opposing transfer of a teacher, students of Remuna Girls’ High School today staged a dharna near Mandira Chhak in the district disrupting road communication between Gopinathpur Chhak and Sananadi. The students also locked up the main gate of the school. According to sources, hundreds of students resorted to agitation opposing the transfer of one […]

Balasore: A youth sustained critical injuries after he was shot at near Kantabania village over suspected past enmity here on Thursday. The injured youth has been identified as Biranchi Das. According to sources, an unidentified miscreant fired at Das while the latter was returning home on a bike. Even though Das sustained bullet injuries on […]

Balasore: A girl student was found dead while another rescued in critical condition today morning from Purubai Kanyashram, a residential school for girls in Soro area of the district. The deceased has been identified as Hemjani Hansda, daughter of Lal Hansda of Kumarpur village while the girl who was recovered in critical condition is Saraswati […]

Balasore: Tension ran high during Remuna Mahotsav in the district on Tuesday night after a clash broke out between two groups leaving three persons critically injured. According to sources, an altercation ensued between two groups over some dispute at a cycle stand set up near the venue of the mahotsav which later turned into a […]

Balasore: Unidentified miscreants looted cash and ornaments worth lakhs of rupees from the house of one Sushant Mahana in Routarapur under Remuna block of Balasore district late on Tuesday night. A gang of four dacoits knocked the door of Mahana’s house at around 11:00 pm yesterday; as soon as Mahana open the door, they barged […]

Balasore: Locals were seen scurrying with packets of rice after a rice-laden mini truck overturned on Bahanga flyover near Soro on NH-16 in Balasore district today. According to sources, the truck overturned after its driver lost control over the vehicle. The rice bags loaded on the truck were scattered on the spot under the impact […]

Balasore: As many as eight rooms of a house was reduced to cinders after a major fire broke out at Kapuri village under Khaira block in Balasore late last night. According to sources, the blaze engulfed the entire house within a few minutes, however, the family members managed to escape unhurt. Property worth lakhs of […]

Balasore: Nearly seven days after a herd of elephants damaged several acres of crops and destroyed two houses in Nilagiri area of Balasore, residents in the region are yet to get any compensation from the Forest Department. As per reports, Ujjwal Singh and Raju Singh were rendered homeless after the wild elephants destroyed their houses […]

Balasore: The management of the ambulance services especially in remote areas has once again come under scanner after a pregnant woman died allegedly after ambulance failed to arrive on time in Kansa village under Nilagiri police limits in the district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Basanti Nayak. According to sources, Basanti underwent […]

Balasore: Miscreants looted an unspecified amount of money from a branch of Allahabad Bank located near Parakhi under Sadar block of Balasore district after breaking the locks of its shutter late on Tuesday night. The matter came to light this morning after locals passing by the bank spotted the broken shutter and informed the police. […]

Balasore: Palpable tension prevailed at Sahara India office in Balasore on Thursday after hundreds of investors gathered outside the office alleging non-payment of money even after the maturity of deposit scheme. As per allegations, the investors haven’t received their money deposited under ‘Q Shop Scheme’ even after the completion of the maturity period. Moreover, the […]

Keonjhar/Balasore: At least one person was killed while two others sustained critical injuries in separate road mishaps in Keonjhar and Balasore districts of Odisha today. According to sources, one woman was killed after being hit by a speeding ambulance near Balijodi area in Keonjhar district. The deceased has been identified as Lochana Nayak of Parsurampur […]

Balasore: Four shops were gutted and property worth lakhs of rupees reduced to ashes when a major fire broke out due to an electric short circuit near Rosha Chhak under Soro block of Balasore district late last night. As per reports, the blaze originated from one Chintamani Barik’s salon located in the Swain Market Complex […]